Jose Carillo's Forum

THE LOUNGE

The Lounge is the newly expanded free-talk section of the Forum. You can post anything here about any topic outside English grammar and usage. Wide-ranging discussions and debates will be allowed in the Lounge subject only to the condition that the subjects are not unlawful, obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, and threatening. As in the Forum’s sections on English grammar and usage, we expect discussants to keep the Lounge a vibrant venue for relevant, healthy, and civilized discussions, not impertinent, angry, or violent ones.

So if you have any non-grammar thought or idea you’d like to share, make the Lounge the sounding board for it now! Let your fellow Forum members help you germinate the seed of that idea if it’s a good one—or terminate it if it turns out to be otherwise.

George Carlin raps—rhapsodizes?—on modern English buzzwords

Forum member Ed Maranan, the Palanca Awards Hall of Famer, would like to share with us this video of the late American standup comedian George Carlin (1937 – 2008) rapping on some modern English buzzwords. For those not in the know, Carlin was very popular on American television for his black humor as well as for his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. He was a five-time Grammy Awards winner for his comedy albums.

Ed just gave this caveat for viewing Carlin’s performance here: “The interrupted, stammering stream on YouTube insults the talent of Carlin. Patiently wait for the run to finish, then click replay to get the uninterrupted version...”

Get to that video performance now by simply clicking this link to YouTube:

Enjoy!

Click to read responses or post a response

View the complete list of postings in this section

 




Copyright © 2010 by Aperture Web Development. All rights reserved.

Page best viewed with:

Mozilla FirefoxGoogle Chrome

Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Page last modified: 1 November, 2011, 2:15 p.m.