Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV

George Carlin, admired for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and groundbreaking routines such as the infamous "Seven Words You Can Never Use on Television," died aged 71 in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Initially he became known for the anti-establishment edge to his comedy. For example there were offbeat characters like the wacky sportscaster Biff Barf and the laid back weatherman Al Sleet.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who laughed at skits such as.. "The weather was dominated by a large Canadian low, which is not to be confused with a Mexican high. Tonight's forecast . . . dark, continued mostly dark tonight turning to widely scattered light in the morning."

Carlin's jokes constantly breached the accepted boundaries of comedy and language, particularly with his routine on the "Seven Words" — all of which are taboo on broadcast TV and radio to this day. When he uttered all seven at a show in Milwaukee in 1972, he was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace, freed on $150 bail and exonerated when a Wisconsin judge dismissed the case, saying it was indecent but citing free speech and the lack of any disturbance.

I'm not going to share the seven words you can never say on TV - they are probably the same as the seven words should should never post to a blog!