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6.23.2008

Aw, Man...

"'Older' sounds a little better than 'old,' doesn't it? Sounds like it might even last a little longer... I'm getting old. And it's OK. Because thanks to our fear of death in this country I won't have to die — I'll 'pass away.' Or I'll 'expire,' like a magazine subscription. If it happens in the hospital they'll call it a 'terminal episode.' The insurance company will refer to it as 'negative patient care outcome.' And if it's the result of malpractice they'll say it was a 'therapeutic misadventure.'" George Carlin (1937-2008)

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