That's really sad. But 71 isn't that bad.
George Carlin dies at 71
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#13He hacked culture, I guess.
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#14I'll always remember him for this one:
Leftovers make you feel good twice. First, when you put it away, you feel thrifty and intelligent: ‘I’m saving food!’
Then a month later when blue hair is growing out of the ham, and you throw it away, you feel really intelligent: ‘I’m saving my life!’
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#15Carlin used to do a straight stand-up kinda gig, with a suit and a tie and the lot. Used to play Saturday nights at the Holiday Inn to a bunch of middle-aged salesmen.
Then he realized that he could do a 180 and instead do a routine attacking the system. That's when he really took off. He hit his stride during the late 60s/early 70s with a completely new and growing market: the kids.
This is a good example of the same product (Carlin) working at a mediocre level in one market and being a complete success in another. It takes guts to change your market positioning!
I loved some of his stuff. In all fairness, to me some of his stuff towards the end sounded like "old angry hippie tries to stay relevant"
But he was a genius by any measure. Somewhere up in Vallhalla Odin is probably laughing right now at the cats and dogs routine.
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#16Hmm. He was just here a minute ago.
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#17Serious question: Why is this one OK, but the news of Tim Russert passing was not?
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#18That's really sad. But 71 isn't that bad.
Really? Tell that to someone in their 60s.
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#19Serious question: Why is this one OK, but the news of Tim Russert passing was not? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=217591
Probably because less people liked Tim Russert.
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#20Serious question: Why is this one OK, but the news of Tim Russert passing was not? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=217591
yc appreciates genius.