That's what life is all about, tryin' to find a place for your stuff! That's all your house is: a place to keep your stuff. Everybody's gotta have a place for their stuff. Just in case you wind up barefoot on the highway some night. Stuff you might need in a hurry: flashlight, map, sunglasses, automatic weapon. Just in case you wind up barefoot on the highway some night.Īnd you've got other stuff in your car. Lotta different stuff: spare tire, jack, tools, old blanket, extra pair of sneakers. Then there's all the stuff you have in your car. There's all different ways of carryin' your stuff. Of course, some women have pockets, and some guys have purses. Guys have stuff in their pockets women have stuff in their purses. Hi! How are ya? You got your stuff with you? I'll bet you do. He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and was also the first person to host Saturday Night Live. He often took on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture.Ī disciple of Lenny Bruce, he placed second on the Comedy Central cable television network list of the 10 greatest stand-up comedians, ahead of Bruce and behind Richard Pryor. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5-4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's right to regulate Carlin's act on the public airwaves.Ĭarlin's mid-2000s stand-up routines focused on the flaws in modern-day America. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. George Denis Patrick Carlin was a Grammy-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and philosopher.Ĭarlin was especially noted for his political and black humor and his observations on language, psychology, and religion along with many taboo subjects. If you ever have chicken at lunch and chicken at dinner, do you ever wonder if the two chickens knew each other? Have you ever noticed the lawyer is always smiling more than the client? I put a dollar in one of those change machines. What year did Jesus Christ think it was? A tree: first you chop it down, then you chop it up. Also included are two timeless bonus items from the past, "A Place for Your Stuff" and "Baseball-Football." Readers will get an inside look into Carlin's mind, and they won't be disappointed by what they find: I buy stamps by mail. Filled with thoughts, musings, questions, lists, beliefs, curiousities, monologues, assertions, assumptions, and other verbal ordeals, Brain Droppings is infectiously funny. Now, for the first time, Carlin has produced a book of original humor pieces, Brain Droppings.
With nearly 20 albums, two Grammys, two Cable ACE awards, and more HBO specials sunder his belt than anyone else, George Carlin is more popular than ever.
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