“How come when it’s us it’s an abortion, and when it’s a chicken it’s an omelet?” Really well-written and comprehensive obit of George Carlin in today’s Times.  It’s well worth reading, and can be found here. One thing I always loved about him is that I always though he did what comedy (and indeed, almost any art form) should do: it made us reexamine the things that made us comfortable, and made us uncomfortable for accepting them because maybe we hadn’t quite thought them through.  We accept things a lot of the time without truly thinking about whether they’re good or bad for us.  And comedy, like books or film or music, and especially like George Carlin in his prime, made us question ourselves on that front. Here are some highlights from the article: Although some criticized parts of his later work as too contentious, Mr. Carlin defended the material, insisting that his comedy had always been driven by an intolerance for the shortcomings of humanity and society. “Scratch any cynic,” he said, “and you’ll find a disappointed idealist.” *********** “I don’t have pet peeves,” he said, correcting the interviewer. And with a mischievous glint in his eyes, he added, “I have major, psychotic hatreds.”
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“How come when it’s us it’s an abortion, and when it’s a chicken it’s an omelet?”

Really well-written and comprehensive obit of George Carlin in today’s Times.  It’s well worth reading, and can be found here. One thing I always loved about him is that I always though he did what comedy (and indeed, almost any art form) should do: it made us reexamine the things that made us comfortable, and made us uncomfortable for accepting them because maybe we hadn’t quite thought them through.  We accept things a lot of the time without truly thinking about whether they’re good or bad for us.  And comedy, like books or film or music, and especially like George Carlin in his prime, made us question ourselves on that front.

Here are some highlights from the article:

Although some criticized parts of his later work as too contentious, Mr. Carlin defended the material, insisting that his comedy had always been driven by an intolerance for the shortcomings of humanity and society. “Scratch any cynic,” he said, “and you’ll find a disappointed idealist.”

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“I don’t have pet peeves,” he said, correcting the interviewer. And with a mischievous glint in his eyes, he added, “I have major, psychotic hatreds.”

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