Humor writer Dave Barry explains why Florida is so weird

May 05, 2015 at 2:25 PM

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Dave Barry, 20 year veteran in humor writing and former columnist for the Miami Herald recently chatted with Cracked editors Jack O'Brien and Soren Bowie for a conversation about Barry's new book, 'Live Right And Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster),' his weekly column and what exactly makes his home state of Florida so strange.

The entire interview is great, but if you want to skip to the Florida stuff, jump to 52:41.

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