George Carlin died recently and the world is a little less funny. He was clever, crude, scathing, sarcastic, but most of all he was funny. His career spanned five decades. Check out this obit in the NY Times and learn more on Wikipedia. You can find lots of his routines here on YouTube, but keep in mind that he liked to offend and provoke. If he made you think then he was doing his job.

A few quotes:

I love and treasure individuals as I meet them; I loathe and despise the groups they identify with and belong to.

I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately

The future will soon be a thing of the past

“Meow” means “woof” in cat

So far, this is the oldest I’ve been

I don’t have a fear of heights. I do, however, have a fear of falling from heights

“No comment” is a comment

Lots more here. Read ’em at your own risk. RIP George.