Laughter: Thank you George

George Carlin Dies at 71

So the great George Carlin left us last night. I always enjoyed his stand up, he was always trying to show us how to take an honest look at our society, his views on religion had me willing to join the Church of Carlin, and his rant on advertising couldn't have been more true.

What I admire the most about comedians is the ability to make us laugh. My dad always made us laugh, and his father was the same. It's in the Carmody blood, laughter is how we love, how we relate, how we cope, how we heal. Alan Watts always talked about laughter as a truly spiritual gift, and act of divinity. It arises out of spontaneity, out of a thoughtless reaction to the moment. It's Zen. If you explain the joke, it's not funny, you must arrive at the absurdity in an instant, or it's gone. Laughter is the same in any language on any continent in any county.

George always made me laugh, so I thank him for his life, his views of the world, and spreading the gift of laughter with so many.

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death. -George Carlin

Here are some George Carlin quotes for some of my friends & family:

Lara:
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.

Sandy:
It's never just a game when you're winning.

Kolla (& Scott):
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."

My Mother:
Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.

Piers:
As a matter of principle, I never attend the first annual anything.

Comments

[Sandy]

Awesome post...thanks!

[Lara]

Kolla and flamethrowers - perfect!

[Kolla]

This might be your best post so far.... LOL!!
I saw George last year in Jax, what a delightfully angry little man he was.