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Archive for June 23rd, 2008

Pass Him the Pork Chops, Jesus

23 Jun

I’m sure you’ve probably heard about this by now, but we’ve lost another good one: the philosopher Carlin has died.

Man, this is not good. First Hunter, then Robert Anton Wilson, then Vonnegut, now Carlin. At a time when we as a nation and a race are getting dumber and dumber at geometric rates, the list of people who could find witty ways to tell us how dumb we’re getting and implore us to stop is shrinking quickly.

In a bizarre coincidence that Alanis Morrisette would no doubt mislabel as “ironic,” I recently posted a poll inspired by none other than Carlin. It’s as fitting a tribute as any:

The philosopher Carlin identified three types of humans. Which type constitutes the majority?

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UPDATE: Here’s some words of wisdom from the master. And some more. And more. And how about more? Ok, and one last one. Anyone have any other favorites?


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