I grew up listening to Carlin when I was a kid. I have records of his. He was a genius, and he helped instill in me a love of the English language in all its complexity, that I carry to this day. I'm sure heaven is a much funnier place now.
Dee Thompson
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Carlin's philosophy struck a chord with me. How do you tell a story without the freedom to choose the words to tell it? What's the fun in talking about sex if you can't actually describe it? How do you learn anything about our language's history if we've banned all of its colorful colloquialisms? And it takes so much more effort to find appropriate non-offensive phrases to exclaim when you've been smacked in the toe with a hammer. Or when you find out one of your favorite comedians has died.
"Fear of aging is natural, it's universal, isn't it?" Carlin asked of his audience during a performance in the 90s. "We all have that. No one wants to get old. No one wants to die. But we do. So we bulls--- ourselves." He never did.
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