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Word: kidhood (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Last year's Grammy for Best Comedy Record went to George Carlin, 36, who began as a straight-suited standup. Now sporting chest-length locks and painted undershirts, Carlin tells low-key tales of his kidhood on the fringes of Harlem: "You put five white guys and five black guys together and after a month . . . what you'll see is redheaded guys named Duffy sayin' 'What's happenin', baby?' " Carlin also deals heavily in various bodily functions. In one routine called "Filthy Words," he blithely reels off the rapidly dwindling list of banned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Man, Is That Funny? | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

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