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Doesn’t Totally Hold Up, But Still Great

Brain Droppings by George Carlin

January 11, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Fans of Carlin’s clever and confrontational style of comedy. In a nutshell: Comedian Carlin shares jokes, observations, and wordplay. Worth quoting: “You could hear a pin drop. Well, you can’t hear a pin drop. Not even a bowling pin. When a pin is dropping, it’s just floating through the air. There’s very little noise. You might be able to hear a pin land but certainly not drop.” “I hear ya.” “Wonderful. And are you picking me up visually as well?” Why I chose […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor Tagged With: George Carlin

ASKReviews's CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Comedy/Humor · Tags: George Carlin ·
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“These are the kinds of thoughts that made it necessary to separate me from the other kids at school.”

October 14, 2016 by badkittyuno 14 Comments

Reading a book by George Carlin is basically just like watching him perform live. Actually, it’s also really similar to having a conversation with my Uncle Jeff, but most of y’all don’t know him so we’ll go with the first comparison. It’s rapid-fire jokes, littered with swear words and politically incorrect observations. Some of the jokes will make you snort, some will make you roll your eyes, but by the end…you’ve had a good time. Napalm & Silly Putty includes such observations as… “Did you ever […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: badkittyuno, George Carlin

badkittyuno's CBR8 Review No:208 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: badkittyuno, George Carlin ·
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