He really is quite talented at his craft. The humor in a Dave Barry column comes from the rhythms of his sentences and the structure of the piece as a whole, which give his writing the feel of a stand-up routine. The jokes themselves aren't terribly sharp or fresh—men are clueless! rock bands have weird names!—which…

He really is quite talented at his craft. The humor in a Dave Barry column comes from the rhythms of his sentences and the structure of the piece as a whole, which give his writing the feel of a stand-up routine. The jokes themselves aren't terribly sharp or fresh—men are clueless! rock bands have weird names!—which…

But at some point during the season, will somebody open a letter and then look shocked? Don't leave me hanging!

But at some point during the season, will somebody open a letter and then look shocked? Don't leave me hanging!

This. So much this.

This. So much this.

FLAGGED

FLAGGED

Jeez, and I thought I had it bad. That sounds like it really sucks, @persia2:disqus , sorry to hear it.

Jeez, and I thought I had it bad. That sounds like it really sucks, @persia2:disqus , sorry to hear it.

Never has the prospect of eating myself into an insensate Thanksgiving stupor seemed so attractive to me. It's been a bad week.

Never has the prospect of eating myself into an insensate Thanksgiving stupor seemed so attractive to me. It's been a bad week.

Pretty mean of you to go spreading rumors that Ritter has CancerAIDS. I think you picked that up from somewhere else.

Pretty mean of you to go spreading rumors that Ritter has CancerAIDS. I think you picked that up from somewhere else.

Her?

Her?

I SPILLED THE BLOOD OF THE SAXON MAN

I SPILLED THE BLOOD OF THE SAXON MAN

Jimmy Stewart played a bunch of nice guys in his movies, but I remember reading somewhere that he had a reputation in Hollywood as a bit of a cad.

Jimmy Stewart played a bunch of nice guys in his movies, but I remember reading somewhere that he had a reputation in Hollywood as a bit of a cad.