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The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Considered Empire Historical Just Like Now Period Roman Roman Empire Sixties

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The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Chat Future Internet Shaping Society Through Transforming

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Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Bullet Catch Count Did Increasing Metric Popularity Really States System Thus Unless You

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Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Down Face Fun Knocking Outdoor Skiing Trees Your

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Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Any Any Circumstances Circumstances Never Night Pill Same Sleeping Take

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Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Chicago Fans Football Games Intelligent January More Off Only Sharks Shirts Take Those Tough Who

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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.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Ask Biological Cells Despite Directions Egg Fact Female Guys Locate Million Relative Several Size Sperm Takes Them Thing Why Will Wisconsin

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The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Computer Idiot Mean Professional Used User Word

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Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Activity Enough Feel Lethal People Popular Regular Skiing Snowboarding Very Who

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The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Camping Clark Expedition Lewis Lewis And Clark Trip Ultimate

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: July 3rd, 1947

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