George Isn’t Listening Anymore… The Court Jester Leaves the Stage

It is always the court jester that can speak truth to power – and to the masses:

“If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.”

“Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.“

“If we could just find out who’s in charge, we could kill him.”

“Just ‘cause you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town.”

“May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.”

“Not only do I not know what’s going on, I wouldn’t know what to do about it if I did.”

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“I’m always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I’m listening to it.”

Not this time George.

Thanks for giving us something to think about and a good laugh, even – and especially – when we realized we were laughing at ourselves.

We all just lost a little bit of our collective grip on reality. You’ll be missed.  

George Carlin – 1937–2008