RIP George Carlin: Tributes from the virtual world
See some of the highlights from the STL twittersphere and beyond on the death of George Carlin yesterday.
rednektek: Retweet of @ScottMonty In honor of George Carlin, a quote from Al Sleet, Tonight’s forecast: dark, w/widely scattered light by morning.
jimdunn: In honor of george carlin I will attempt to use each of the 7 dirty words in a sentence today. F*** Hoover and good morning twitters.
DtotheUG: RIP George Carlin, now you can ask JC where the pork chops are.
chriszygmont: George Carlin was the best ever narrator on Thomas the Tank Engine. God bless your soul. Good-bye George.
TheBrad: Carlin: “If you can’t beat them, arrange to have them beaten.”
Here’s the Facebook group, with more than 4,100 fans at this moment.
Legacy.com set up a memorial guest book within minutes of the news breaking — which includes this tribute: “The good news is, you didn’t die…..you passed away. — Keith Crocket, Land O Lakes, Fla.”
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Kurt is the director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, where he has worked since August 2002. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor. 
I have noticed lately that those I grew up knowing in a media way are rapidly becoming dead. You can bring back fictional characters like Simon Templar but the real ones stay dead.