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Napalm & Silly Putty
A second book of all new, original humor along the lines of Brain Droppings.
Hardcover, 288 pages
Published
April 24th 2001
by Hyperion
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In honor of Carlin's unfortunate passing from this world to the next, I thought that I would spend some time involved in personal reflection and active remembrance by perusing one of his humor encapsulation modules. it's full of brief comedic text-forms and small humorous thought units which will undoubtedly bring a day's diversion to anyone who... who...
Aw, f*ck it. Read his goddamn book and laugh, you m*therf*ckers. He was a dirty, foul-mouthed son of a bitch, but he said what h...more
Aw, f*ck it. Read his goddamn book and laugh, you m*therf*ckers. He was a dirty, foul-mouthed son of a bitch, but he said what h...more
I needed something to cleanse my palate after two novels set during the Holocaust. This did the trick.
While George Carlin is eminently funny, I noticed the same problem with this book as I did with Stephen Colbert's book. That is, comedians who make their success by playing off a live audience do not translate well to the static written word. The whole point of a comedy routine is to interact with others, soliciting reactions and feeding off of them. Listening to Carlin read his ...more
While George Carlin is eminently funny, I noticed the same problem with this book as I did with Stephen Colbert's book. That is, comedians who make their success by playing off a live audience do not translate well to the static written word. The whole point of a comedy routine is to interact with others, soliciting reactions and feeding off of them. Listening to Carlin read his ...more
I knew what I was getting when I started this book -- one of the many books written by the late George Carlin. I expected the rants, the obscenities, the criticism and the insight of this comedic icon of the latter 20th century. You had his typical Carlin comments about government, politics, sex, drugs, music, sports, religion -- typical in that in the anti-establishment world of George Carlin, no subject was immune to his thinking and he made you think about the day-to-day events impacting th...more
For the third time this calendar year, I turned to a George Carlin book for a short and hilarious respite from daily life. Once again, it did not fail. The book was full of hearty laughs, insightful commentary, blatant rage, a picking apart of the English language, and his "short takes" - small bursts of prose that were alternately hilarious, angry, or just downright weird. Parts of the book made the way into his stand-up routine and were thus very familiar, but reading them as words o...more
The exact same as "Brain Droppings" - his stand up routine as an audio book. This has one big advantage to listening to his live show, no one else laughing, just me, when I think it's funny. No laughter drowning out the first part of the next joke, either. It's fun to listen to & made my commute so much nicer.
There was some over lap in material from "Brain Droppings", but not much. Mostly there were similar forms; top ten lists, what really bothers him & pokin...more
There was some over lap in material from "Brain Droppings", but not much. Mostly there were similar forms; top ten lists, what really bothers him & pokin...more
Napalm and Silly Putty is an amusing collection of life observations that seem strikingly like George Carlin’s material. It’s got the same old things, rants about annoying people and places, irritations with the vagaries of bureaucracy and corruption, and plenty of swearing.
A few other observations:
* I enjoy his rants about poor writing and language use. His bit about airplanes is particularly funny. “Boarding process” — how is it a process?
* This book wa...more
A few other observations:
* I enjoy his rants about poor writing and language use. His bit about airplanes is particularly funny. “Boarding process” — how is it a process?
* This book wa...more
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George Carlin was (is) my favorite comedian. When this book came out, I had read "Brain Droppings," his first book, half a dozen times or more. I knew it very well. I eagerly awaited Carlin's second book; I bought it as soon as it came out. I set down and started reading, intending to read it all the way through.
Something stopped me: Carlin had lifted an entire passage from his first book! I knew "Brain Droppings"...more
George Carlin was (is) my favorite comedian. When this book came out, I had read "Brain Droppings," his first book, half a dozen times or more. I knew it very well. I eagerly awaited Carlin's second book; I bought it as soon as it came out. I set down and started reading, intending to read it all the way through.
Something stopped me: Carlin had lifted an entire passage from his first book! I knew "Brain Droppings"...more
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Narrator: George Carlin
Publisher: HighBridge Audio, 2001
Length: 2 hours and 29 min.
Audie Award Winner, Humor, 2002
Grammy Winner, Best Spoken Word Comedy Album, 2001
Publisher's Summary
The thinking person's comic offers a hilarious new collection of razor-sharp observations in these unabridged excerpts. Carlin dives right in, asking tough questions and sharing philosophical musings:
If people climb M...more
Narrator: George Carlin
Publisher: HighBridge Audio, 2001
Length: 2 hours and 29 min.
Audie Award Winner, Humor, 2002
Grammy Winner, Best Spoken Word Comedy Album, 2001
Publisher's Summary
The thinking person's comic offers a hilarious new collection of razor-sharp observations in these unabridged excerpts. Carlin dives right in, asking tough questions and sharing philosophical musings:
If people climb M...more
Another hilarious book by an amazingly witty and funny man who checked out too soon. A lot of this book is made up of just general observations about life, as well as some philosophical ponderings, and, of course, jokes. Some of it is easily recognizable from his stand-up routines but there is much more there to make it worth while. Any fan of his stand-up will enjoy this book, as I found myself laughing just as hard at some of the one liners in the book as I do at his actual act.
I really like George Carlin, but this book was just too disjointed to work in this format.
I expected more material like his stand-up routines or comedic rants, but way too much of this book was as if he were just reading off a list of one-liner jokes. There was almost no continuity and it just seemed like a patchwork of jokes with no theme. Even the longer pieces weren't really good examples of some of his better comedy.
I expected a lot more from this great comedian.
I expected more material like his stand-up routines or comedic rants, but way too much of this book was as if he were just reading off a list of one-liner jokes. There was almost no continuity and it just seemed like a patchwork of jokes with no theme. Even the longer pieces weren't really good examples of some of his better comedy.
I expected a lot more from this great comedian.
Laughed at so many places in this one... Carlin is someone who you'd like to have as your grandpa.. except that he wouldn't want to be one 'coz he'd hate you as a kid and that he's no more! Having sad that, this book is funny as fuck and talks a whole lot of sense. It's like reading a philosophical book which is funny and full of cuss words and tells you enough about life so that you don't have to suffer the ignorant assholes you come across!
I gave this one-star because I'm tired of people talking about George Carlin as if he were a serious intellectual. He wasn't. He was a guy who told dirty jokes and smoked pot. The book was OK--it made me laugh a few times but a lot of it is just mean-spirited, angry stuff (against, you guessed it, Christianity and in particular Roman Catholicism). Don't go to George Carlin for your thoughts (I know people who do).
While mostly this book reads like a series of stand-up acts, Carlin is not trying to make a continuous narrative. As with Carlin in the past, his humor is all over the place with a special penchant for making fun of our current lexicon. Recommended for any Carlin fan, but he has many books published of his work, so if you have a favorite Carlin decade, I would choose a book from your favorite era.
I got interested in satire when I was bored one night and I watched a George Carlin HBO special. Picking up the book, I knew that i would be entertained with his wittiness and crazy ideas. The way he talks about topics that are taboo is brave yet crazy. Throughly entertained through the read and highly recommend the book to anyone who love George Carlin and or loves comedy in general.
I had this sitting on my shelf for quite a while and never picked it up. While I was sorting through my books recently I decided it was time to read it. As usual Mr. Carlin's sense of humour is amazing. He has some profound thoughts on many subjects and expresses them with typical George Carlin sense of humour. His death was definitely a loss to contemporary comedy.
How would you NOT like a book wrote and narrated by George Carlin? No way!
George Carlin is really known for his weird sense of humor since ever. He is one of the best comedians this century and probably ever! There is no common sense and yet there is common sense, it is Carlin for God's sake.
Just, expect a lot of laughs, a lot of thinking and many many swearing words.
George Carlin is really known for his weird sense of humor since ever. He is one of the best comedians this century and probably ever! There is no common sense and yet there is common sense, it is Carlin for God's sake.
Just, expect a lot of laughs, a lot of thinking and many many swearing words.
I miss George Carlin so much. I laughed until I cried at this collection of Carlinisms. The man was a comedic genius....wry, ridiculous, irreverent, clever, and just plain funny. If you don't laugh while reading this book, you need to see a doctor. He was one of a kind and we won't see another like him.
I listened to the audio of this as well... And even though it rehashed a lot of the same topics as 'When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?', I liked this one better. It was more like a stand-up routine and less like a really bad Mad TV episode. Plus this was actually funny. Good enough for me. :)
This book is the first in Carlin's trilogy of pure comedic genius. From short sentences telling the president just what he could do to himself to long stories of insanity in today's society, Carlin never fails to entertain the sick mind.
"All music is the blues. All of it."
"The reason the mainstream is thought of as a stream is because of its shallowness."
"It's time to start slapping people."
"I wonder: On rainy nights, does the sandman send the mudman?"
Genius.
"The reason the mainstream is thought of as a stream is because of its shallowness."
"It's time to start slapping people."
"I wonder: On rainy nights, does the sandman send the mudman?"
Genius.
This book includes several of Carlin's well-known routines, as well as many quotes and insights from the beloved comedian. Although the overall set-up of the book is not very organized, it gives it the impression of being more of a personal collection of materials than the usual book. I believe it is a fair representation of Carlin's work.
It's George Carlin. If you like his stand-up then this book is up your alley.
His humor is interesting, engaging, gruesome, and many other characteristics I'm sure I could throw out. But all in all I found it hilarious. One of the few things to make me burst out laughing on the train and make me look like an idiot.
There's one description on the front page that I find sums this book neatly. Semantic distortion. He analyzes it, uses it, makes fun of it, and understands it. ...more
His humor is interesting, engaging, gruesome, and many other characteristics I'm sure I could throw out. But all in all I found it hilarious. One of the few things to make me burst out laughing on the train and make me look like an idiot.
There's one description on the front page that I find sums this book neatly. Semantic distortion. He analyzes it, uses it, makes fun of it, and understands it. ...more
I enjoy Carlin's stand up. Reading this boook seems to me to be a disjointed narrative of complaints and the humor didn't translate for me. Listen to Carlin on CD or watch him. That is far more enjoyable.
I enjoyed this book, but i realized that it was just a George Carlin Show in paper format. I enjoy his comedy but due to that reason i can't give it high marks. I did notice some new content but still.
Very interesting book....
After watching some of the late George Carlin's vedios and stand up comedy videos I was like "got to get his book"
Found it as an Audio book....and thanks God I did...coz I just LOVED IT ....
Such fun to listen too..ofcourse with him reading it with all the sounds..Amazing....not to mention....the really interesting things he says...Fuuny and makes you think of things you never really noticed ...
I never thought I would en...more
After watching some of the late George Carlin's vedios and stand up comedy videos I was like "got to get his book"
Found it as an Audio book....and thanks God I did...coz I just LOVED IT ....
Such fun to listen too..ofcourse with him reading it with all the sounds..Amazing....not to mention....the really interesting things he says...Fuuny and makes you think of things you never really noticed ...
I never thought I would en...more
If you need a laugh no better man to give it to you than George Carlin. He makes you think and laugh at the absurdities of everyday life and realize how rediculous the real world is.
This much insight into modern day consumer driven life should be mandatory criteria for 8th graders all across the world! George Carlin will forever be a man ahead of the curb.
Save yourself the time and gain more entertainment by listening to his CDs (or watching the specials). The classic Carlin delivery is lost in the books, but the Short Takes are funny as hell (even if I'd heard most of them before).
If you really like Carlin or are new to him, this is a lot more enteraining than if you know his "I'm going to make fun of language" routine. Can get old.
Absolutely hilarious, one of the funniest books I've ever read. Obviously a lot of his standup routine, so if you're not a fan of that, don't bother...otherwise, read it.
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