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On the heels of George Carlin's #1 New York Times bestseller Napalm & Silly Putty comes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? -- infused with Carlin's trademark irreverent humor and biting cultural observations.
Here we go again . . . George Carlin's hilarious When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? offers his cutting-edge opinions and observational humor on everything from evasive euphemistic language to politicians to the media to dead people. Nothing and no one is safe!
Despite the current climate of political correctness, Carlin is not afraid to take on controversial topics:
- Carlin on the media: The media comprises equal parts business, politics, advertising, public relations, and show business. Nice combination. Enough bull for Texas to open a chain of branch offices.
- Carlin on the battle of the sexes: Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.
- Carlin on hygiene: When did they pass a law that says the people who make my sandwich have to be wearing gloves? I'm not comfortable with this. I don't want glove residue all over my food; it's not sanitary. Who knows where these gloves have been?
- Carlin on evasive language: Just to demonstrate how far using euphemisms in language has gone, some psychologists are now actually referring to ugly people as those with "severe appearance deficits." Hey, Doctor. How's that for "denial"?
- Carlin on politics: No self-respecting politician would ever admit to working in the government. They prefer to think of themselves "serving the nation." To help visualize the service they provide the country, you may wish to picture the things that take place on a stud farm.
In When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? Carlin's razor-sharp observations demolish everyday values and leave you laughing out loud--delivering exactly what his countless fans have been waiting for.
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"Classic Carlin. Definitely has to be heard, in his own voice, to be fully appreciated. Constantly found myself referring to things I'd just heard as applicable to my current life. So astute. A little perverse (sometimes without reason, thus the missing star) but overall excellent!"
— Greg (4 out of 5 stars)
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? Listener Reviews
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" George Carlin is so irreverent and abrasive you can't help but love him! This book is just a whole bunch of Carlin's ideas/wisdom/rants about everything from "No Smoking" signs to Canadians to Boy Scouts. I highly recommend it. "
— Nam, 2/8/2014 -
" It took me several months to finish this book. I've always found Carlin to be extremely intelligent and funny, but this one just didn't do it for me. "
— Floyd, 2/5/2014 -
" so damn funny, i love carlin "
— Kathy, 2/2/2014 -
" ON the plane? F**k you! I'm getting IN the plane! "
— Alsohn, 1/25/2014 -
" Hilarious, bizarre and a bit non-sequitur humour. "
— M, 1/21/2014 -
" some bits were funny, some were just weird, some made no sense, but do love the title!! "
— Mariaan, 1/20/2014 -
" A very disjointed book. Some parts were funny, especially the euhemism sections. A lot of the book wasn't funny or I found it be in bad or poor taste. "
— Natasha, 1/20/2014 -
" Classic Carlin. This guy never stopped thinking. "
— George, 1/20/2014 -
" meh...a few good laugh but I mostly wanted it to end. GC was a funny dude but this book was sort of dumb. "
— Josh, 1/17/2014 -
" Like a non-stop comedy routine. Pretentious, yes. Boring, no. "
— Brendan, 1/16/2014 -
" It was very hit or miss... spoken humor doesn't always translate so well to the written word. "
— J., 12/21/2013 -
" So this book was consistent all the way through. Some parts were very funny but mostly it was really surreal. I enjoyed it but it wasn't a book that I just couldnt put down so it's a solid three. "
— Adriane, 12/8/2013 -
" Aside from his booger humor, George Carlin is pretty darn funny. I love the 10 Commandments bit! "
— Stacy, 11/23/2013 -
" Carlin, you were the greatest. "
— Cantara, 11/16/2013 -
" I think George was caught up in his cynical, old man "everything in this world makes me cranky" mode......not as funny as his earlier books. There were a few funny chapters. But, the book was mainly long winded and smelling of old man coffee breath. "
— Erin, 10/25/2013 -
" I really wanted to like this, but it wasn't as funny as I thought it would be. He really pushed the crude humor to far for my taste. I cringed in multiple places, especially toward the end. "
— Darla, 10/8/2013 -
" George Carlin is spot on with today's politically correct speech and softening of vocabulary to make people feel warm and fuzzy. It's a fun book. "
— Diane, 7/26/2013 -
" Seemed forced and disjointed. Not his best. "
— Stacey, 5/17/2013 -
" Maybe it's the cultural difference,however,I didn't found this book so funny as supposed. "
— Miao, 1/6/2013 -
" Covers a lot of his work over the years in short "burts" of "wisdom". "
— Mihai, 12/9/2012 -
" too funny! I'm almost done but some of the passages I had to read again. "
— Michelle, 8/28/2012 -
" I brought this with me on a trip thinking it would be a funny, quick read. I couldn't even finish it (and I seldom leave a book unfinished!), and it wasn't funny at all. Not Carlin's best material. "
— Vicki, 7/23/2012 -
" Carlin is just as good in print as he is doing live stand up. Somebody give this guy a chill pill - he's ANGRY. "
— Cayr, 3/25/2012 -
" I love Carlin, but this book was pretty hit and miss. Basically, if you're familiar with his stand-up, then most of the material in this book won't feel especially new and exciting. "
— Polymathic, 2/12/2012 -
" If your human, read this book. "
— Jenny, 7/1/2011 -
" As always with George Carlin- he rants about everyone and everything. I was fortunate enough to see him live in Denver Co in 1998. His humor comes through in this book as if he was on on stage. RIP George. His humor was one if a kind. "
— Mary, 5/17/2011 -
" I love this book. So true, so funny, and so perfectly offensive in a style that only the late George Carlin can pull off. For anyone who loves his stand up, read this book. "
— Emily, 5/7/2011 -
" George Carlin is very funny and a very intelligent guy. I love his monologues on words. However, we are about 180 degrees apart on political views. But most of all this was very funny. Change of pace for me. "
— Brian, 5/4/2011 -
" Funny as all of Georges work. "
— Mary, 4/25/2011 -
" A very disjointed book. Some parts were funny, especially the euhemism sections. A lot of the book wasn't funny or I found it be in bad or poor taste. "
— Natasha, 4/10/2011 -
" I never tire of reading George Carlin's brand of humor and his take on life... It always make me chuckle, when I am down... R.I.P. George... "
— Corey, 4/9/2011 -
" Didn't bother finishing. Style is better suited to the spoken word than the written. "
— Sam, 3/24/2011 -
" This is good stuff, but it's 100% recycled material from his standup routines, and I mean VERBATIM. If you've already watched or listened to most of his material, you've already heard everything here. "
— Randy, 3/22/2011 -
" Most of the stuff in this book comes from his on stage performances. For any true Carlin fan it's a good read but it gets a little tiring after a while because he jumps back to the same topic of euphemisms more times than I cared to count. "
— Tj, 2/27/2011 -
" carlin was far funnier in person/on tv...the facial expressions added so much. the read, however, was still entertaining "
— Ssbrandes, 2/27/2011 -
" quite disappointing considering the rave reviews it got. In fact for a so-called "humour" collection, it's surprisingly not funny…unless you equate crassness with humour, which I don't. "
— Arati, 2/4/2011
About George Carlin
George Carlin (1937–2008) was a highly influential, award-winning stand-up comedian, author and performer. Receiving both critical acclaim and popular support throughout his career, his professional accomplishments include twenty-three comedy albums, three bestselling books, fourteen HBO specials and five Grammy wins. He has also been awarded the Freedom of Speech Award and The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.