Dave Barry
Dave Barry
David McAlister "Dave" Barryis a Pulitzer Prize winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth3 July 1947
CityArmonk, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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In fact, when you get right down to it, almost every explanation Man came up with for anything until about 1926 was stupid.
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It was Public Art, defined as art that is purchased by experts who are not spending their own personal money.
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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.
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In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act that apparently had something to do with stamps.
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Violence and smut are of course everywhere on the airwaves. You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although sometimes you have to hunt around.
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Each year, millions of skiers come to Colorado to experience its superb emergency medical facilities.
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If God had wanted us to be concerned for the plight of the toads, he would have made them cute and furry.
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What may seem depressing or even tragic to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person, especially if he has had between four and seven beers.
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Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your knees bent?
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I want a pit crew... I hate the procedure I currently have to go through when I have car problems.
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Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough.
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The nuclear generator of brain sludge is television.
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The information encoded in your DNA determines your unique biological characteristics, such as sex, eye color, age and Social Security number.
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We idolized the Beatles, except for those of us who idolized the Rolling Stones, who in those days still had many of their original teeth.