Brain Droppings
by: George Carlin
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 258
Publication Date: 1998-05
Publisher: Hyperion
Release Date: April 22, 1998
Sales Rank: 1317513
Studio: Hyperion
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
With nearly 20 albums, two Grammys, two Cable ACE awards, and more HBO specials sunder his belt than anyone else, George Carlin is more popular than ever. Now, for the first time, Carlin has prduced a book of original humor pieces, Brain Droppings. Filled with thoughts, musings, questions, lists, beliefs, curiousities, monologues, assertions, assumptions, and other verbal ordeals, Brian Droppings is infectiously funny. Also included are two timeless bonus items from the past, 'A Place for Your Stuff' and 'Baseball-Football.'
Readers will get an inside look into Carlin's mind, and they won't be disappointed by what they find:
* I buy stamps by mail. It works OK until I run out of stamps.
* What year did Jesus Christ think it was?
* A tree: first you chop it down, then you chop it up.
* Have you ever noticed the lawyer is always smiling more than the client?
* I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing changed.
* If you ever have chicken at lunch and chicken at dinner, do you ever wonder if the two chickens knew each other?
Amazon.com Review:
George Carlin's been working the crowd since 'the counterculture' became 'the over-the-counter culture' around 1967 or so; his new book, Brain Droppings, surfs on three decades of touring-in-support. It's the purest version of book-as-candy that one could imagine, serving up humor in convenient, bite-sized packages. Snack on chewy one-liners like 'A meltdown sounds like fun. Like some kind of cheese sandwich.' Or: 'If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten.' Brain Droppings also contains highlights from Carlin's concert repertoire, and that more than makes up for the occasional spray of pointless nihilism. Tell us, George, what exactly were you going for with 'Kill your pet' and 'Satan is cool'? Quick--hide the paper before Daddy sees it! Still, if you're a fan of this sarcastic semanticist who's given Bad Attitude not necessarily a good name, but at least a comfy bank account, by all means rush out and snag Brain Droppings. Carlin's book melts in your mind, not in your hand.
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- Not so great actuallyI love George Carlin, but this book is only so so. It's just not his greatest work and I find most ... Read More
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- SOMETIMES THOUGHT PROVOKING, AND AT OTHER TIMES LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY ! As a long time George Carlin fan (in the early 1970s I owned George's then new Class Clown album on ... Read More
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- A world without George Carlin sucks"Sympathetic contempt" from the master of thoughtful comedy
Carlin: "I am a personal optimist ... Read More
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- Like some one else said: "George speaks the truth!!!"All I can say is that there arent too many people out there that can get this guy to like to read!!!George ... Read More
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- Friggin Hilarious! Short quick read. Open to any page - no need to read straight from start to finish. Very funny. Worth the ... Read More
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