Dave Barry's Blog

WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE

Man rescued from bottom of 40-foot pipe says he has no idea how he got there

(Thanks to Bill Shaw)

ALWAYS THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK

‘Cocaine sharks’ found in waters off Brazil

(Thanks to Ralph)

OR JUST SHOOT IT

Microsoft's Outage Tip for Customers: Try Rebooting Your System 15 Times

(Thanks to Rod Nunley)

WE'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE, AND IT DOES NOT END WELL

A research team from the University of Tokyo has gathered microorganisms from two-billion-year-old geological strata in South Africa that may still be alive.

(Thanks to Rod Nunley)

THE DOG WAS RELEASED AFTER ETC.

Drunk Driver Switches Places With His Dog

(Thanks to EricY)

THAT'S PROBABLY NOT HOW THE SQUIRRELS FEEL

Making a squirrel skin parka is a labor of love.

(Thanks to pharmaross)

WE BLAME GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

Patterns appear on remote UK hill and people are blaming 'aliens or drunk farmers'

(Thanks to Allen at Division)

AND IN OLYMPIC SPORTS

Japan’s Olympic gymnastics captain sent home from Paris for smoking cigarettes

(Thanks to Ron Wylie)

BECAUSE FLYING WASN'T ALREADY UNPLEASANT ENOUGH

Soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights due to sky-high temperatures

(Thanks to Ron Wylie)

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

Red Lobster dishwasher rescues ‘one-in-30 million’ orange lobster

(Thanks to The Perts)

IN MIAMI, WE CALL THIS 'PARKING'

Car crashes through garage roof of southeast Minnesota home

(Thanks to EricY, who says "A Florida driver's license has been mailed and the FAA is considering a temporary pilot's license.")

WE ASSUME THEY WERE PAID FOR THIS STUDY

Money can buy you happiness, says study suggesting more is more

(Thanks to Barry Nester)