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something funny to take away your pain
Published Apr. 16, 2008
Since we all need something to laugh about this day after taxes were due, I vote that you read some Dave Barry. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist who has written for the Miami Herald and has published numerous non-fiction books as well. Some of his books include:
Babies and Other Hazards of Sex:
How to Make a Tiny Person in Only 9 Months With Tools You Probably Have Around the Home
Stay Fit and Healthy Until You’re Dead
Homes and Other Black Holes
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway:
A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions
The following is an excerpt from “Dave Barry Turns 50”, a year-by-year accounting of events from the past. This dialogue refers to the new advertising trend (circa 1969) of bringing embarrassing personal ailments into the public consciousness.
Pharmacist: What’s wrong, Mr. Johnson?
Mr. Johnson: It’s these darned hemorrhoids! I feel like I’m sitting on a burning grapefruit!
Pharmacist: Try this product! It’s new AND improved!
Mr. Johnson: Great! I’ll smear some on my butt right here in the drugstore!
Mrs. Johnson: Will that product also eliminate the unpleasant aroma in my feminine region?
Pharmacist: It certainly will, according to clinical studies!
Mrs. Johnson: Good! Because I am giving off a stench that would fell a bison!
Mr. Johnson: You’re telling me!
(They all laugh heartily)
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