“The Two Commandments“ I have a problem with the Ten Commandments. Here it is: Why are there ten? We don’t need that many. I think the list of commandments was deliberately and artificially inflated to get it up to ten. It’s clearly a padded list. Here’s how it happened: About five hundred years ago, a [...]
“Farm System: Thugs, Pervs, Nuts, and Drunks“ Here’s another one of my really good ideas. I’m going to save us a whole lot of money on prisons, but at the same time I’m going to remove from society many of our more annoying citizens. Four groups are goin’ away — permanently! First group: Violent Criminals. [...]
“Euphemistic Bullshit“ I don’t like euphemistic language, words that shade the truth. American English is packed with euphemism, because Americans have trouble dealing with reality, and in order to shield themselves from it they use soft language. And somehow it gets worse with every generation. Here’s an example. There’s a condition in combat that occurs [...]
“Cars and Driving: Part One” From Carlin’s 2001 book, Napalm and Silly Putty Ridin’ or Drivin’? You wanna go for a ride? Okay, let’s go for a ride. Well, actually, you’ll go for a ride, I’ll go for a drive. The one who drives the car goes for a drive. The other person goes for [...]
