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Carlin's legacy was his breaking of barriers
"Always do whatever's next," George Carlin, who died Sunday at 71, once famously said. He did, and the rest of the culture followed.
Forget those seven words, which you still mostly won't hear on commercial TV. Carlin's influence was of the sort that went beyond mere obscenity and mere television as well. It was a language-busting, barrier-breaking influence that soared past TV and strafed...
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