Alright, OK, OK - I know George Carlin is dead and the Gulf oil spill is not funny. I got that. I get it.
So hammer me for both instances in my misleading diary title - I'll give you that.
For those of you that are offended by my initial deceit STOP READING HERE!
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For the rest of you -
A routine in Carlin's 1999 HBO special You Are All Diseased focusing on airport security leads up to the statement: "Take a fucking chance! Put a little fun in your life! Most Americans are soft and frightened and unimaginative and they don't realize there's such a thing as dangerous fun, and they certainly don't recognize a good show when they see one."
For a moment, let's escape you and I and look with a bit of levity at our shared situation.
Again, from the philosopher George Carlin -
"When you're born, you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front-row seat."
The following is what I meant to convey by my original diary post title.
This is a quote from the late George Carlin from the Life is Worth Losing show:
I look at it this way... For centuries now, man has done everything he can to destroy, defile, and interfere with nature: clear-cutting forests, strip-mining mountains, poisoning the atmosphere, over-fishing the oceans, polluting the rivers and lakes, destroying wetlands and aquifers... so when nature strikes back, and smacks him on the head and kicks him in the nuts, I enjoy that. I have absolutely no sympathy for human beings whatsoever. None. And no matter what kind of problem humans are facing, whether it's natural or man-made, I always hope it gets worse.
and for dessert I have to add: The American Dream
that video never gets old.
And THANK YOU to SeattleTammy for this GREAT cartoon!
And whether you are lighthearted or not at this moment, if you live in America, you have to admit - we've got a front-row seat to a dangerous kick in the nuts!