Talks to Watch

George Carlin - Idiot and Maniac

132K views · Jun 21, 2012 · 0:21 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2020–2026

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

Why Hacker News points people here: HN uses it only as a joke reference when talking about bad drivers or poor code.

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JokeperceptronasFeb 2020
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Everyone who drives slower than me is an idiot, everyone who drives faster than me is a maniac [1] [1] - this video (George Carlin)

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JokequeseraMar 2024
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Attribution is not only for living people. You got the quote close enough for a plagiarism complaint. :) this video

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JokeTZubiriFeb 2026
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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

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