[.ca] Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus (ISBN 0345425782)

From Amazon.com:
"Booger." In case you're wondering, that's the title of a winning entry from a parody contest that Dave Barry's flagship paper, the Miami Herald, ran in 1989. There's more to Dave Barry than "boogers," of course--he's the McDonald's of American humor. One, nearly everybody likes him. Two, he's everywhere. Three--and this is the key--when you open one of his books, you know exactly what you're going to get: "Eugene is located in southwest Oregon, approximately 278 billion miles from anything." "If you're looking for a hearty entree that (1) is related to spiders; (2) is descended from a worm; and (3) has mutant baby-poopers walking around on its lips; then you definitely want a lobster." This collection of columns--sure to serve billions and billions--is called Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus. (Strangely, it isn't a parody of John Gray's series, even though there's nobody better equipped to do one.) Inside you'll find the same genial, absurd fantasies, riffs on clippings that Barry insists he is not making up, and bizarre personal adventures that are his trademark. Do you like hamburgers? Of course--and you'll like this book, too.

are lobster related to insects: my answer is yes!:
i am an avid dave barry fan and this is one of the best book i have read. with the new topics of dave barry, you will laugh till you side hurts. some of the newer topics are "lobster related to insects?" and "insect intelligence" this book is great. also recommened is "dave barry in cyberspace" and "dave barry is not taking this sitting down" and one of the best is "dave barry talks back"

Wet-your-pants funny:
I've read a lot of Dave Barry books, and they are all very funny, but this one is the best. Story after story, this book will amaze you with Barry's humor and criticism of the modern world. It's one of those books that you can read over and over again and get the same laughs

Stop, Dave...you're killing me!:
This is the guaranteed best work of Dave Barry's recycled columns you'll ever read! The best way to read this book is to 1.Place two Pop-Tarts in your toaster set to "maximum." 2.Begin reading this book. When the flames from your toaster reach @ six feet in height, remove flaming Pop-tarts and taste that crispy goodness while turning the pages of this great read. (NOTE:extinguish flames before ingestion.) This is the only way to read Dave's works, and I'm sure he'll agree with me on this.

One of Barry's best:
Some of my favorite Dave Barry books are his collections of columns, particularly because I never seem to be able to keep up with his weekly column in the Sunday paper. This is one of those collections of columns, and one of the things I like about it is that he put in a lot of columns along with the columns he wrote about the responses he got from those columns. And believe me, this guy gets some very interesting people writing him nasty letters and sending him newspaper articles. Read this book, you'll love it!

Hilarious, but not QUITE his best:
This is the 2nd funniest book I have ever read, next to Dave Barry Talks Back. For whatever reason, I felt that Dave occasionally forced too many jokes in the early stages, such as the Synchronied Drowning skit (which is still funny). As a result, I didn't laugh as hard or as constantly as I did with his other stuff. BUT (a gigantic BUT), it is still INSANELY FUNNY. Whereas I was able to read 3 or 4 paragraphs before breaking into hysteria with DBTB, this one takes me about 7 or 8 pages before the inevitable happens. The topics this time around range from opera, golf, snowboarding, boring people and animal humour, but nothing leaves a lasting impression as the LEMON HARANGUE, DEATH BY TOOTHPICK or (THIS COLUMN IS FUNNY), although INTRODUCTION, BORRRRRRINGGG and WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE sure come close. In all, the 2nd best place I know for incessant belly laughs, and a book that nearly 99.5% of its readers will love. But I happen to think that 99.8% will love Dave Barry Talks Back. Even if it wins the silver medal, I still think this book is an acceptable alternative to having a social life.