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Dave Barry Talks Back by Dave Barry
Reviewed by Reshi Kanuru



Dave Barry is a bucket full of laughs. He wrote the books Dave Barry Turns 40, Dave Barrry Talks Back, and many more. Dave writes articles for newspapers. He not only makes his article from what he researches but also from what readers send him. I read Dave Barry Talks Back and boy, was it funny. Dave talks about issues from parenting to his pets and then to dating. In the chapter named Taking The Manly Way Out in which he talks about dating, it says "When you ask a guy to call him he sudenly disappears in the guy Bermuda Triangle where alll your dates have went." (page 214). In the caption it shows a boy and a girl holding hands and the boy says, "I had such a good time, I hope I never see you again."

For you parents out there Dave teaches your kids neccesities and how to take a booring vaction so your kids will never want to go on a vacation again(doing this is a definite no,no). Dave also tells how when he got a Nintendo it changed his life forever.

Dave's nintendo rules:

Dave talks about his pets who he says are really dumb. When Dave's wife and Dave bought a expensive rug dave told the dogs, "No!No! Do not poop on the rug!" the dogs must of thought he said, "Go on the rug," because the dogs did it right in the middle of it. In the dog chapter the caption showed a male dog and female dog in the bar. The female dog is holding up a sign that reads, "Beware of dog" then the male dog says, "That is my sign too."

In another chapter Dave writes about how the congress tried to select a national insect but they gave up that silly idea. A national insect, now that is funny. Think about it, if you were walking down the street and by mistake you stepped on a bug and then you turn around and a crowd came chasing after you.

Speaking of boring, buying a car is real BORING. For all you car buyers, Dave has a few methods to buy a car without getting mad. When buying a car remember Dave's three rules:

  1. Car dealers never listen to you so don't ask questions.
  2. If a car is selling for $5000 it probably comes with 2000 options each costing $500
  3. Some of the $ 500 options include a steering wheel, seats , etc.

Last but not least, Dave's few chapters on spontaneous combustion. He writes that a cow on a few farms have spontaneously combusted. Just imagine your sitting on a plane when a guy gets up and says, "Give me your money or I will blow this whole plane up with this pig. So if you are looking for a funny and crazy book go to your nearest bookstore and buy DAVE BARRY TALKS BACK.

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