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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 11:59 PM
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New rules per George Carlin (?)
I'm always skeptical about stuff like this unless I've heard 'em myself, because a lot of sayings get attributed to somebody because "it sounds like them." Happens a lot with Stephen Wright.

But...



New Rule #1: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for classmates.com! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days... mowing my lawn.

New Rule #2: Don't eat anything that's served to you out a window unless you're a seagull. People are acting all shocked that a human finger was found in a bowl of Wendy's chili. Hey, it cost less than a dollar. What did you expect it to contain? Trout?

New Rule #3: If you need to shave and you still collect baseball cards, you're a dope. If you're a kid, the cards are keepsakes of your idols. If you're a grown man, they're pictures of men.

New Rule #4: Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here's how much men care about your eyebrows: do you have two of them? Okay, we're done.

New Rule #5: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored water.

New Rule #6: Stop screwing with old people. Target is introducing a redesigned pill bottle that's square, with a bigger label. And the top is now the bottom. And by the time grandpa figures out how to open it, his rear will be in the morgue. Congratulations, Target, you just solved the Social Security crisis.

New Rule #8: I'm not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my card, entering my PIN number, pressing "Enter," verifying the amount, deciding, no, I don't want cash back, and pressing "Enter" again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my Almond Joy.

New Rule #9: Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to "beef with broccoli." The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren't pregnant. You're not spiritual. You're just high.

New Rule #10: Competitive eating isn't a sport. It's one of the seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the U.S. Open of Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker table was just too exciting. What's next, competitive farting? Oh wait. They're already doing that. It's called "The Howard Stern Show."

New Rule #11: I don't need a bigger mega M&Ms If I'm extra hungry for M&Ms, I'll go nuts and eat two.

New Rule #12: If you're going to insist on making movies based on crappy, old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineplex a remote so we can see what's playing on the other screens. Let's remember the reason something was a television show in the first place is that the idea wasn't good enough to be a movie.

New Rule #13: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab. Picking out the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn't gift giving, it's the white people version of looting.

New Rule #14: and this one is long overdue: No more bathroom attendants. After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can't even tell if he's supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don't want to be on your web cam, dude I just want to wash my hands.

New Rule #15: When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to know in months. "27 Months" "He's two," will do just fine. He's not a cheese. And I didn't really care in the first place.

New Rule #16: If you ever hope to be a credible adult and want a job that pays better than minimum wage, then for God's sake don't pierce or tattoo every available piece of flesh. If so, then plan your future around saying" Do you want fries with that?"



I guess New Rule #17 is "There is no New Rule #7." :shrug:

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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:04 AM
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1. I'm too lazy to check his website for that particular list, but...
http://www.georgecarlin.com/home/dontblame.html

"Here's a rule of thumb, folks: Nothing you see on the Internet is mine unless it came from one of my albums, books, HBO shows, or appeared on my website. If you see something with my name on it, and you really need to find out if it's mine, post a question on my bulletin board . But only if it's really important to you; don't fuck around with me for a lark."
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Pushed To The Left Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:07 AM
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2. Snopes to the rescue!
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:08 AM
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3. Um... aren't these BILL MAHER'S new rules?
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:18 AM
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6. Sounds like Maher, not Carlin.
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:46 AM
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4. Not Carlin
Even without Snopes, it's plain Carlin didn't write this. It isn't good enough to be Carlin.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:55 AM
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5. Carlinesque, but not the Real Thing
Funny, though. Isn't that the point?

:rofl:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:26 AM
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7. I thought so
Who knew "Gotcha" was more fun than laughing? :shrug:

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