Who is Bill Hicks

William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy.

At the age of 16, while still in high school, Hicks began performing at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas. During the 1980s, he toured the U.S. extensively and made a number of high-profile television appearances, but it was in the UK that he amassed a significant fan base, filling large venues during his 1991 tour. He also achieved some recognition as a guitarist and songwriter.

Hicks died of pancreatic cancer on February 26, 1994, at the age of 32. In subsequent years, his work...
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Blackintheempir: obama got the peace prize for getting us involved in 5 more wars, becoming the king of the drone strike (90% killed civilians), destroying libya and aiding in the start of the genocide in yemen you think xi will get it for bringing the saudis and iran into normalizing relations.
Justinamash: the restrict act isn’t about banning tiktok; it’s about controlling you. it gives broad powers to the executive branch, with few checks, and will be abused in every way you can imagine.
Greg_price11: the bill to ban tiktok is absolutely terrifying. it gives the government the ability to go after anyone they deem as a national security risk at which point they can access everything from their computer to video games to their ring light. this is a patriot act for the internet.
O70212: people often ask me where i stand politically. it's not that i disagree with bush's economic policy or his foreign policy, it's that i believe he was a child of satan sent here to destroy the planet earth. little to the left.,bill hicks,humor, politics,
Rjcantrell: to be fair, his constituents already knew this was his entire personality. r or d, 2a or no, we shouldn’t mix weapons and elections. when bill hicks did the rifle-pin joke (about jfk), i thought his intent was modest proposal-style satire, because no one would actually… right?
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A Woman-s Sonnets: Ii
 by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

Nay, dear one, ask me not to leave thee yet.
Let me a little longer hold thy hand.
Too soon it is to bid me to forget
The joys I was so late to understand.
The future holds but a blank face for me,
The past is all confused with tears and grey,
But the sweet present, while thy smiles I see,
Is perfect sunlight, an unclouded day.
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