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Dave Barry
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 3
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Miami, you can never run out of material. As long as you have Miami around you, you will never, never stop being amused.
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Dinner Special - Turkey $2.35 Chicken or Beef $2.25 Children $2.00
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I suspect that LaGuardia is an elaborate prank, and New York has a real airport nearby that only locals know about.
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Meetings are places where dead ideas rise from their graves and eat the brains of the living.
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I don't have any insight or understanding on anything about the government. All I think is that it's stupid - which is the one perspective that's almost completely lacking in Washington.
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I care about our young people, and I wish them great success, because they are our Hope for the Future, and some day, when my generation retires, they will have to pay us trillions of dollars in social security
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Technology is constantly improving our lives. Look at the cellular telephone. Just ten years ago, virtually nobody was able to get into a car crash caused by trying to steer and dial at the same time today, people do this all the time.
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You might have mentioned this to me Molly,” said Leonard. “The fact that there are hostile natives on the island.” “I forgot,” said Molly. “You forgot?” said Leonard. “There’s been a lot happening,” said Molly.
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It may be meaningless, but at least it's a gesture.
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It was you readers who really came through, proving once again that when the American people decide to get involved in a problem, it is best not to let them have any sharp implements.
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If there really is a God who created the entire universe with all of its glories, and He decides to deliver a message to humanity, He will not use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.
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Florida's number three industry, behind tourism and skin cancer, is voter fraud.
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American consumers have no problem with carcinogens, but they will not purchase any product, including floor wax, that has fat in it.
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Avoid the traffic by using one of the park's shuttle buses and view the elk rut with a park ranger.
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When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
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