RIP George Carlin

Dead too young at 71. Carlin was eye-opening for me, with his take on culture, 7 dirty words, and one of my all-time favorite lines, suggesting that to piss off feminists all one needs to do is walk into the offices of NOW and say "which one of you cupcakes wants to come home, cook me a nice meal and give me a blowjob?". Obviously it's wrong on so many levels, but the visual on someone actually saying that has cracked me up for years!

And I've always appreciated his clear-eyed take on the ten commandments (which I got to see him deliver in person when he was just developing the bit and working off of notes). Apologies for the link, whoever transcribed it was an idiot, and I couldn't find a better version - but it's close enough to get the point.

Taken too soon. We'll miss you, George.