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It may be meaningless, but at least it's a gesture.

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Dave Barry
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 3
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Armonk (New York)
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Although humans tend to view sex as mainly a fun recreational activity sometimes resulting in death, in nature it is a far more serious matter.
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The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates.
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We have been flooded with postal cards from all over the United States and several parallel universes. Just a quick glance though these cards is enough to remind you why this great nation, despite all the talk of decline, still leads the world in tranquilizer consumption.
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I think Superman should go on the Larry King show and announce that he would come back to life if people in all 50 states wanted him to.
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My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible.
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There's an old saying among scientific guys: You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, ideally by dropping a cement truck on them from a crane.
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Technically, Windows is an operating system, which means that it supplies your computer with the basic commands that it needs to suddenly, with no warning whatsoever, stop operating.
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of people try their hand at this demanding profession (humor columnist). After a few months, almost all of them have given up and gone back to the ninth grade.
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The United States tried, by depressing the clutch of diplomacy and downshifting the gearshift lever of rhetoric, to remain neutral, but it became increasingly obvious that the nation was going to get into a war, especially since it was almost 1812.
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We're deep into the holiday gift-giving season, as you can tell from the fact that everywhere you look, you see jolly old St. Nick urging you to purchase things, to the point where you want to slug him right in his bowl full of jelly.
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As you know, birds do not have sexual organs because they would interfere with flight.
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I argue very well. Just ask any of my remaining friends.
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Your job is to give people a reason to keep reading.
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One key lesson of history is that virtually anything, including afternoon or evening thundershowers, causes Germany to invade Belgium.
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In South Florida, we have industrial cockroaches that have to be equipped with loud warning beepers so you can get out of their way when they back up.
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Scientists now believe that the primary biological function of breasts is to make males stupid.
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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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Of course God enjoys a good prank as much as the next infallible deity.
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Cats are independent, by which I mean smart.
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Europeans, like some Americans, drive on the right side of the road, except in England, where they drive on both sides of the road Italy, where they drive on the sidewalk and France, where if necessary they will follow you right into the hotel lobby.
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