Barry, Dave

1947 - David Barry, Jr. was born 3rd of July in Armonk, New York.

1965 - He was educated at Pleasantville High School.

1969 - Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in Haverford College.

1983 - Hired by Gene Weingarten as a humor columnist for the Miami Herald.

1988 - Barry won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.

1992 - Some authors including Barry formed a band for charity: The Rock Bottom Remainders.

1993-1997 - The CBS broadcast the situation comedy Dave's World for four seasons, based on the books Dave Barry Turns 40 and Dave Barry's Greatest Hits.

Barry wrote his novel, Big Trouble, was made into a motion picture.

1996 - David Barry wrote "Dave Barry in Cyberspace"

1997 - Barry authored the "Dave Barry Is From Mars and Venus".

• "Karate is a form of martial 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."
• "Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice as large teeming flaw colonies, the result being that they get on each other's nerves and regularly erupt into vicious emotional shouting matches over such issues as toaster settings."
• "In the past decade or so, the women's magazines have taken to running home-handyperson articles suggesting that women can learn to fix things just as well as men. These articles are apparently based on the ludicrous assumption that _men_ know how to fix things, when in fact all they know how to do is _look_ at things in a certain squinty-eyed manner, which they learned in Wood Shop; eventually, when enough things in the home are broken, they take a job requiring them to transfer to another home."
• "I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. 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."
• "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates."