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Young Phillies Fan Instructs The Crowd When To Cheer

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I’m apparently way behind the crowd on this one, because the folks at work told me they first saw this clip on Jimmy Kimmel.

Context: Will is two and a half. His folks have taught him the ever present “How big is Will? So big!” game where little ones are taught to raise their arms in the air and Mom and Dad cheer that they’re so big.

But they’re at the Phillies parade, waiting for it to start. Now, how the crowd on the other side of the street got involved I’ll probably never know, but when Will raises his arms to show how big he is, the whole block cheers.

If this doesn’t make you smile, well, I’m not sure what will. Best with sound.

We’ll miss you, George.

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Carlin’s the kind of guy I disagreed with in at least 2/3rds of all the cases and statements he spewed during a stand-up routine. It might’ve been more than 2/3rds but I was laughing so hard at the bits I disagreed with that I couldn’t hear the rest.

Outside of paternal influence, he was probably the first time I’d heard filthy language, and he was almost assuredly — with Dennis Leary — one of the first times I’d heard “fuck” used as a noun, verb, exclamatory, etc. etc. by someone who obviously had a brain in their head and wasn’t just cursing to piss someone off.

 

 

Here’s hoping that wherever you are, George, you’ve got a comfy chair and a good view — and that we’re all able to prove you wrong.