Who is Dave Barry

David McAlister Barry (born July 3, 1947) is an 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 comic novels and children's novels. Barry's honors include the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1988) and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2005).

Barry has defined a sense of humor as "a measurement of the extent to which we realize that we are trapped in a world almost totally devoid of reason. Laughter is how we express the anxiety we feel at this knowledge."

Early life and education

Barry was born in Armonk, New York where his father, David W. Barry, was a Presbyterian minister. He was educated at Wampus ...
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Dave Barry Poems

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Dave Barry Quotes

• Guys are simple... women are not simple and they always assume that men must be just as complicated as they are, only way more mysterious. The whole point is guys are not thinking much. They are just what they appear to be. Tragically.
• It was Public Art, defined as art that is purchased by experts who are not spending their own personal money.
• Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.
• We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.
• Never assume that the guy understands that you and he have a relationship.

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Comments about Dave Barry

• Jamiedupree: chaplain barry black opened the u.s. senate today with more than a prayer. it was a call for congress to do something to prevent school shootings. "when babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers."
• Dubabasketball: i haven't been able to slam-dunk the basketball for the past five years. or, for the thirty-eight years before that, either. ~dave barry
• Kenya0xbon: dave barry's book of bad songs 2nzrluw
• Ee_sport: barry robson confirmed as aberdeen boss until end of season, with chairman dave cormack explaining dons' decision
• Pandjsport: barry robson confirmed as aberdeen boss until end of season, with chairman dave cormack explaining dons' decision

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