Football, by George

The passing of George Carlin came much too soon. Reports say it was his heart, but I think there was so much genius pent up in that wiry little frame that his head just exploded. Just about everything he did was brilliant and almost always hysterically funny. This skit isn't necessarily his most amusing or even groundbreaking, as was the "7 words you can't say on TV." But it's my favorite. I learned football Saturday mornings in Michigan Stadium, or listening to the games on the radio. Each season, before the first kickoff, WJR radio 760 AM in Detroit played Carlin. Or was it CKLW? And yeah, you can listen to it in mixed company.

Cheers, George.