1,059 Quotes by Dave Barry

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    Your basic guy is into a straight-ahead, bottom-line kind of thought process that does not work nearly as well with the infinitely subtle complexities of human relationships as it does with calculating how much gravel is needed to cover a given driveway.

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    The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it.

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    Alan Zweibel is the funniest writer in the world. He might be even funnier when he's naked, but I'm afraid to find out.

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    I shared this insight with some other boat owners, and they all agreed that, definitely, putting your boar into the water is asking for trouble. Most of them have had their boats sitting in their driveways long enough to be registered historical landmarks.

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    It was by far just a one-girl show. She led every offensive and defensive category for Bishop Kearney today. She definitely carried Bishop Kearney today.

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    The method preferred by most balding men for making themselves look silly is called the comb over.

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    One day soon the Gillette company will announce the development of a razor that, thanks to a computer microchip, can actually travel ahead in time and shave beard hairs that don't even exist yet

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