Dave Barry

What I do remember is I wrote maybe three or four of them and then the editor said, you know, they used to be funnier. Which is actually something I've heard for the whole rest of my life. Whatever phase I am in my life, somebody will come up to me and say, you used to be funnier, Dave.

What I do remember is I wrote maybe three or four of them and then the editor said, you know, they used to be funnier. Which is actually something I've heard for the whole rest of my life. Whatever phase I am in my life, somebody will come up to me and say, you used to be funnier, Dave.

Well, when I was in high school, I wrote humor pieces for my high school newspaper, like one or two, because it only came out one or two times a year. And in college, I wrote what I thought were funny things. for the Haverford College newspaper.

Well, when I was in high school, I wrote humor pieces for my high school newspaper, like one or two, because it only came out one or two times a year. And in college, I wrote what I thought were funny things. for the Haverford College newspaper.

Years later I went back for a reunion and somebody had gotten my columns from the newspaper when we were students and blown them up and put them all around the wall of the gym and I went around reading them and I didn't get any of the jokes. That's because I was smoking a tremendous amount of marijuana, I think, back then when I wrote these columns. They didn't hold up.

Years later I went back for a reunion and somebody had gotten my columns from the newspaper when we were students and blown them up and put them all around the wall of the gym and I went around reading them and I didn't get any of the jokes. That's because I was smoking a tremendous amount of marijuana, I think, back then when I wrote these columns. They didn't hold up.

I didn't get any of the jokes. But then what I really started doing was at the Daily Local News, these ad libs when I would write every week. And when I left the paper, I kept writing them. So that's really how I always wanted to write humor. I just never thought you could make a living doing it. You know, I always thought I would have to do something else.

I didn't get any of the jokes. But then what I really started doing was at the Daily Local News, these ad libs when I would write every week. And when I left the paper, I kept writing them. So that's really how I always wanted to write humor. I just never thought you could make a living doing it. You know, I always thought I would have to do something else.

I know. I am honored. I often get confused for Carl. People will tell me how much they love my book, and it'll turn out that it's actually Carl's. Okay. Do you go with it? What do you do? I say, no, you're thinking of Carl Hiaasen. Then they always go, no, I love you too. But anyway, Carl's my very good friend, has been for many years.

I know. I am honored. I often get confused for Carl. People will tell me how much they love my book, and it'll turn out that it's actually Carl's. Okay. Do you go with it? What do you do? I say, no, you're thinking of Carl Hiaasen. Then they always go, no, I love you too. But anyway, Carl's my very good friend, has been for many years.

And I'm honored to be in any way mentioned in the same sentence as Carl. He's brilliant. The guy's brilliant.

And I'm honored to be in any way mentioned in the same sentence as Carl. He's brilliant. The guy's brilliant.

I mean, I really don't want to retire. My wife is an active sports writer. I'm not going to sit around the house. Well, I am still sitting around the house, but I'm writing while I'm sitting around the house. I don't know. I just you know, writing is it's you don't have to retire from writing because it's not hard. I mean, well, it's not physically hard. So I like it. I like writing novels.

I mean, I really don't want to retire. My wife is an active sports writer. I'm not going to sit around the house. Well, I am still sitting around the house, but I'm writing while I'm sitting around the house. I don't know. I just you know, writing is it's you don't have to retire from writing because it's not hard. I mean, well, it's not physically hard. So I like it. I like writing novels.

I like writing others. I mean, I just finished a memoir, which is very much like this interview. Like many of the things we've discussed, I talk about in this is this memoir. But I can't stop writing. I like to do it.

I like writing others. I mean, I just finished a memoir, which is very much like this interview. Like many of the things we've discussed, I talk about in this is this memoir. But I can't stop writing. I like to do it.

That's a really good question. Good question. And I don't have a really good answer. I'm doing it because I discussed it at length with my agent and my editor, two women who I really trust and respect. And they both said you should write a memoir. And my big concern was and this is not this is not false modesty. It's like who's going to care about my work? You know, who is going to care?

That's a really good question. Good question. And I don't have a really good answer. I'm doing it because I discussed it at length with my agent and my editor, two women who I really trust and respect. And they both said you should write a memoir. And my big concern was and this is not this is not false modesty. It's like who's going to care about my work? You know, who is going to care?

What do you mean? I appreciate that. I hope you're right. I hope you're right. I just like it goes back to what you're saying about my parents from the Midwest. You just don't toot your own horn. Right.

What do you mean? I appreciate that. I hope you're right. I hope you're right. I just like it goes back to what you're saying about my parents from the Midwest. You just don't toot your own horn. Right.