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Carlins early conflicts, his long strugg as one of americas preeminent comedic voices, george carlin saw it all throughout his extraordinary fiftyyear career and made fun of most of it. Last words november 15, 2009 my affection for people as individuals and the fact that i identify with them doesnt extend to the structures theyve built, the terrible job theyve done of organizing themselves, the fake values that supposedly hold society together, bullshit is the glue of our society. George carlin last words a memoir the serious comedy site. Not content with the selfserving, aggrandizing tone that just about every autobiography. Just shy of three months ago november 10th george carlin s sortabiography last words was published. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 288 pages and is available in ebook format.
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