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George Carlin is somewhat on the money about big business and government. The big problem in America is big business paying off politicians for continued success, which is what I call cheating. That's not free market, it's not even true capitalism, it's just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. People wonder why small businesses tend to fail, well how can you compete with bigger businesses engaging in protectionism?

He's also correct about the poor education being because of lower standards for success, but I don't think businesses are to blame for that entirely. Businesses should want better trained and better educated employees, it makes them more productive and competent.

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Businesses should want better trained and better educated employees, it makes them more productive and competent.
Pardon me if I paraphrase a bit, but
“They don't want a population capable of critical thinking. You know what they want? Obedient workers. They want people just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork, and just dumb enough to accept these increasingly ♥♥♥♥tier jobs with the lower pay, longer hours, reduced benefits, the end of overtime, the vanishing pension that disappears the minute you go to collect it, and now they're coming for your Social Security money. They want your ♥♥♥♥ing retirement. They want it back, so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street.” —George Carlin, in his 2008 special It's Bad For Ya
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I think I have heard of Richard Pryor, but I'm not too sure. ;_;

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Is it sad that I'm not British and I've heard of Fry and Laurie, but not George Carlin?

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Both Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are great if you ask me.

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To me, Carlin was far beyond standard comedy. For him it wasn't about just being funny (as hilarious as he was, I literally rolled on the floor laughing when I saw my first special of his), like it is for so many comedians. People like Jeff Foxworthy, Richard Pryor, and Denis Leary all strike me as hilarious, but the man struck a special nerve in my head that had never been hit before, and that's just something special.
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Oh god, Denis Leary:

A.
S-S.
H-O.
L-E.

EVERYBODY! :D

No Cure For Cancer was pretty interesting, as terribly stolen as it was. :3

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Oh good grief, I remember Denis Leary as the voice of Diego from Ice Age.. and lately he's been doing the voiceover on Ford commercials in my area.

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Denis Leary really was kind of an ass hole, but a likable one nonetheless. :P
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Fun Fact: Did you know that Denis Leary was also the voice of Francis from A Bug's Life?

Hmph, the more you know...
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Fry and Laurie is an amazing show.

As far as comedy goes, my absolute favorite show/group is Monty Python. Their surreal sketches in Monty Python's Flying Circus are absolutely brilliant. Life of Brian and The Holy Grail are jewels as well.




Fun fact: Did you know the modern use of the word spam, as in spam mail, spamming, etc. , is derived from this Monty Python Sketch?


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when she will marry me outside with the willow trees

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Monty Python is one of those series I have been meaning to get into for ages, but still have yet to do so D:

Also, am I the only one here that sets an alarm clock but always winds up waking up before it goes off or not? :p

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You won't like high school then :P because a lot of teachers will give weekend homework assignments depending on the difficulty of the course. It's mainly core classes you get homework in though, and not elective courses.
Well darn.

Also, lulmontypython

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