Monday, June 23 2008, 05:06 AM
Counterculture comedian Carlin dies at 71
George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.
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Positive Liberty
George Carlin, 1937-2008
It is said of a man that you cannot know how far he has come unless you know where he began. Perhaps on the occasion of George Carlin?s death this might be said as well about American comedy in the last half century and so also of America, itself. Carlin
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George Carlin, Rip
George Carlin has died at age 71 of heart failure.Carlin has always been one of my favorite comedians, and I never fail to be amused by any of his specials that show up on HBO Comedy with great regularity. He gave us the Seven Words You Can't Say On TV, h
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Seven Dirty Words: Is George Carlin Getting A Laugh Right Now?
It has been less than twenty-four hours since the comedian passed away and right now George Carlin and his seven dirty words (as in the 'Seven (7) Words You Can Never Say on Television') released in 1972 on his...
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George Carlin Dead At 71
Comedian George Carlin, 71, died of heart failure Sunday evening at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica according to a spokesperson. Carlin, who mined comedy from the absurdity of words and fighting censorship, had a history of heart problems. Ra
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George Carlin, Rip: ?shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker And Tits.?
Edgy comic George Carlin dies at 71 - Yahoo! News LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs, dirty words and the demise of humanity, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Su
