Don't mess with Mii-ammy

Dave Barry takes a gratuitous shot at my new hometown and reminds me why I miss his weekly column so much.

UPDATE: At least their basketball team sucks.

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Anonymous said…
Thanks, Rick, now I sprayed the monitor with coffee. Twice.

until the moment you discover that your wallet is missing.

No duh there. I've been to the beach a hundred thousand times in Californicate. I've been to Miami's beaches, oh, 8 or 9 times. Guess where we got ripped off and were left standing in the airport in sopping bathing suits with babies, no luggage, and a jerk America West manager who made us buy tickets all over again.
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