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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The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.
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I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War.
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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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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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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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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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Newspaper readership is declining like crazy. In fact, there's a good chance that nobody is reading my column.
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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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A gene can be either dominant or recessive, depending on which type of gene it is.
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The real threat to whales is whaling, which has endangered many whale species.
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The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.
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Never assume that the guy understands that you and he have a relationship.
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My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible.