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"In fact, just about all the major natural attractions you find in the West -- the Grand Canyon, the Badlands, the Goodlands, the Mediocrelands, the Rocky Mountains and Robert Redford -- were caused by erosion." Dave Barry 4.0 avg (3 votes)
"It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent." Dave Barry 4.3 avg (4 votes)
"It is a good idea to "shop around" before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his Mercedes. Ask about the competence of his mechanic. Don't be shy! After all, you're paying for it." Dave Barry 4.5 avg (4 votes)
"It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate." Dave Barry 4.3 avg (3 votes)
"Karate is a form of marital arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world." Dave Barry 4.2 avg (12 votes)
"Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it." Dave Barry 4.6 avg (5 votes)
"Like many members of the uncultured, Cheez-It consuming public, I am not good at grasping modern art." Dave Barry 4.7 avg (3 votes)
"Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators." Dave Barry 4.7 avg (3 votes)
"Magnetism is one of the Six Fundamental Forces of the Universe, with the other five being Gravity, Duct Tape, Whining, Remote Control, and The Force That Pulls Dogs Toward The Groins Of Strangers." Dave Barry 4.8 avg (5 votes)
"Males have a lot of trouble not looking at breasts. What is worse, males cannot look at breasts and think at the same time. In fact, scientists now believe that the primary biological function of breasts is to make males stupid. This was proved in a famous 1978 laboratory experiment wherein a team of leading male psychological researchers at Yale deliberately looked at photographs of breasts every day for two years, at the end of which they concluded that they had failed to take any notes. "We forgot," they said. "We'll have to do it over."" Dave Barry 4.9 avg (10 votes)
"MEGAHERTZ: This is a really, really big hertz." Dave Barry 4.3 avg (3 votes)
"My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already." Dave Barry 4.4 avg (7 votes)
"Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer." Dave Barry 4.2 avg (5 votes)
"Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice." Dave Barry 5.0 avg (6 votes)
"Puns are little plays on words that a certain breed of person loves to spring on you and then look at you in a certain self-satisfied way to indicate that he thinks that you must think that he is by far the cleverest person on Earth now that Benjamin Franklin is dead." Dave Barry 4.8 avg (8 votes)
"People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them." Dave Barry 4.9 avg (15 votes)
"Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face." Dave Barry 4.8 avg (6 votes)
"Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough." Dave Barry 4.4 avg (5 votes)
"Talking about golf is always boring. (Playing golf can be interesting, but not the part where you try to hit the little ball; only the part where you drive the cart.)" Dave Barry 4.5 avg (2 votes)
"The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery." Dave Barry, Politics 4.1 avg (10 votes)


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