George Carlin. TV babble.
Dec. 3rd, 2008 04:18 pmGeorge Carlin: There's an odd feeling you get when someone on the sidewalk moves slightly to avoid walking into you. It proves you exist. Your mere existence caused them to alter their path. It's a nice feeling. After you die, no one has to get out of your way anymore.
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Gossip Girl: I'm not sure when exactly I started to dislike Vanessa but I really don't care for her and that makes me sad because she used to be among my favourites.
Fringe: I think that if the show had really crappy actors and epically bad special effects it would be laughably bad. Seriously. But the actors are excellent and the effects are decent and I love Walter so yeah. I mean it's not all bad but sometimes there are lines like, "If that's the case it would suggest that some of John Scott's memories, perhaps the very ones we need ..." "Are in Agent Dunham's mind." And I dunno, I just wanna roll around and laugh at lines like that.
The Mentalist: I love Jane so freaking much.
Unless it's crack crossovers aren't my favourite and het is really not my favourite but every so often in my mind there's images of Sam and Thirteen and oh god, they'd be so pretty together. Maybe Jared can date Olivia or ... they can just be photographed togethermaking out. *crosses fingers*
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Gossip Girl: I'm not sure when exactly I started to dislike Vanessa but I really don't care for her and that makes me sad because she used to be among my favourites.
Fringe: I think that if the show had really crappy actors and epically bad special effects it would be laughably bad. Seriously. But the actors are excellent and the effects are decent and I love Walter so yeah. I mean it's not all bad but sometimes there are lines like, "If that's the case it would suggest that some of John Scott's memories, perhaps the very ones we need ..." "Are in Agent Dunham's mind." And I dunno, I just wanna roll around and laugh at lines like that.
The Mentalist: I love Jane so freaking much.
Unless it's crack crossovers aren't my favourite and het is really not my favourite but every so often in my mind there's images of Sam and Thirteen and oh god, they'd be so pretty together. Maybe Jared can date Olivia or ... they can just be photographed together
George Carlin - Rules To Live By
Jun. 23rd, 2008 09:25 amLife is not as difficult as people think; all one needs is a good set of rules. Since it is probably too late for you, here are some guidelines to pass along to your children.
1. Relax and take it easy. Don't get caught up in hollow conceits such as "doing something with your life." Such twaddle is outmoded and a sure formula for disappointment.
2. Whatever it is you pursue, try do to it just well enough to remain in the middle third of the field. Keep your thoughts and ideas to yourself and don't ask questions. Remember, the squeaky wheel is the first one to be replaced.
3. Size people up quickly, and develop rigid attitudes based on your first impression. If you try to delve deeper and get to "know" people, you're asking for trouble. ( more )
1. Relax and take it easy. Don't get caught up in hollow conceits such as "doing something with your life." Such twaddle is outmoded and a sure formula for disappointment.
2. Whatever it is you pursue, try do to it just well enough to remain in the middle third of the field. Keep your thoughts and ideas to yourself and don't ask questions. Remember, the squeaky wheel is the first one to be replaced.
3. Size people up quickly, and develop rigid attitudes based on your first impression. If you try to delve deeper and get to "know" people, you're asking for trouble. ( more )
George Carlin said...
May. 25th, 2008 06:03 pmGeorge Carlin:
People say, "I'm going to sleep now," as if it were nothing. But it's really a bizarre activity. "For the next several hours, while the sun is gone, I'm going to become unconscious, temporarily losing command over everything I know and understand. When the sun returns, I will resume my life."
If you didn't know what sleep was, and you had only seen it in a science fiction movie, you would think it was weird and tell all your friends about the movie you'd seen.
"They had these people, you know? And they would walk around all day and be OK? And then, once a day, usually after dark, they would lie down on these special platforms and become unconscious. They would stop functioning almost completely, except deep in their minds they would have adventures and experiences that were completely impossible in real life. As they lay there, completely vulnerable to their enemies, their only movements were to occasionally shift from one position to another; or, if one of the 'mind adventures' got too real, they would sit up and scream and be glad they weren't unconscious anymore. Then they would drink a lot of coffee."
So, next time you see someone sleeping, make believe you're in a science fiction movie. And whisper, "The creature is regenerating itself."
People say, "I'm going to sleep now," as if it were nothing. But it's really a bizarre activity. "For the next several hours, while the sun is gone, I'm going to become unconscious, temporarily losing command over everything I know and understand. When the sun returns, I will resume my life."
If you didn't know what sleep was, and you had only seen it in a science fiction movie, you would think it was weird and tell all your friends about the movie you'd seen.
"They had these people, you know? And they would walk around all day and be OK? And then, once a day, usually after dark, they would lie down on these special platforms and become unconscious. They would stop functioning almost completely, except deep in their minds they would have adventures and experiences that were completely impossible in real life. As they lay there, completely vulnerable to their enemies, their only movements were to occasionally shift from one position to another; or, if one of the 'mind adventures' got too real, they would sit up and scream and be glad they weren't unconscious anymore. Then they would drink a lot of coffee."
So, next time you see someone sleeping, make believe you're in a science fiction movie. And whisper, "The creature is regenerating itself."
