Dave Barry: 15 Things It Took Me Over 50 Years to Learn
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Dave Barry - Nationally Syndicated Columnist

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping
pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why
the human race has not achieved and never will
achieve, its full potential, that word would be
"meetings."

3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and
"mental illness."


4. People who want to share their religious views with
you almost never want you to share yours with them.

5. You should not confuse your career with your life.

6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up
and dance.

7. Never lick a steak knife.

8. The most destructive force in the universe is
gossip.

9. You will never find anybody who can give you a
clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight
saving time.

10. You should never say anything to a woman that even
remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless
you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that
moment.

11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting
other people to make a big deal about your birthday.
That time is age eleven.

12. The one thing that unites all human beings,
regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status
or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we
ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

13. A person who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter,
is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay
attention. It never fails.)

14. Your friends love you anyway.

15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember
that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
 
Mar 22, 2005 at 6:16 AM Post #2 of 16
Nice, Jon! If #7 doens't send a chill down your spine, then you're a better man than me.
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Mar 22, 2005 at 6:56 AM Post #5 of 16
16. Never use your fist to break stuck ice cubes. Flesh is very fragile.

17. Daffy Duck: "I am not like other people. I do not like pain."

18. If you do something stupid it is bound to cost money to repair it.
 
Mar 22, 2005 at 1:19 PM Post #7 of 16
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Originally Posted by bhd812
nice, I already learned #10 is true.

lol



Guilty as charged
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Mar 22, 2005 at 1:45 PM Post #8 of 16
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Originally Posted by JMT
Dave Barry - Nationally Syndicated Columnist

9. You will never find anybody who can give you a
clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight
saving time.



This is actually simple. DST was instituted by the government during World War I to get more work out of us. True fact; beginning and end of story.
 
Mar 22, 2005 at 3:57 PM Post #12 of 16
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Originally Posted by viator122
#13 is very accurate.


I agree. Let me tell you a true story. A few years back me and my brother had a friend who was, let's say, very money-oriented. We went to a diner to eat one day and we sat at a table that still had the tip left from the last customer. Our friend decided to swipe the tip and pocket it....all $2 of it. This friend was making in the neighborhood of $150,000 at the time and let me tell you, me and my brother lost a lot of respect for him that day.

Don't ever mess with people who wait on you, whether it's a waiter or a nurse.
 
Mar 22, 2005 at 10:35 PM Post #14 of 16
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Originally Posted by Genetic
LOL...if you need a steak knife to do the job maybe looking at the «best before date» is more important.....
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Amicalement



Heh, either that or try "Creamy."
 

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