On 7 Jul, 07:50, Rockinghorse Winner <rockingho...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic, Wombat had the audacity to say
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> > On 30 Jun, 04:16, John Baker <nu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:20:50 +0200 (CEST),
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> >> nonscrivet...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
("Non scrivetemi") wrote:
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> >> Sure, Danny. What Carlin would likely have had to say to you for even
> >> suggesting he might believe in your sky pixie would be too much even
> >> for cable.
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> >> You're a moron, Min.
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> > It's strange, but I had never heard of George Carlin before the re****t
> > of his death.
> > Did he ever perform in Europe or did he only ever perform in the USA?
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> > Wombat
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> Carlin was all the rage amongst me and my Junior High friends in the
earl=
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> 70's. =A0He was one of the first comedians to reach the generation which
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came
> of age after the 60's.
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> His album, Class Clown, was virtually memorized by our group, and I can
> still remember bits and pieces of the routines to this day. =A0I'd say
> together with Cheech and Chong, Carlin represented freedom of thought a
> break from the old style comedy of Bob Hope, Don Rickles, etc.
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> While C&C were all about pleasure and seeking bliss, Carlin always had a
> sharp point to his routines.
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> IMO, his comedy got sharper and better as he got older, and he was one
of
> the few comedians to remain a standup figure his whole career, not
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> out to other show biz outlets like movies, TV, etc.
This is probably why I never heard of him
Wombat
>=A0Although he did try his
> hand at TV, it did not do well. =A0Lucky for us, since we needed his
> observational humour more than he needed the extra money!
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> The country will be poorer because of his absence from the scene.
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> *R* *H*
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> "You will have a marvelous journey. And, young as you are, what matter
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it
> costs you some pain -- or even a little blood?..."
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