George Carlin: Earth with Plastic

Emperor Ing · 228.7K views · 2013-06-20 · 4:07

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Overview

A short George Carlin bit on the Earth and plastic, in which he suggests the planet may have let humans evolve just to make plastic. The upload is edited to be more safe for work.

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Quoted as a joke in threads about plastic, climate and the meaning of life.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2017–2026

Topics

Stand-up & sketch comedy Environment, agriculture & food systems

What people said

Bender · 2026-06 · Joke / meme
What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? George Carlin had a theory and I can't find any noteworthy flaws in it. [1] Our entire purpose could be to make plastic. [1] - [VIDEO]
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mrweasel · 2025-11 · Joke / meme
As George Carlin suggested, maybe the only reason why the planet allowed us to evolve was to that it could have plastic: [VIDEO]
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LinuxBender · 2017-07 · Joke / meme
Is it possible that there isn't a climate problem? Perhaps we have served our purpose[1] and now the Earth is simply shedding us. [1] [VIDEO]
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