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January 01, 2011

2010

Not the worst year ever!

Posted by on January 01, 2011 at 09:36 PM |

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Sunday, already?

Posted by: Elon | January 01, 2011 at 09:37 PM

yeah, it'll be out tomorrow. ;)

Posted by: judi the barberho | January 01, 2011 at 09:43 PM

Tnx, muchly, judi ... BSJ is my Heroine!

Excellent, as always ... HOWever ... a sequence of wordageness I'd hoped I would never again see ... "Hillary Clinton" and "New Hampshire" in the same sentence ...

Now I'll hafta start worrying all over again ... time to break out the Guinness and Single Malt ... cheesecake, anyone?

Bueller?

Anyone?

Posted by: O the U(manity) | January 01, 2011 at 10:15 PM

Absolutely fantastic. I had forgotten how many times the French went on strike, or surrendered (assuming there is a difference).

Just a small cultural point. Anyone unhappy with Ireland would shoot its kneecaps off, not break its legs.

Posted by: Ross | January 01, 2011 at 10:15 PM

Viva, Dave! Outstanding! I KNEW he wouldn't let the TSA off so easy (as in that heavily truncated, embargo-violating non-Herald version that had been linked to earlier).

Thanks, Dave, and judi for the early release.

Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 01, 2011 at 10:24 PM

*snork* at (among many others, including several Toyota Camry references):

Outside the courtroom, Blagojevich tearfully thanks his supporters, then robs a convenience store.

Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 01, 2011 at 10:24 PM

The Year In Review is always the high point of my year. And now that it's out in January, it's all downhill for the rest of the year. Thanks for nothing, Dave.

Posted by: Mike | January 01, 2011 at 10:34 PM

The WaPo delivers the good half of the Sunday paper on Saturday morning, so I read the print version there. In addition to all the snork-inducers, it had awesome illustrations -- great caricatures, and a hilarious illustration of an embarrassed Canadian cracking a tray of ice cubes onto a dry bobsled track in front of the bobsledders. I'd put up a link, but they don't seem to have it on their website yet...

Posted by: Richard the Weasel-Hearted | January 01, 2011 at 11:00 PM

I thought the other version seemed a little short. I had forgotten a lot of the events in 2010. I love the part about the ice cube tray also. And about North Korea throwing an elbow at Pres. Obama, and the part about................ Heck, I liked it all. Thank you for the many laughs, Dave. It occurred to me yesterday that next year is an election year so we should start seeing campaign commercials any day now.

Posted by: nursecindy | January 01, 2011 at 11:48 PM

In an act of extreme selflessness I carried 2 vuvuzelas from South Africa to Colorado to give to my granddaughters.

Posted by: Mot the Hoople | January 02, 2011 at 12:21 AM

A most excellent account of yet another sucky year, Dave. Thanks for posting it, judi!

Posted by: Siouxie | January 02, 2011 at 12:33 AM

Yes Mot, that was extremely selfless. I hope you gave their mom and dad some earplugs.

Posted by: nursecindy | January 02, 2011 at 12:59 AM

Dave, you're such a funny writer. You crack me up.

Posted by: Theresa | January 02, 2011 at 05:56 AM

Dave wrote a book?

Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 02, 2011 at 07:00 AM

funny stuff, dave :)

(so yesterday's post was not the Full Barry, butt rather a premature edaveulation?)

Posted by: sandy | January 02, 2011 at 09:06 AM

What a great way to start a new year. Thanks, Dave.

Posted by: NotSherly | January 02, 2011 at 09:29 AM

Get ready to cover Fargo Flooding again this year, Dave, we have 2 feet of snow and half of winter yet to come...

Posted by: EB | January 02, 2011 at 10:11 AM

Not only Fargo (and Grand Forks, and your Sewer Lift Station), Dave ... we've got a lotta snow out here on the Knife, as well ... could be facin' our fourth "500-year-flood" in the past 14 years ... um ... that'd be werth a trip out here ... we could name one of our lift stations for y'all ... merely extendin' the invitation ...

Posted by: O the U(manity) | January 02, 2011 at 10:53 AM

Wonderful.
Oh, and Mot, thank goodness Colorado is just miles away from wherever I am at the moment. I presume you made a successful escape before the baying hounds released by your granddaughters' parents caught you.

Posted by: Steve | January 02, 2011 at 10:57 AM

Dave writes for newspapers? I thought he just wrote books!

Loved the bit about Vancouver's surprising climate.

Posted by: wiredog | January 02, 2011 at 11:20 AM

There was a 2010?

And thus the phrase, Crappy New Year!

Posted by: Horace LaBadie | January 02, 2011 at 11:29 AM

*has another margarita and tries to relax and enjoy the new year*

*doesn't care that it's only 10:30 AM local time*

*on a Sunday*

Posted by: Chris S. | January 02, 2011 at 11:32 AM

Another great summation of a year. Dave Barry is a National Treasure. But I don't want Nicholas Cage portraying him in the movie. :>)

Posted by: Rich Klinzman | January 02, 2011 at 11:35 AM

yay for wendell the manatee!!

Posted by: insomniac | January 02, 2011 at 12:17 PM

Brilliant!

Posted by: Coconuts | January 02, 2011 at 12:52 PM

It's nice to be able to find so much humor in such a terrible year. Thank you once again, Dave, and yes, it can't have been such a bad year when the Yankees don't even get into the World Series.

Posted by: Matt Filar | January 02, 2011 at 01:00 PM

I'm laughing, I'm crying.... I'm on my sixth Margarita, and I'm moving in with relaives in Bulgaria.

Posted by: Tash, ran out of nog | January 02, 2011 at 01:01 PM

Great Article. Had a lot of fun with it Dave.

Just Fantatstic.

Posted by: The AntiProgressive | January 02, 2011 at 01:18 PM

On the bright side, my daughter got me Dave's 2011 daily calendar. I expect to gain much wisdom from it but I can't find anywhere that tells me how many beers I need to ingest before it makes sense. I guess I just keep going and hope I know when I get there.

Posted by: Wingnut | January 02, 2011 at 01:41 PM

Spot. On.

Posted by: Broke Dick | January 02, 2011 at 02:13 PM

Great one as always Dave. One thought that always keeps me going is that a thousand years from now some future historian will read this know the truth.

Dave - I would love to see you write the year in review for 2011 next week - I bet you could pull it off.

And yes, I have read three of Dave's books. My kids now know what gifts to give me and understand why I am a bit irreverant (twisted).

Posted by: EyeGore | January 02, 2011 at 02:41 PM

Funny. But Dave, how could you leave out the ending of "24" ? That was to me the biggest/saddest event of the year.

Posted by: LeDud | January 02, 2011 at 03:11 PM

Still the master! LOng may you live write BOTH!!! And prosper, of course. (to quote an imaginary Vulcan)...

Posted by: funny man | January 02, 2011 at 03:19 PM

Correction: (Typepad messed up...)

May you live long, write alot, and PROSPER!

Posted by: funny man | January 02, 2011 at 03:20 PM

Great recap Dave. Something happened outside Washington? There is an outside of Washington? Mot, I'm surprised vuvuzelas got past TSA without gropage. Aren't they classified as WMDs. Hey, the new plot for the 24 movie. Terrorists with vuvuzelas of death. And where was the last episode of the last season of 24. Surely that was a momentous event to make the list. And don't call Jack Shirley.

Posted by: Loudmouth | January 02, 2011 at 03:52 PM

2010 is over, but the witless crusade to take toys out of Happy Meals soldiers on !

Posted by: Clankazoid | January 02, 2011 at 04:52 PM

typepad didn't mess up.

Posted by: judi the barberho | January 02, 2011 at 05:40 PM

I love Dave's bit about the health care bill. (By the way, can anyone think of anything the govt does efficiently other than spending money?) OK, our military is pretty impressive (thank God for the people who are willing to put their lives on the line to try to keep us safe), but other than that?

Posted by: KrisL | January 02, 2011 at 05:43 PM

hmmm, i dunno, roads, fire, parks, snow removal, postal service, police, schools (some, anyway)... off the top of my head.

Posted by: judi the barberho | January 02, 2011 at 07:08 PM

How could you have missed the SF Giants finally winning the World Series? But, there was nothing amusing about that. Unless you count my 2 friends who got tattoos to celebrate.

Posted by: NotSoShyJan | January 02, 2011 at 07:59 PM

We're all so proud of Wendell.

Posted by: Flying Manatee | January 02, 2011 at 09:14 PM

This is the best Year In Review ever done by Dave, which also makes it the best ever done by anyone. And don't tell me it was simply because 2010 was a slam-dunk of a year that any ol' writer could knock out of the park with a wicked backhand. This was top notch.

Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 02, 2011 at 09:34 PM


The Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan frequently, as a prank, exchange places in the United Nations, and nobody has ever noticed

Thank you for the shout out to my favorite former Soviet republic.

Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | January 02, 2011 at 09:35 PM

Got an new phone ...testing 123

Posted by: Siouxie | January 02, 2011 at 09:48 PM

woohoo...werked!

Posted by: Siouxie | January 02, 2011 at 09:49 PM

*grabs extra n* dang fingers

Posted by: Siouxie | January 02, 2011 at 09:50 PM

Gotta disagree with the Post Office outfit (I refuse to call it "service" when it takes 'em nine or 10 days to move a letter across the room, and 90 days to travel a mere 217 miles in a single state) as "efficient" use of our money (and, technically, it's not a "government" agency ... but that's sorta in a debatable question) ... merely sayin' ...

Posted by: O the U(manity) | January 02, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Not sure whether Dave's column is responsible, but Hell has frozen over.

Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | January 02, 2011 at 11:49 PM

If you're gonna be stealin our weather, AWbh, then at least be givin us your sunshine.

Posted by: NotSherly | January 03, 2011 at 07:13 AM

You want more snow, NotSherly? We had snow on Christmas, our first White Christmas since 1947, and that was enough for me. Now I'm ready for spring.

Posted by: nursecindy | January 03, 2011 at 08:17 AM

Dave's going to be chatting live at the Washington Post website today (Monday) at noon!

Posted by: Guin | January 03, 2011 at 08:44 AM

No thanks, on the snow, nc. I was angling for some sun. Got any extra?

Posted by: NotSherly | January 03, 2011 at 09:01 AM

Thanks Guin. I'll definitely listen in. We have plenty of sun, NotSherly, but unfortunately it is only 23 degrees here right now. Yesterday at this time it wa 57 degrees. I'm probably going to die from pneumonia. I will miss you all. *sniff, sniff*

Posted by: nursecindy | January 03, 2011 at 09:06 AM

2011 may proceed. I am now free to move about the year.

Thanks Dave.

Posted by: Cheesewiz | January 03, 2011 at 09:42 AM

Nc, you should build a fire and stay warm.

Posted by: NotSherly | January 03, 2011 at 10:02 AM

That's the best advice I've gotten in a very long time, NotSherly. I think a stud like him nice warm fire might be just what I need.

Posted by: nursecindy | January 03, 2011 at 10:14 AM

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