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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
Wed Nov 11, 2015, 08:50 PM Nov 2015

George Carlin, Euphemisms..1991, classic, or..(how language is changed to modify impact)

(those brackets are mine)

A true classic how Madison Ave modifies the impact of language over time.. (warning:very nasty to many groups..well. it is George Carlin)

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George Carlin, Euphemisms..1991, classic, or..(how language is changed to modify impact) (Original Post) Stuart G Nov 2015 OP
So spot on! valerief Nov 2015 #1
I miss him SO MUCH Warpy Nov 2015 #2
miss him and molly ivins. niyad Nov 2015 #4
Mentally challenged. IHateTheGOP Nov 2015 #6
The older he got the better he got passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #3
So do I. Stuart G Nov 2015 #8
k and r niyad Nov 2015 #5
And I'll bet ya he would have made an awsome debate moderator. Duckfan Nov 2015 #7

Warpy

(114,667 posts)
2. I miss him SO MUCH
Wed Nov 11, 2015, 09:07 PM
Nov 2015

I'd love to hear what he'd have to say about the current GOP lineup.

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
8. So do I.
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 10:07 AM
Nov 2015

After watching this one, I realized in a special way, what a brilliant person George really was.

Duckfan

(1,268 posts)
7. And I'll bet ya he would have made an awsome debate moderator.
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 01:30 AM
Nov 2015

Not sure he would have done it though.

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