“This is a lttle prayer dedicated to the separation of church and state. I guess if they are going to force those kids to pray in schools they might as well have a nice prayer like this: Our Father who art in heaven, and to the republic for which it stands, thy kingdom come, one nation indivisible as in heaven, give us this day as we forgive those who so proudly we hail. Crown thy good into temptation but deliver us from the twilight’s last gleaming. Amen and Awomen.”

See ya’ on the roof, George!

And what have you done with your life, Ed?

So please, quit spitting on the memory a man who obviously meant a lot to many people here. Hmph.

reCaptcha: Lowenthal rific

Actually, allowing acts to work blue is important. When it comes down to it, they’re only words and we should be able to use all of them in any context.

If you didn’t care for his humour, that’s fine. However, it seems rather petty to use his death as a platform for insulting the guy. I’d say that speaks volumes.

As for what else he did, well, he gave a voice to those of us who don’t fall into the norm. In the last few years, he was doing some of his best social criticism, in my opinion.

He said things that made people think. I’d say that’s a hell of an accomplishment.

My foot in mouth line was not an insult. I do think you put your foot in your mouth.

I would love to know what you think he should have been doing. The world needs court jesters. They’re important. Who else will point out that the emperor is naked?

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Yaaa! He did something forty years ago that, well, several other comedians were also doing (as you noted, Lenny Bruce who, IMHO, did it much better and actually took a stand for something.)

(BTW, is that the BEST thing you can say about his life? That his major accomplishment in life was allowing stage acts to be “blue”? If so, then that quite a sad epitaph.)

And other than that, what did he do in that past forty years other than a couple of spots on “comic relief”?

You liked him? Great. Good for you. I did not. I thought his humor was, at best, sophomoric and his was, IMHO, as big a hypocrite as those he railed against. It’s hard to take social criticism from a guy that is too busy chasing the almighty buck to take a stand and make a difference.

My opinion. I’m entitled to it.

Nice insult, btw. Very becoming.

Look up the case of Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation. Learn something. That way, the next time you open your mouth, you won’t stick in your foot.

Sure he pointed out flaws in society, religion, and politics, but what the heck did he ever do to change anything?

If your going to take a stand and do something, great. If your going to stand on the sidelines and nitpick, well, I don’t really have much time for ya….

Still, sorry to his family.

did Ringo Starr narrate Thomas the Tank Engine, too?