“Carlin's bit, for reference.”
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Not to be confused with Groucho Marx's joke about belonging to clubs. :-) Carlin's bit, for reference. this video
George Carlin - The big club
1.1M views · May 5, 2014 · 3:14 · 0 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2017–2025
A short George Carlin routine in which he says the owners of the country run a big club and ordinary people are not in it.
Why Hacker News points people here: Quoted whenever commenters want to express that wealth and power are rigged against ordinary people, as in Robinhood or big-tech threads.
“Its a big club and you ain't in it" - George Carlin”HN comment, 2021
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“Pretty sure that's actually a George Carlin line, from a relatively famous routine of his.”
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> To put it in Bill Burr's words,"It's a big CLUB. And YOU AIN'T IN IT." Pretty sure that's actually a George Carlin line, from a relatively famous routine of his. Many, many clips, but here's a random one: this video
“Its a big club and you ain't in it" - George Carlin”
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"Its a big club and you ain't in it" - George Carlin Politicians + Government Lackeys, Media Hacks + Corrupt Wall Street + Think Tanks + 'not for profits' this video
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> It’s mind boggling how much money is floating around once you are part of the insider circle. it's a big club and you ain't in it [1] [1] this video