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(Very amusing article): Dave Barry's year in review: 2009
www.miamiherald.com ^ | Saturday, 12.26.09 | Dave Barry

Posted on 12/30/2009 4:45:29 PM PST by Publius804

It was a year of Hope -- at first in the sense of ``I feel hopeful!'' and later in the sense of ``I hope this year ends soon!''

It was also a year of Change, especially in Washington, where the tired old hacks of yesteryear finally yielded the reins of power to a group of fresh, young, idealistic, new-idea outsiders such as Nancy Pelosi. As a result Washington, rejecting ``business as usual,'' finally stopped trying to solve every problem by throwing billions of taxpayer dollars at it and instead started trying to solve every problem by throwing trillions of taxpayer dollars at it.

To be sure, it was a year that saw plenty of bad news. But in almost every instance, there was offsetting good news:

BAD NEWS: The economy remained critically weak, with rising unemployment, a severely depressed real-estate market, the near-collapse of the domestic automobile industry and the steep decline of the dollar.

GOOD NEWS: Windows 7 sucked less than Vista.

BAD NEWS: The downward spiral of the newspaper industry continued, resulting in the firings of thousands of experienced reporters and an apparently permanent deterioration in the quality of American journalism.

GOOD NEWS: A lot more people were tweeting.

BAD NEWS: Ominous problems loomed abroad as -- among other difficulties -- the Afghanistan war went sour, and Iran threatened to plunge the Middle East and beyond into nuclear war.

GOOD NEWS: They finally got Roman Polanski.

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: 2009review; barry; davebarry; humor
This article made me laugh out loud.
1 posted on 12/30/2009 4:45:30 PM PST by Publius804
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To: Publius804

several times!


2 posted on 12/30/2009 4:51:14 PM PST by rabidralph (http://www.thealaskafundtrust.com/ http://www.sarahpac.com)
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To: Publius804

Dave B. has always been one of my favorites. His sense of humor is off the wall.


3 posted on 12/30/2009 4:51:51 PM PST by dixie sass
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To: Publius804

Long read but worth the trip. Classic Barry!


4 posted on 12/30/2009 5:01:08 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: Publius804; Boxsford; Irish Rose; Ditter; kitkat; Pan_Yans Wife; maryz; Ultra Sonic 007; ...

Happy New Year


5 posted on 12/30/2009 5:02:25 PM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: Publius804

It would be hilarious if it were not so true. My heart is breaking for America.


6 posted on 12/30/2009 5:06:03 PM PST by LiberConservative (Global Warming/'Climate Change": Biggest Scam in History)
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To: Publius804
California, in a move apparently intended to evade creditors, has its name legally changed to ``South Oregon.

A strong protest was issued by North Oregon.

7 posted on 12/30/2009 5:11:01 PM PST by oyez ( damnant quod non intelligunt)
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To: Publius804

That was a great article!

Years ago Dave wrote a book called “Big Trouble”. It was hilarious. They made a movie of it but had to delay its release because of 9/11/01.

In the book and movie was a scene of Muslim terrorists detonating a suitcase nuclear device in an airplane.

Neither the book nor the movie were funny anymore, not to me anyway.

Dave Barry’s genius lies in how close he skates to reality. I still enjoy his writing, but sometimes it hits a little close to the bone.


8 posted on 12/30/2009 5:33:15 PM PST by left that other site (Your Mi'KMaq Paddy Whacky Bass Playing Biker Buddy)
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To: Publius804
The Year of Living Changerously! Here’s a musical tribute to Team Obama:

IMMORAL, INCOMPETENT, NOT VERY WISE
Tune: "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise"

Immoral, incompetent,
Not very wise;
This year of Obama meant
Murphy applies.
The change they believed in
Since Bo was a pup
Got shortchanged and even
Got all wee-wee'd up.

The bailouts, the skeptic
Said, won't stimulate;
The failure was epic--
A ten is worth eight.
The shovel is ready
To dig a new hole;
The trend line is steady--
It's Dear Leader's poll.

Insurance guy smirking,
But you might be jailed;
The system is working,
The underwear failed.
Incompetence conquers,
It's running amok;
But don't tell the Congress--
On stupid they're stuck.

On Holder, on Nappy,
On Crusty and Joe!
Is anyone happy
With Barry's Team O?
Let's all call a summit
And cry in our beer;
The worst thing about it--
It's just the first year!

9 posted on 12/30/2009 7:24:11 PM PST by Charles Henrickson (The wag tailoring the doggerel)
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To: nuconvert

The line about Purell made me laugh out loud.

Many thanks for the ping.


10 posted on 12/30/2009 7:33:33 PM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
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To: Publius804

PING FOR LATER


11 posted on 12/31/2009 4:10:09 AM PST by dixjea
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To: Publius804
Businessman Bernard Madoff pleads guilty to bilking investors out of $65 billion in a Ponzi scheme, forcing the Obama administration to withdraw his nomination for secretary of commerce.

revised...

Businessman Bernard Madoff pleads guilty to bilking investors out of $65 billion in a Ponzi scheme, forcing the Obama administration to withdraw his nomination for secretary of commerce and make him the head of the Social Security Administration.

12 posted on 12/31/2009 6:58:01 AM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15)
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To: Charles Henrickson

Well done! I’m forwarding it to my sister-in-law, the church organist.


13 posted on 12/31/2009 9:32:30 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Whew.)
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To: bamahead

ping


14 posted on 01/01/2010 3:16:29 PM PST by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
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