These are my thoughts which are mine
Another magnificent bastard lost
Mon, June 23, 2008 - 11:50 AMI've begun worshipping the sun for a number of reasons. First of all, unlike some other gods I could mention, I can see the sun. It's there for me every day. And the things it brings me are quite apparent all the time: heat, light, food, a lovely day. There's no mystery, no one asks for money, I don't have to dress up, and there's no boring pageantry. And interestingly enough, I have found that the prayers I offer to the sun and the prayers I formerly offered to God are all answered at about the same 50-percent rate. [...]
Religion is sort of like a lift in your shoes. If it makes you feel better, fine. Just don't ask me to wear your shoes. And let's not nail the lift to the natives' feet."
-- George Carlin
Go with the sun George. Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, tits.
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Mon, June 23, 2008 - 11:55 AM
His remarks on religion helped form a lot of my views...his no bullshit attitude I try to emmulate as much as possible.
He gave you a whole new outlook on swearing, making it funny instead of just useless punctuation. He also tried to take the sting out of it to some degree, I mean truely they are just words. There are worse words int eh English language than fuck if you ask me... I'm going miss that funny funny man. |
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Mon, June 23, 2008 - 12:33 PM
Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits. It's like a battle-cry.
George Carlin helped me to accept my own non-belief in god, because I could see that it was totally okay to think (and even *gasp* say out loud) my opinion that the whole concept of an invisible man in the sky was a total load of horse shit. I'm gonna miss man. |
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Mon, June 23, 2008 - 6:25 PM
intelligent smart asses are a rare breed.
my late friend, Frank Shaw (wrote comedy for everyone and scripts for the SF Kid, Black Bart the TV pilot for Mel's Blazing Saddles, et all) used to let George sleep on his living room couch when George was starting out in Hollywood.
Frank was a smart ass intelligent man. smoked a lot of tea to help him cope with the pain of reality. Maybe the three of them are doing a conga with Cyd Charrisse in Heaven |
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Tue, June 24, 2008 - 6:18 AM
>>conga with Cyd Charrisse in Heaven<<
If he's anywhere now, it's stuck on a rooftop with all the other frisbees, never to be heard from again. I think that George Carlin would be insulted at the insinuation that he's gone to heaven. *shrug* |
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Tue, June 24, 2008 - 8:26 AM
I first heard Carlin on 8-tracks my mom had. Yes, I will admit to having 8-tracks.
He was the first to show me that the people who wrote nursery rhymes were obviously doing a lot of drugs - quite a concept for a 6 year old to wrap her head around. "Goldilocks was a speed freak lookin' for a place to crash. It's obvious, right? Who else would go to a bear's house?" I will miss him. |
