Comments on: More Carlin Favorites http://cantkeepquiet.com/2008/06/27/more-carlin-favorites/ "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams Thu, 20 May 2010 03:17:07 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Laura http://cantkeepquiet.com/2008/06/27/more-carlin-favorites/comment-page-1/#comment-32593 Laura Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:17:59 +0000 http://cantkeepquiet.com/?p=1216#comment-32593 Even though he had a bad heart he never let that stop him. He even joked about it. In a performance at Carnegie Hall in 1982 he joked "An update on the comedian health sweepstakes. I currently lead Richard Pryor in heart attacks 2 to 1. But Richard still leads me 1 to nothing in burning yourself up. See, it happened like this. First Richard had a heart attack. Then I had a heart attack. Then Richard burned himself up. And I said, 'Fuck that. I'm having another heart attack!'" Even though he had a bad heart he never let that stop him. He even joked about it. In a performance at Carnegie Hall in 1982 he joked

“An update on the comedian health sweepstakes. I currently lead Richard Pryor in heart attacks 2 to 1. But Richard still leads me 1 to nothing in burning yourself up. See, it happened like this. First Richard had a heart attack. Then I had a heart attack. Then Richard burned himself up. And I said, ‘Fuck that. I’m having another heart attack!’”

]]> By: jan http://cantkeepquiet.com/2008/06/27/more-carlin-favorites/comment-page-1/#comment-32592 jan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:05:19 +0000 http://cantkeepquiet.com/?p=1216#comment-32592 So brilliant. I had forgotten that so many of our family in jokes were originally from George Carlin's routines. So brilliant.

I had forgotten that so many of our family in jokes were originally from George Carlin’s routines.

]]> By: Some Law Student http://cantkeepquiet.com/2008/06/27/more-carlin-favorites/comment-page-1/#comment-32590 Some Law Student Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:16:19 +0000 http://cantkeepquiet.com/?p=1216#comment-32590 You've picked out some of my favorite bits by Carlin....still hard to believe he's gone. :(  thanks for posting these! You’ve picked out some of my favorite bits by Carlin….still hard to believe he’s gone. Frown  thanks for posting these!

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