Read more Dave Barry stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34719/dave-barry.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 20:33:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/108817/a-ton-of-reasons-why-2010-totally-stunk.htmlKate Schwartz<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=788356&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331175243' border='0' />An asteroid demolished 75% of the planet's species toward the end of the Cretaceous Period—and 2010 was a worse year than that, writes Dave Barry for the Miami Herald . In fact, amid the BP oil spill, the recession, and North Korea ("the international equivalent of Charlie Sheen"), Barry is...This Feb. 19, 2010 file photo shows Tiger Woods making a statement at the Sawgrass Players Club. Immediately afterward, his golf game goes in the toilet.http://www.newser.com/story/108817/a-ton-of-reasons-why-2010-totally-stunk.htmlSun, 02 Jan 2011 16:45:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37920/talk-like-a-pirate-today-matey-or-walk-the-plank.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=137518&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401003406' border='0' />Ahoy, matey! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, the Detroit Free Press reports—though the good fortune of falling on a Friday has some wannabe swashbucklers set for a weekend of buccaneering behavior. Initially a joke between two friends, the holiday got national exposure when Dave Barry mentioned...Johnny Depp, as Captain Jack Sparrow, brought new cachet to speaking in buccaneer brogue with Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" series.http://www.newser.com/story/37920/talk-like-a-pirate-today-matey-or-walk-the-plank.htmlFri, 19 Sep 2008 16:42:01 CDT