Dave Barry refers to the people who mail him information and news articles as "Alert Readers." Simple enough, but to really count, it helps if your information is about something blowing up.
The man who lit his supervisor's beard on fire.
The man who got super glue in his ear.
The Turtle Attack is Reported article which informed us of the Giant Perverted Turtle.
The people who were "willing to eat bugs for free."
Exploding Things (ants, pigs, trees, yogurt containers, potatoes, television sets, finches, whales, municipal toilets, human stomachs, and cows.)
And of course...
The "Not-so-Alert" group of people who: Corrects the gramer of "Mr. Language person; Think that Dave is a jerk for making fun of English food, Harley Guys, Opera, etc.; And, in a recent column, wrote to say they were fairly certain that the leaning tower of Pisa was actually not in Paris.
These last people should not be considered Alert Readers by any means. However, if properly understood, they can be a whole new form of entertainment in and of themselves.
This is a short list, but rather then dwell on the past, I want to build up a database of current events that may be the subject of future articles. Send me something! Be Alert! Send it to Dave too!
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