Dave Barry's Blog

IT WAS THE QUICKEST ROUTE TO FLORIDA

Tourists follow GPS, drive car into Hawaii harbor

(Thanks to Stan Ruth, Alkali Bill, EricY and Jeff Meyerson)

SEND THIS GROUSE TO WASHINGTON

An elected official in Prince George, B.C., was a little ruffled after being hit in the face by a grouse while driving into town.

(Thanks to Doug Ogg)

THEY WERE RELEASED AFTER PRODUCING ETC.

911 call about fight ends with Florida cop separating 2 brawling goats, sheriff says

(Thanks to Ralph)

THERE'S PARALLEL PARKING, AND THEN THERE'S PERPENDICULAR PARKING

U-Haul lands vertically in 2 am crash on NC highway

(Thanks to EricY)

AND EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS A VALID FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE

Truck carrying 1 million bees crashes, releasing thousands onto highway, Florida cops say

(Thanks to Rick Day)

ZERO?

This Is How Many Bras You Should Own

(Thanks to Matt Filar)

CELEBRITY BOOK-TOUR SIGHTING

I was on CNN this morning and encountered a famous superhero in the lobby.

STRUMPDATE

Nice event last night at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn with Brendan Jay Sullivan (the well-dressed gentleman at right below). Thanks to all who attended, including veteran blogfolk AmoebaStampede and Meanie the Blue. Tonight at 7:30 I'll be at the Free Library of Philadelphia; if you're in the area, come on out. Afterward we can run up the art museum steps, Rocky-style, and then suffer cardiac arrest.

NO, IT'S THE TASTE OF 'LITE'

This beer is made from recycled shower water. Is it the taste of the future?

(Thanks to Doug Ogg)

IT COULD NEVER HANDLE A BOOK TOUR

Warehouse robot collapses after working for 20 hours straight

(Thanks to Ralph)