Comic George Carlin Dead at 71

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"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."

Quotation from the Associated Press

Lenny Bruce: There's nothing sadder than an aging hipster.

Comic George Carlin was the exception to this maxim, at 71 he was cooler than most 17-year-old kids. Carlin never lost his wit, edginess or coolness factor, he was an evergreen hipster.

Like Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor, Carlin pushed the envelope while tickling our funny bone. Many stand-up comics think they are imitating these giants of comedy by spewing vulgarities and four-letter words, but they are lacking in wit and imagination - crucial ingredients in comedy.

Carlin was labeled a counterculture comic, but he was a staple on TV for decades. His comedy transcended generations and politics, teens as well as grannies laughed at his irreverent humor.

Carlin hated pretentiousness and I won't eulogize him with fancy words:

Sh**, we will Fu****miss you George, you were the most Fu****funny comic in the whole M*********** world and there will never be another entertainer like you.

Robert Paul Reyes is a NewsBlaze writer on Politics, Pop Culture and Pointless Pontificating. Contact him by writing to NewsBlaze.