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June 23, 2008

George Carlin

Geesh, he was only 71

LOS ANGELES (AP) - George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.

He was a great, funny guy

"Why do they lock gas station bathrooms?" he once mused. "Are they afraid someone will clean them?"

RIP

Posted by Mr. Bingley at June 23, 2008 06:57 AM

Comments

Oh my sweet, scathing, unhinged, hippy-dippy weatherman is gone.

::sniff::

Just when I can almost say them fast like he doe...did.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at June 23, 2008 09:37 AM

Wow, that's so unexpected. I didn't know a whole lot about him beyond the "seven words" until I read that linked article.

Posted by: Kate P at June 23, 2008 10:17 AM

One of my favorite Carlin bits…

A place for my stuff.

Posted by: Gunslinger at June 23, 2008 05:05 PM

"When you use a rotary phone, do you let your finger take a free ride on the dial?"

He definitely had a knack for noticing the funny things in the mundane details of life. He also did a bit slamming global warming (I saw it on a video somewhere, but can't remember where I found it).

Posted by: Paco at June 24, 2008 09:00 PM