George Carlin, probably one of the most intelligent comedians around, passed away on Sunday due to a heart attack. If you don’t know who he is, check out his page on WikiPedia and his website.
In addition to being a great comedian, George had a “thing” for languages.. Here is a snippet from his website
Some favorite oxymorons:
- assistant supervisor
- new tradition
- original copy
- plastic glass
- uninvited guest
Some favorite redundancies:
- added bonus
- total abstinance
- young children
- exactly right
- subject matter
- revert back
- true fact
- honest truth
- sum total
- join together
- ferryboat
- free gift
- general public
- bare naked
- unique individual
- new initiative
- end result
RIP George..You will be missed.
