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Old 03-17-2009, 10:33 PM   #23 (permalink)
Swingle1
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Originally Posted by philiam View Post
Good choices all. Eddie Murphy? Lenny paved the way for the later comics. He was as much a philosopher as a comic.
Ok... maybe not Eddie!

But I always think of Lenny more as a rebel. A philosopher speaks of things that should be. My take is that Lenny spoke more about things that shouldn't be. Sorta like George Carlin... only better... and earlier... when there was a much steeper price to pay.
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