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When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
Author: George Carlin
Book Information
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9781401308216 - ISBN-10: 140130821X
Publication Date: 10/19/2005
Pages: 320

Book Description:
Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller that takes readers on a riotous journey through the mind of one of America’s premier comics

George Carlin’s legendary irreverence and iconoclasm are on full display in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? as he vainly scours the American landscape for signs of intelligence in his third national bestseller. Ranging from his absurdist side (Message from a Cockroach; TV News: The Death of Humpty Dumpty; Tips for Serial Killers) to his unerring ear for American speech (Politician Talk; Societal Clichés; Euphemisms: 13 sections) to his unsparing views on America and its values (War, God, Stuff Like That; Zero Tolerance; Tired of the Handi-crap), Carlin delivers everything that his fans expect, and then adds a few surprises.

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.


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Top Member Reviews

Denise A. from CLARKSTON, GA wrote on 6/21/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

LOVED this book! So hilarious! Carlin is a genius in the truest sense. A friend of mine and I believe that most of the ideas Carlin has about how our government should run might actually work!

Bobbie L. (nascargal) from GRAND RAPIDS, MI wrote on 2/3/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Not as funny as I would have liked to read from George Carlin, however, the book is worth a look. It does have its moments. In case you are not a George Carlin fan, you may not like the language although it did not bother me.


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John O. (buzzby) from LA QUINTA, CA wrote on 6/14/2008...


Very little reference to our savior (unless followed by a "Christ" and an exclamation mark) or porcine products in the entire book.

Tracy F. from ORLANDO, FL wrote on 7/13/2007...


From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. There's no better way to enjoy one of Carlin's books than to hear him read it himself. With his gravelly voice, Carlin sounds like a foul-mouthed, grumpy grandfather as he riffs on everything from politics and the improper use of language to plane-boarding etiquette and the differences between the sexes. He's alternately crude ("Every evening at seven-thirty, citizens and consumers get a chance to sound off and air their complaints. Don't miss Blow It Out Your Ass!...") and outrageously funny (such as when he compares people of faith to UFO believers), and he's always irreverent ("A children's museum sounds like a good idea, but I would imagine it's not very easy to breathe inside the little glass cases"). The one topic that gets under his skin is euphemisms and, related to that, political correctness: "I can remember when I was young that poor people lived in slums. Not anymore. These days, the economically disadvantaged occupy substandard housing in the inner cities. It's so much nicer for them." Needless to say, Carlin has his comic timing down pat. His energetic reading is punctuated by conversational bits ("Hah? Whaddya think? Maybe?") and enhanced by his deft vocal variation (such as when he's narrating the "Continuing Story of Mary & Joseph"), making listeners will feel as if they've got a front-row seat at one of his comedy shows.
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Cathy G. from BAR HARBOR, ME wrote on 2/15/2007...


George Carlin? He has lots to say, in a manner that is strictly for adults. Lots of swears sprinkled liberally throughout.

Patricia T. from FORT PIERCE, FL wrote on 9/17/2006...


I chuckled all the way through. Loved it.

Janis L. (Janis) from TIBURON, CA wrote on 9/13/2006...


Where would American thought be without George Carlin?

Bill M. (billymac00) from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote on 3/22/2006...


NY Times Bestseller

Judy F. (Beachie) from JACKSONVILLE, FL wrote on 2/7/2006...


This book is about George Carlin's views on just about everything--very funny.

Michelle O. (terrafreaky) wrote on 12/27/2005...


I love Carlin. What else is there to say? :)