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විශ්වාස කරන්න පුලුවන්ද මේ ඉන්නේ අම්මලා දුවලා ආච්චිලා ලොවම මවිතයට පත්කළ පවුලක් Much More Than "Seven Dirty Words"

Much More Than Seven Dirty WordsGeorge Carlin passed away early this morning. He was truly a pioneer in bservational humor and many of his skits will live on for years to come.Carlin's accomplishments include: hosting the first ever Saturday Night Live, 130 appearances on the Tonight Show, 23 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials, 3 books, and appearances in such movies as Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Carlin is, perhaps, best known for his "Seven Dirty Words" skit. In this sketch, he describes the seven obscene words that people cannot say on the air. While performing this parody in Milwaukee in 1972, Carlin was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace. When a radio station played his material without beeping out the "offensive" words, Carlin's material reached the Supreme Court. The High Court ruled that his material was indecent, but not obscene. You can listen to this skit for yourself on YouTube at: As a sports fan, I also enjoyed his comparison of baseball and football. He accurately describes baseball as a nineteenth century pastoral game and football as a twentieth century violent sport indicative of present-day society. If you enjoy sports and have never heard this skit, treat yourself!
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