At this time of year – as the shopping, buying, acquiring frenzy heats up – I think it’s particularly appropriate to listen to the late, great comedian George Carlin’s classic stand-up routine telling us the hard but humorous truth about all the “stuff” in our homes and lives. This clip is from his 1986 appearance at Comic Relief, an annual charitable event. George, thanks for the laughs and the reminder that the true meaning of life is not – and never will be – found in “stuff”.

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