THESE ARE NOT GEORGE CARLIN! Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 3:02 PM Subject: Fw: George Carlinism's > > > > > George Carlinism's > > > > 1. If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does > he > > become disoriented? > > > > 2. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland > > called Holes? > > > > 3. Why do we say something is out of whack? What's a whack? > > > > 4. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery? > > > > 5. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? > > > > 6. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? > > > > 7. When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts", and you put your > two > > cents in, what happens to the other penny? > > > > 8. Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? > > > > 9. Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to > > begin with. > > > > 10. When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say? > > > > 11. Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who > > drives a race car not called a racist? > > > > 12. Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites? > > > > 13. Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things? > > > > 14. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one? > > > > 15. "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. > > Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence? > > > > 16. If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow > that > > electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models > > deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed? > > > > 17. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP? > > > > 18. Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks? > > > > 19. What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men? > > > > 20. Why do people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get > older? > > Are they cramming for their final exam? > > > > 21. Our mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so > what > > do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks? > > > > 22. Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are > we > > supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on > the > > postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the > mail? > > > > 23. If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are > the > > others here for? > > > > 24. You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive. > > > > 25. No one ever says, "It's only a game", when their team is winning. > > > > 26. Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag? > > > > 27. Last night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime next door > went > > nuts. > > > > 28. Whatever happened to Preparations A through G? > > > > > > > > > > >