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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Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep.
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I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories.
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The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.
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We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires.
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'Escargot' is French for 'fat crawling bag of phlegm'.
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Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
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Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.
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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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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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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.
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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.