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<div>'''George Carlin''' (May 12, 1937-June 22, 2008) was a satirist and stand-up comedian in the tradition of [[Lenny Bruce]] and [[Richard Pryor]]. He appeared on TV and had several small parts in movies.<br />
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Many of his jokes poke fun at peculiarities of English language:<br />
*Why is it that night falls but day breaks? <br />
*Why is the third hand on the watch called a [[second hand]]? <br />
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He skewered all sorts of absurdities in American life:<br />
*And why do they lock the public bathrooms at gas stations? Are they afraid that someone will clean them?<ref>http://www.georgecarlin.com/home/home.html</ref><br />
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==Controversy==<br />
George Carlin has been a long-standing testament to the countercultural revolution of the '60s and '70s and was no stranger to controversy.<br />
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In 1973, he was arrested after a show in [[Oregon]] on obscenity charges after his routine "The 7 Dirty Words (You Can't Say On TV Or Radio)" was played uncensored on the radio. The case created a stir on definitions of indecency and the restrictions by the [[FCC]].<br />
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Carlin was also an outspoken [[atheist]], virulently anti-[[Christian]] and anti-religious. <br />
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He blamed the October 2007 wildfires in [[Los Angeles]] County on the people, saying that they "invaded the habitat, and are getting theirs."<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*"Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man, living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things, he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send *you* to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever til the end of time...but he loves you."<ref>http://netscientia.com/god_spell.html</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
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Carlin passed away on June 22, 2008, as a result of heart failure. He was 71.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bondono2/WebJokes/Joke0118.html George Carlin Quotes]<br />
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/author/george-carlin/ What Liberals Say - George Carlin], [[Accuracy In Media]]<br />
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