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| − | '''George Carlin''', is a satirist, actor, and stand-up comedian in the tradition of [[Lenny Bruce]] and [[Richard Pryor]]. Carlin is noted for his trenchant lampooning of various aspects of American culture. Carlin starred alongside [[Ben Affleck]] as the grandfather in [[Jersey Girl]]. | + | '''George Carlin''', is a satirist, actor, and stand-up comedian in the tradition of [[Lenny Bruce]] and [[Richard Pryor]]. Carlin is noted for his trenchant lampooning of various aspects of American culture. Carlin starred alongside [[Ben Affleck]] as the grandfather in ''[[Jersey Girl]]''. |
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| | Many of his jokes poke fun at peculiarities of English language: | | Many of his jokes poke fun at peculiarities of English language: |
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| | *Can you buy an entire [[chess set]] in a [[pawn shop]]? [http://www.ojar.com/view_16198.htm] | | *Can you buy an entire [[chess set]] in a [[pawn shop]]? [http://www.ojar.com/view_16198.htm] |
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| − | Carlin is also an outspoken [[atheist]], and is virulently anti-Christian and [[anti-religious]]. He is also a global warming activist, and has blamed the October 2007 wildfires in Los Angeles County on the people, saying that they "invaded the habitat, and are getting theirs." | + | Carlin is also an outspoken [[atheist]], and is virulently anti-Christian and [[anti-religious]]. He is also a [[global warming]] activist, and has blamed the October 2007 wildfires in Los Angeles County on the people, saying that they "invaded the habitat, and are getting theirs." |
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| | ==Quotes== | | ==Quotes== |
| | + | *"Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man, living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things, he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send *you* to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever til the end of time...but he loves you." <ref>[http://netscientia.com/god_spell.html]</ref> |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | + | ==External links== |
| | + | *[http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bondono2/WebJokes/Joke0118.html George Carlin Quotes] |
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| − | *"Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man, living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things, he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send *you* to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever til the end of time...but he loves you." [http://netscientia.com/god_spell.html]
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| | [[category:actors]] | | [[category:actors]] |
| | [[Category:Comedians]] | | [[Category:Comedians]] |
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bondono2/WebJokes/Joke0118.html George Carlin Quotes]
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