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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | So long Rufus.  http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/06/62841/index.htmlET breaks the news that comedian George Carlin has died from heart failure. The man who made famous the "seven words you can never say on television" passed away at 5:55 p.m. Sunday at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica, his longtime publicist said. He was 71. Carlin, who has had several heart attacks and a history of cardiac issues, went into the hospital this afternoon after complaining of heart problems. Carlin has more than 20 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials, numerous TV and movie roles, and three best-selling books to his credit. Last year, he celebrated his 50th year in show business, and he had just finished his last HBO special in March, "It's Bad for Ya." | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 113 |
| | Posted: | | | | One heck of a comedian... RIP. | | | JAFO
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Uttering seven dirty words. Skip  | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 101 |
| | Posted: | | | | Rest in peace George.... Ohhh wait that doesn't mean I am trying to force you to rest in peace. After all you may not feel like resting in peace. George Carlin do as you wanna do.  | | | | Sometimes you are the bowling ball, sometimes you are the pins. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | One of my favorites... sorry to see him go! | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: August 15, 2007 |  Posts: 57 |
| | Posted: | | | | Oh boy.... this is a little shock So funny, not afraid of subjects and still he is able at such age to get all the audiences to laugh. 2 of his best ones; Natural Disasters (a joke lasting 6+ minutes)Religion | | | | http://www.invelos.com/dvdcollection.aspx/The%20Chosen%20One | | | | Last edited: by The Chosen One |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 670 |
| | Posted: | | | | True, a little shocking despite his age and medical history... My own personal favorite: Airport Security | | | | The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. (William Gibson) | | | | Last edited: by Rander |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,339 |
| | Posted: | | | | very sad day... very sad.... | | | | -JoN |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | He'll be missed. RIP George | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| | Posted: | | | | Thinking back... I remember George Carlin to be the very first stand-up comedian I have ever seen. He also turned out to be my favorite. He will definitely be missed. I may have to watch one my Carlin DVDs. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 24, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,044 |
| | Posted: | | | | George Carlin has been and will always be one of the best comedians ever. He was my personal favorite. I will as most miss him. Good-by George. Rory (P.S. Don't repeat the seven words to St. Pete.  ) | | | DVD Profiler for iOS as of 3/5/2013
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 262 |
| | Posted: | | | | I put this right up there with when we lost Richard Pryor | | | | DVD Profiler user since October 1, 2004 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 693 |
| | Posted: | | | | Damnit! I loved that guy | | | | October 12th, 1985. Tonight, a comedian died in New York. |
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| Registered: August 15, 2007 | | Posts: 57 |
| | Posted: | | | | I hope the sun treats him well now.  | | | | http://www.invelos.com/dvdcollection.aspx/The%20Chosen%20One |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 489 |
| | Posted: | | | | On NPR this morning they played a clip of one of his bits on commercialism." We buy stuff, then have to buy a new house to put our new stuff, and there is a whole Storage business to help us store our stuff!" (But much funnier than what I just typed. ) And I can't help think how that applies to all us here with our "What DVDs have you bought this week?", and the never ending, "How do you store your collection?" threads. Darn, I just said 3 of the words typing and correcting my spelling! Now if they only would put his FOX series on DVD! (More stuff!!!  ) | | | | Do Cheshire Cats drink evaporated milk? |
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| Registered: April 7, 2007 |  Posts: 228 |
| | Posted: | | | | only just heard. deeply moved. i can only echo the sentiments expressed above. Bye George Carlin RIP | | | That's the thing about racism, though, most of it is covert.
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