Samfunnskritikeren og komikeren George Carlin er død

Den amerikanske komikeren er mest kjent fra tv-showet «Seven Dirty Words» fra 1970-årene, der han stadig presset grensene for akseptabel språkbruk. I 1972 gikk det så langt at han ble arrestert for ordensforstyrrelse etter et show i Milwaukee.

Standup-legenden er også kjent som den første verten i «Saturday Night Live», og fungerte ofte som gjestevert på «Tonight Show». I senere tid har han harselert mye over feilene ved det moderne USA i standup-showene sine.

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.
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George Carlin