Dave Barry--Novelist, Humorist

You Want to Laugh Yourself Silly?  You Want a Belly Laugh? Dave's Novels and Essays Will Do That!

Whether it's the tourists swarming in Florida, or a new study by NASA, or some inane comment by one of our politicians, Dave will latch onto it like a perturbed bulldog and will shake it until something funny pops out. Yes, he greatly enhances the readability of his numerous books, novels, and essays by including liberal scatterings of the word "booger" and "pooties"...  and remember, he is well-known in the journalism world and the literature world and the literate world as "Mr. Language Person".  So, if you ever wonder why your infinitives are split or your participles are dangling, he's the one who'll have the answer!  And he'll always be able to explain why conjunctions are good for starting sentences and prepositions are good for ending sentences with! At this juncture in time and due to the fact that on account of because time's a wastin', I'll get back to the point of this Squidoo lens...

But I do have to put in a plug for my grammar page!

His skill in writing as a regular columnist is transfered over to his prolific writing for books. Really, I'm not making this up! Actually, many of his books are compilations of his many columns--most of which are collected according to a theme. These themes include the Man-Woman Relationship, the World of Work, Babies, Politics, Computers, and other topics of extreme interest.

It's Dave's writings that got my teenaged kid somewhat interested in reading (maybe it was the prolific use of the words "boogers" and "pooties"--ya never know.)  Whatever it was, my son's writing will never be the same.

So... if you want a belly laugh, if you want to blow chocolate milk or soda out your nose with explosive force, if you want to bring tears to your eyes from ribsplitting humor, get one of Dave's books and wade through the "boogers" and "pooties" today.

Sometimes humor is the best medicine--and this is industrial-grade stuff. Just be sure to swallow that chocolate milk or soda or coffee before you attempt to read these wild escapades through Dave's imagination.