"Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business."
Dave Barry"The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting."
Dave Barry"As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula."
Dave Barry"It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate."
Dave Barry"The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl."
Dave Barry"I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford."
Dave Barry"Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it."
Dave Barry"We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail."
Dave Barry"Never assume that the guy understands that you and he have a relationship."
Dave Barry"Hobbies of any kind are boring except to people who have the same hobby. This is also true of religion, although you will not find me saying so in print."
Dave Barry"The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes."
Dave Barry"The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat."
Dave Barry"Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions."
Dave Barry"The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or fins."
Dave Barry"Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face."
Dave Barry"The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter."
Dave Barry"To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent."
Dave Barry"Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro."
Dave Barry"It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent."
Dave Barry