Brain Droppings

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Summary: Laugh out loud, side splitting funny.
Review: CARLIN RULES!! So much to laugh about, think about. Just when I think, Man, he's nuts, he starts making sense. I've always enjoyed his comedy and now his cynicism, this is great comedy. I was in the elevator with my book and a grey hair told me her husband got her the book for Christmas and she just thinks he's great. George is timeless, a man for all ages. I always watch his TV comedy specials, but having his thoughts, jokes and etc mobile thats how I like him. I can get a Carlin fix at my leisure day or night. Thanks for the written word.

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Summary: Carlin's book devilishly displays one of our premier wits.
Review: Over a 3 day time frame, this book absolutely kept me in stitches; six days later, I would still break up at the quiet, personal humor that Carlin just bumps into during the normal course of a days travel and observation. George Carlin is a jewel.

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Summary: Great collection of random and maybe dangerous thoughts.
Review: This funny collection of random thoughts can be picked up and put down repeatedly making it a great book to put in your "out house" library. There is some wisdom tween the laughs and let's face it most of us think better on the "hopper" any how.

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Summary: THE LAUGHING CYNIC
Review: When I first started listening to George Carlin a few years ago, I reacted with mixed feelings. I laughed until weeping at his hilarious observations, but often cringed when he'd say something like 'I want to see people in the streets killing policmen.' His manic nihilism often scared the cheese out of me. However, as I patronized his comedy more and more, I learned to just relax and go with his maniacal flow. That is the way to read BRAIN DROPPINGS; with an open mind and a desire for belly laughs. I may be speaking from a less-than-impartial point of view here since my own worldview is a few shades darker than the Roman catacombs, but I still think that Carlin's brand of hilarity is humor at it's most visceral, boundless and prickly best.

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Summary: This book ROCKS!
Review: George Carlin rocks! He's been THE Funniest man ever! I strongly recomend this book for any one that needs a few days of laughing!

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Summary: Carlin is Da man
Review: George Carlin has been entertaining us for years with concerts, albums, and plenty of HBO specials. And finally, he got his ideas on paper. George Carlin's "Brain Droppings" has to be the funniest and most entertaining book I've read in a long time. In it, Carlin bashes the english language and our over-used expressions. He also talks about his basic problems with human nature and it is just laugh out funny. He does use a lot of foul language in the book and some of his ideas may offend certain readers. But not this reader. I can't wait until George Carlin writes a sequel to this book.

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Summary: Good to hear, poor to read. Sorry George.
Review: I was sorry to see how poorly Carlin converted to text. The old material is not so bad, but much of the new material seems rather repetitive and redundant. His proposed solutions to numerous problems are all the same violence that ceased to be shocking years ago. There are few worthwhile sections, the best of which might be the criticism of misused phrases and terms.

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Summary: A must-have book for comedy lovers!!!
Review: George Carlin is the master of comedy. He tells the world like it is, and makes it hilarious to read about! I hightly recommend this book, even to people who have never heard his work.

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Summary: Almost Perfect
Review: Playful, profane, funny... typical George Carlin! One of the jokes I enjoyed the most had to of been about going out to eat in "Dealing With the Waiter" this is how George Carlin explains it. "When the waiter recites a long list of specials, act really interested. When he says, 'Today we have goat-cheese terrine with arugula juice, sauteed cod with capers and baby vegetables, coastal shrimp cooked in spiced carrot juice, roast free-range chicken with ginger and chickpea fries, and duck breast in truffle juice,' act like you're completely involved. Say, 'The cod. What is the cod sauteed in?' 'A blend of canola and tomato oils.' (No hurry here.) 'Ahhh, yes! [pointing thoughtfully at the waiter] I'll have the grilled cheese sandwich." When I read that, I could see somebody actually doing that to a waiter! Although the book was funny, at times it seemed like Carlin was contridicting himself. Like when Carlin suggests that you should definitely "live in the past," when earlier he attacks Americans for their focus on that very frame of mind. This was the first book I have read by George Carlin but, I thought it was pretty good so I am planning on reading more books of this nature in the future.

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Summary: A sad end for a once entertaining comedian.
Review: George Carlin has neither grown nor improved with age. Where once he could find the humor in daily life, he now finds only cynicism and obscenity. There is little insight and less laughter in these musings from a tired and discouraged old failure at life. There are some good sections in the book. His "I CAN'T RECALL" and "A PLACE FOR YOUR STUFF" show some of his former talent. Some of the "Short Takes Part 1" do so as well. This could have made a good 2 page pamphlet by leaving out those pieces which are cynical, bitter, or merely obscene. A real disappointment of a book. I am left with a deep sense of pity for the man.