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Boogers Are My Beat: More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism!
The New York Times calls him “the funniest man in America,” and his legions of fans agree, laughing and snorting as they put his books on bestseller lists nationwide.
In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us the real scoop on:
• The scientific search for the world’s funniest joke (you can bet it includes the word “weasel”)
• RV camping in the Wal-Mart parking lot
• Outwitting “sm...more
In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us the real scoop on:
• The scientific search for the world’s funniest joke (you can bet it includes the word “weasel”)
• RV camping in the Wal-Mart parking lot
• Outwitting “sm...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
September 28th 2004
by Three Rivers Press
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An above average compilation of Dave Barry's Miami Herald humor columns. I write this review only to strongly advise against hearing the book via audio. I concur with Lynn Lusson Magil's review; the narrator, Dick Hill, severely messed up his delivery of Dave Barry's style of humor - reliant on puns at the end of a sentence that aren't conducive to Hill's one-trick staccato pronunciation of them. Read the book instead.
Worth the price if only for the post-9/11/01 essay which is one of the best opinion pieces I've ever read.
The rest of the book is what you'd expect. Lots of low-brow humor (hey, I like low-brow humor although I draw the line at "There's Something About Mary" or anything with Jim Carrey in it) with the occasional flash of true brilliance. Probably some of his best work in this collection.
The rest of the book is what you'd expect. Lots of low-brow humor (hey, I like low-brow humor although I draw the line at "There's Something About Mary" or anything with Jim Carrey in it) with the occasional flash of true brilliance. Probably some of his best work in this collection.
Dave Barry has a unique "guy" kind of humor, and yet I find it incredibly funny too. It's probably because he writes in such a self-deprecating way. This is a compiliation of some of his humor columns, ending with two serious essays on 9/11. I really enjoyed reading this book, although it took me longer than usual to get through it. The last two essays were excellent as well, and I finished the book with tears running down my face. I look forward to reading more of his books.
I recently read Barry's "Dave Barry Slept Here," and I really enjoyed it, but I liked this so much better. "Boogers are My Beat" is a collection of his collumns, and I must say that I enjoy reading his collumns better than his other works.
As I read, I laughed out loud several times, and it made me happy to see some of his collumns which I remember having read in the newspaper.
Dave Barry pretty much cracks me up.
As I read, I laughed out loud several times, and it made me happy to see some of his collumns which I remember having read in the newspaper.
Dave Barry pretty much cracks me up.
I love listening to Dave Barry on tape. He is lots of fun, but I would probably use my reading time for another genre of books. Anyway, he is so funny discussing feng shui, home repair, taxes, "smart" appliances, and the 2000 presidential election. He also had serious thoughts on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
I enjoy the works of Dave Barry, and Boogers are My Beat is a nice collection of his columns from the first half of the decade, starting with the 2000 Presidential Elections and moving on to some pretty sad topics to end it all.
A good quick read for people who like disjointed humor columns.
A good quick read for people who like disjointed humor columns.
The book includes Dave Barry's reports from the 2002 Winter Olympics, meaning his take on Salt Lake City and the Mormons. It also includes two excellent, serious essays, one written after 9/11 and one written for the one-year anniversary of 9/11.
I'm not ashamed to own that I've loved this guy since I was a teenager. Okay, maybe I am just a little. But who can resist a book that makes them laugh aloud every few minutes and insist on reading passages to busy and slightly annoyed spouses?
I'd heard that Dave Barry was funny, but this is the first time I've read one of his collections.
Can't write more now. Off to buy all the others....
(And the two serious pieces at the end, on 9/11, were worth the whole book price on their own.)
Can't write more now. Off to buy all the others....
(And the two serious pieces at the end, on 9/11, were worth the whole book price on their own.)
A great read. A few of the assembled articles in this book were serious. Most were funny and full of Dave's classic wit. A glorious few were hilarious and will make you spew milk out of your nose. You have been warned.
I actually listened to this book on tape. There were some good funny parts, especially the ones about his 3 year old daughter. The parts about North Dakota were funny at first but got a bit repetitive.
Some really funny stuff. Some great stuff even. And some stuff that was not so funny. I was surprised about his 9.11 essays and thought they were good. It's the only serious stuff I know of him writing.
I most enjoyed the last two articles, which are serious in tone and deal with the terrorist attacks of 9/11. They are a touching link to what I saw and who I felt and what I thought that day.
holy moly! this is a big one! i found this at the bottom of the sea and was at the clouds when i was finished! the clowns are more splitting that the pages though...
I was not a huge fan of this book. At times, I had difficulty deciphering between facts and jokes. Maybe I should read the newspaper more often. Additionally, this book is slightly outdated.
Okay I know, not exactly quality literature but I love Dave Barry's humor. This wasn't one of my favorites but it was still good for a few laughs.
Very funny book. He closes with two very thought provoking and serious essays on the 9/11 tragedy that are so lovely that every American should read them.
Laugh out loud hilarious. My teenage son would follow me around the house reading it outloud to me so we could laugh together.
A must-read if you are already a fan, and if you missed some of his columns in the Miami Herald.
Dave Barry is my go-to guy for some mood lifting. He makes me laugh out loud.
I especially liked the chapter about Humvees.
I especially liked the chapter about Humvees.
Not Barry's funniest but still some laugh out loud moments. The tow 9/11 essays at the end of the book are worth reading.
Great book. I really enjoy Dave Barry.
I love Dave Barry. He was my Solitary Philosopher inspiration.
(Read by Dick Hill)
Classic!
I learned LOADS of stuff from this book. He even explained the plot of The Sound of Music!
Strangely though, I did not learn much about boogers.
Strangely though, I did not learn much about boogers.
Barry is good value. Some great writing and, as always, wry commentary.
A collection of his newspaper columns. The first section is dated humor surrounding the 2000 election that don't hold up after a decade. So far, the other chapters aren't based on current events, and are still fun to read.
You can make money being a) facetious b) funny and dish it out in small doses.
Apropos to what is going on in the US right now, the book does end on a sombre note -- first, Barry's emotional reaction to 9/11, and later, a reflection on what happened later. In a way, a reiteration of the complex American experience in its journey on the war on terror, and surprisingly, a breath of fresh air after the light hearted spin on things.
Apropos to what is going on in the US right now, the book does end on a sombre note -- first, Barry's emotional reaction to 9/11, and later, a reflection on what happened later. In a way, a reiteration of the complex American experience in its journey on the war on terror, and surprisingly, a breath of fresh air after the light hearted spin on things.
Funny - taken from Dave Barry's newspaper columns.
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