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George Carlin - Idiot and Maniac

Luis RodriguesCited 3× on HN, 2020–2026
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comedy · general · evergreen · 2020–2026 on HN

A very short clip of George Carlin's bit on idiots and maniacs, about the other drivers on the road.

HN uses it only as a joke reference when talking about bad drivers or poor code.

3 comments from Hacker News

@TZubiri2026-02 · in “NullFramework: A no-op framework (for Python)”

I operate at just the right level of abstraction, anyone higher is a script kiddie and anyone lower is a toolchain developer. ▶ this video That said, not sure about assembly, but there may be a case for prototyping in C before yielding to some python ex machina. Same thing with assembly, but I am a mere mortal and know my limits

@quesera2024-03 · in “Practical Railway-Oriented Pipelines in Ruby”

Attribution is not only for living people. You got the quote close enough for a plagiarism complaint. :) ▶ this video

@perceptronas2020-02 · in “New Finnish study confirms that BMW and Audi owners drive like idiots”

Everyone who drives slower than me is an idiot, everyone who drives faster than me is a maniac [1] [1] - ▶ this video (George Carlin)