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Tag: George Carlin
Jan 19 2011
The Week in Editorial Cartoons – Incendiary Political Rhetoric: Just Words?
Mar 13 2010
Who is Your Fav Stand-Up Comedian?
Crossposted at Daily Kos
Over the years, I’ve heard many a comedian admit that performing stand-up comedy in a night/comedy club is one of the more frighteningly-difficult things to do. Not only do comedians get instant feedback (good or bad) from a demanding audience but appealing to and holding the attention of a room full of (often) drunk people makes their job all the more challenging.
What exactly is stand-up comedy?
Rob Tornoe, Caglecartoons.com:: ::
Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience, with the absence of the theatrical fourth wall… It is usually performed by a single comedian, and usually with the aid of a microphone. The comedian usually recites a fast paced succession of humorous stories, short jokes (called bits), and one-liners, typically called a monologue, routine or act.
Follow me for a few laughs.
Oct 14 2009
Third Ways
So, this is likely to be a little bit “stream of consciousness” in delivery, sorry, welcome to my brain. heh.
Yesterday was interesting day, and yes, I am referring to some diaries and commentary over at l’orange. In particular, of course, was buhdydharma’s clarion call (now up to 764 comments) and later in the evening, y’got a good dose of teh funny but true from Shizzle (only 478 comments in that one), addressing the recent ramped up flame wars between “Pragmatics” and “Idealists”.
I happen to think that whole Pragmatist v. Idealist frame-up is a crock of shit. Myself, I am clearly in the Idealist camp, but I’m enough of a Pragmatist to know that I don’t even bother trying to persuade or convince or rally the… pragmatists to our side. Can’t explain that very well. It has very little to do with me being pragmatic and everything to do with me being very thin-skinned chickenshit. lol.
So… what about us subversives, huh?
Aug 24 2009
Dear Dharma Bums, I give you the late, great and sagacious George Carlin
The truth shall set you free.
And man, did this guy ever speak the truth, dirty, unapologetically, and funny as hell.
Dear Gods, I miss this guy.
I am sorry if I did offend by injecting too much of the Great Orange Satan into this place.
Puck shall make Amends.
Consider this my peace offering to my much beloved Dharma Bum friends here, who I warmly consider my closest friends and allies, all politics aside.
I only hope I may be counted among you as a Dharma Bum myself, though I may live in both worlds at once, this is much more my ideological home.
Cheers
Aug 02 2009
“No bailout can stop the sinking”
Chris Hedges is a war correspondent and a Pulitzer Prize winner. He is also one of the “truthiest” people out there, and is one of the few who actually has a handle on things. Sad thing is, the truth is damn scary.
Jul 11 2009
It’s called f%#@ing with people
This diary, honestly, sucks. Like, I am hung over and not even trying.
Do not Rec this essay. It is poorly written by a inebriated, dissident and a malcontent Dharma bum.
Now this diary here is well written, informative and should be rec’d liberally, as well as put on the front page.
Please Rec this diary linked below here like crazy.
Obama Admin Ends MTR Mining With A Name Change
If any one should like to stay after reading and recommending the much better diary linked above, I have left the Sagacious George Carlin hear to entertain you with his wholesome, family value based humor.
Enjoy
Jun 29 2008
George “Global Warming Denier” Carlin !?!
This video is the rage among the Global Warming denial sect, as they pass it around and post it with great glee following Carlin’s death. Their RIP is a celebration that George was one of theirs.
You got
people around you.
The country’s full of them right now, people walking around all day long, every minute of the day, worried about everything …
the greatest arrogance of them all, Save the Planet. …
I’m getting tired of this shit.
Celebrate George “Global Warming Denier” Carlin!
…
Hold on a second now …
Jun 23 2008
George Carlin has Died
I just heard George Carlin died. When I was very young, he was in his prime. Carlin was the first political stand up comic I knew. Regarded, then at least, at the successor to Lenny Bruce. He was the first person to host Saturday Night Live, which some of you know was once a huge cultural event (back in the days of Ackyroyd, Belushi and Murray).
Carlin is a much more important figure than some might think. His 7 words you can’t say on the airwaves was actually a Supreme Court Case, which he lost 5-4.
Here are some favorite quotes and remembrances:
*Carlin also introduced the “Two Commandments”, a revised “pocket-sized” list of the Ten Commandments, ending with the additional commandment of “Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself.”
*While appearing in Las Vegas, Carlin stated that he couldn’t wait to get out of Las Vegas, stating “People who go to Las Vegas, you’ve got to question their fucking intellect to start with. Traveling hundreds and thousands of miles to essentially give your money to a large corporation is kind of fucking moronic.”
*”Tonight’s forecast: Dark. Continued dark throughout most of the evening, with some widely-scattered light towards morning.”
*”When you’re born, you get a ticket to the freak show. When you’re born in America, you get a front-row seat.”
Finally:
“Take a fucking chance! Put a little fun in your life! … most Americans are soft and frightened and unimaginative and they don’t realize there’s such a thing as dangerous fun, and they certainly don’t recognize a good show when they see one.”
Feel free to share your thoughts.
Jun 19 2008
Pony Party: A little Carlin
The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What’s that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you’re too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you’re young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating……and you finish off as an orgasm.
~George Carlin
Dogs & Cats
Have a Nice Day! (embed disabled)
& don’t Rec the Pony Party!
Nov 26 2007
Euphemisms: In War & Peace
When I took my last long trip, I took along George Carlin’s “When Will Jesus Bring the Porkchops.” I’ve been a fan for years, but was particularly struck by his treatment of the prevalance of euphemisms. For a long time, I’ve noticed sanitized language used to talk about war (eg. “collateral damage” or “precision bombing”). It’s not hard to find it when reading history (eg. “Indian removal” or “internment camps”). I’ve been thinking about the propaganda and the framing of messages we’ve seen in the more recent past, and it all fit.
As George points out, euphemisms obscure meaing rather than enhance it; they shade the truth. They may replace words that people are uncomfortable with or simply put a better face on things that sound too negative. They may also dress up something that seems too ordinary. “Thighs” become “drumsticks,” “crow’s feet” are “laugh lines,” and “pimples” are “blemishes.”
“Toilet paper” is “bathroom tissue,” and “sweatpants” are “active wear.” “Second-hand clothing” is now “vintage apparel.” “Toupees” have been referred to as “hair appliances” or even a “hair replacement system,” much as an “answering machine” is an “answering system” or a “mattress and box spring” is a “sleep system.” Cars now have “braking systems” rather than just brakes, and the seat belts and air bags are an “impact-management system.” We watch “animation” rather than lowly “cartoons” or “daytime dramas” rather than “soap operas.”
Theaters have become “performance spaces,” and arenas are now “event centers.” Hospitals are “medical centers,” libraries are “learning resource centers” and so on. “Profits” are “earnings,” “criticism” is “feedback” and “special delivery” is now “priority mail.” “Trailers” are “manufactured homes,” “mouthwash” is a “dental rinse,” “soap” is a “clarifying bar,” and “hair spray” is a “holding mist” or “sculpting gel. “Cough drops” are “lozenges,” and “constipation and diahrea” are “occasional irregularity and lower gastric distress.”
Euphemisms have been used to “soften the language” when it comes to the condition in combat where a soldier’s nervous system has reached the breaking point. In World War I, it was called “shell shock.” In World War II, it became “battle fatigue,” definitely less harsh-sounding, though two syllables became four.
By the Korean War, the condition became known as “operational exhaustion,” nice and sterile sounding, like something that might happen to your car. Finally Vietnam, and “post-traumatic stress disorder.” It still has eight syllables, but has been hyphenated.
Published also today at Democracy Cell Projectand Silenced Majority Project
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