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Dave Barry is an American humor columnist, author, and novelist. He was born in Armonk, New York, in 1947. He has written a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald since 1983. 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).

Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.

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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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I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.

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The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates.

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I love the Olympics, because they enable people from all over the world to come together and--regardless of their political or cultural differences--accuse each other of cheating.

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It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a biological thing. This is why it takes several million sperm cells... to locate a female egg, despite the fact that the egg is, relative to them, the size of Wisconsin.

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Aside from velcro, time is the most mysterious substance in the universe. You can't see it or touch it, yet a plumber can charge you upwards of seventy-five dollars per hour for it, without necessarily fixing anything.

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If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.

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Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.

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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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The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter.

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Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.

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