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TroutnutMay 3rd, 2009, 2:18 pm
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Bellevue, WA

Posts: 2737		I don't know how I missed hearing about a Dave Barry article on fly fishing back when he wrote it in 2004. I used to read his hilarious column weekly. Anyway, this gem was new to me:

Dave Barry: Fear of fly-casting
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
TaxonMay 3rd, 2009, 2:28 pm
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Royse City, TX

Posts: 1350		Jason-

That was truly classic. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
BRomerMay 3rd, 2009, 3:15 pm
Alcoa, TN

Posts: 8		I'd whisper a hint that since 2004, that ticket has went unpaid! Good stuff!

~Brett
Hug A Thug Program Director by Day, another Trout Nut the rest of the time!
Shawnny3May 3rd, 2009, 5:32 pm
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Pleasant Gap, PA

Posts: 1197		Actually, Jason, you didn't miss it, but you did miss not missing it. You already posted this article a few years ago: http://www.troutnut.com/topic/321

But it's still funny the second time. If you wait long enough before rereading a Barry column, he blindsides you again - good stuff.

-Shawn
Jewelry-Quality Artistic Salmon Flies, by Shawn Davis
www.davisflydesigns.com
TroutnutMay 4th, 2009, 12:53 am
Administrator
Bellevue, WA

Posts: 2737		Wow! I can't believe how thoroughly I had forgotten about it. It seemed completely unfamiliar to me.

You're right, though... his old articles become very fresh and funny again after a few years.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Flatstick96May 4th, 2009, 9:28 am
Posts: 127		I missed that column when it first came out, but I saw it last week on another board (can't remember which - paflyfish maybe?).

When we were in college Shawn and I went and saw/heard Dave Barry speak - not sure if you would call it a lecture, or stand-up, or what...but it sure was entertaining.
TroutnutMay 4th, 2009, 10:19 am
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Bellevue, WA

Posts: 2737
When we were in college Shawn and I went and saw/heard Dave Barry speak - not sure if you would call it a lecture, or stand-up, or what...but it sure was entertaining.


Ah, you went to Cornell too?

I also saw him do his lecture/stand-up there, too, but several years later. It was still really good.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Flatstick96May 4th, 2009, 12:27 pm
Posts: 127		I did; I was a year (or 2...I can't remember?) ahead of Shawn.

As you probably know, Shawn and I grew up in Ithaca. The local paper there ran Dave Barry's Miami Herald column every Wednesday, and Shawn and I became big fans of Dave's work; when he happened to come to Cornell at a time when we were both there, it was a no-brainer.

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