George Carlin on Football (vs. Baseball)

[TXMike]

He was a bitter, nasty, hateful, addict. No surprise that he left "so young" as I suspect it must be hard to keep living when one is so disgusted by life and everyone around him.

[SC Ump]

The art of juxtaposing his cerebral librettos with his scatological references was often lost on religious zealots. I thought he was a brilliant socialogist who seemed to only want to point out the truth as he saw it.

I didn't always agree, but usually enjoyed. One way or another, it always left me thinking... something we often don't do for ourselves enough.

It's a shame that the cocaine of the 70's took a toll on his heart. It's kind of ironic that it causes similar damage to that done by the after church all-you-can eat Baptist buffets.

[jjrye22]

I think it is really dangerous to say that he was bitter, nasty and hateful. Just because he presents those things in his act, doesn't mean that it is his personality.
Thinking back to when I was a kid, there was a wrestler in the WWF nicknamed George 'The Animal' Steel. He painted his tongue green and jumped around like someone had fried out his brain and replaced it with a plate of lasagne.
Turns out he was a professor of English (or an English teacher, I don't remember which - but a far cry from the guy who could only grunt on camera).

Addict you would have to accept though. At least he seemed to try to fight it and get better - like a lot of other people.