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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 08:42 AM

    @debaser

    I think this digression is oddly apropos to Carlin's passing. To wit, my favorite bit of his is the "invisible man in the sky" routine.

    Carry on, crusaders!

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