A Moment of Comic Mourning for my friend,.... George Carlin.

goin_south says on Jun 23, 2008, 14:23:

But, I think Modefoqu and a few others got a few more words to ad to that list

Ciao! Gustav.

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goin_south says on Jun 23, 2008, 22:48:

How long would George Carlin have lasted as a member of PBH???

Ciao! Gustav.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 24, 2008, 08:25:

amen, southbound.....i watched a special for an hour or so last night on pbs and it reminded me of how i've enjoyed his sly often ribald humor over the years.....

GEORGE..........RIP

dwmte

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Lcacique says on Jun 24, 2008, 14:06:

Carlin was excellent...and he wouldn't have bothered (no offense, Peter and posters) with PBH.

Hoy se nota en la floresta un ambiente de alegría. ¡Y el rumor de ranchería es mas dulce y sabe a fiesta!

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goin_south says on Jun 24, 2008, 14:49:

George Carlin on age.
(Absolutely Brilliant)

IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.

George Carlin's Views on Aging

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21 YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.'

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away.


And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!

Ciao! Gustav.

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MaFe says on Jun 25, 2008, 18:53:

I had no idea! I liked him...

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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goin_south says on Jun 25, 2008, 22:01:

UTC always reminded me a lil of G.Carlin... with his crazy humour.
(right, Lisa???)

Ciao! Gustav.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 26, 2008, 04:32:

i sent the above to a dr. friend of mine out in berkeley, calif. he e'd me back saying he had been present at the delivery of same. (??)

dwmte

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goin_south says on Jun 26, 2008, 07:08:

is he a geriatrics specialista?
uhhhgg....

Ciao! Gustav.

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ellbee2 says on Aug 2, 2008, 05:11:

He was, in fact, a groundbreaking comedian and one of my heroes. His death saddens me, BUT he did not say or write the above comments on aging. His humor and views were much more introspective.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/carlin-on-aging.htm

"You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going because you might not get there." Yogi Berra

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