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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 12:01 PM
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George Carlin talks (about) indecency
'What are we, surprised?'

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- George Carlin famously dissected "The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television" as a way to explore what everyone was so uptight about.

Thirty-two years later the same debate is still raging, now fueled by Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash, the suspension of Howard Stern's raunchy radio show from six stations and new House legislation that would raise a performer's indecency fine from $11,000 to $500,000.

So what does the 66-year-old Carlin think of the current handwringing over what is indecent, profane, obscene, immoral, lewd or insulting?

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/16/georgecarlin.indecency.ap/index.html

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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 12:06 PM
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1. Amen, George.
Slicing thru the B.S. once again.
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7th_Sephiroth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 12:11 PM
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2. there has allways been truth in his words
i'm glad to see someone who sees past such religious superstitions
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MurrayDelph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 01:03 PM
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3. George Carlin:
America's greatest Stand-up Philosopher!
(this is actually my wife's observation)
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robertpaulsen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 01:03 PM
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4. Best comedian since Lenny Bruce. Period.
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