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Monday, June 23, 2008 12:00 AM

Partial score: George Carlin, 71

The comedian, who died Sunday, talked about sports rarely, but he was funny and insightful when he did.
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  • Monday, June 23, 2008 01:21 AM

    Carlin at Carnegie

    I had this entire hour memorized by the time I was in Junior High. I loved the wordplay, and I still owe much of my cadence and my humor to those early HBO specials, which they ran ad nauseam in those days, and I watched 'em each and every time they came on.

    He was also one of the rare comedians who became deeper the older he got, not just relying on old schtick.

    Personally, I still think his suggestion to put a gasoline fire in the center of the basketball court to liven up the game is a great idea. It'd get me to watch the NBA for more than 5 minutes at a time.

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