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
computer bigs
Megahertz: This is really, really big hertz.
knowing trying shapes
I never start a section of the story without knowing how it will end. I also consciously try to shape the story as though it were a movie.
office important affair
Another important rule of affair-having: Never be discreet at the office.
guitar picnics tables
Playing an unamplified electric guitar is like strumming on a picnic table.
jobs reading writing
Your job is to give people a reason to keep reading.
trying reader
I have never had a point in my life to make. I'm just trying to entertain the reader.
powerful organization mafia
AARP is a large and powerful organization, similar to the Mafia but more concerned about dietary fiber.
airports hell hares
...Hell, which as every frequent traveler knows, is in Concourse D of O'Hare Airport.
mean suits-you ties
I do not mean to suggest for a moment that all it takes to be a top executive is a custom-tailored European suit. You also need the correct shirt and tie.
people serious miami
People - just weird people are attracted to Miami. And they come there not for serious reasons, usually.
home responsibility beer
If God had wanted us to spend all our time fretting about the problems of home ownership, He would never have created beer. This is not to say that I am recommending that you totally ignore your responsibilities as a homeowner and just sit around all day with a can of beer in your hand. No indeed, I have long been a believer in purchasing bottled beer, and pouring it into a chilled glass.
country paint asks
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask whether your country has been inhaling paint-thinner fumes.
gestures statistics may
It may be meaningless, but at least it's a gesture.
giving miami give-me
Why else do we have Miami, if not to give me material?