Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and counter productivity.
ERMA BOMBECKNever go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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I haven’t trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I’ve never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex.
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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
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A member of the committee slapped a name tag over my left bosom. “What shall we name the other one?” I smiled. She was not amused.
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Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
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Never have more children than you have car windows.
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Cleanliness is not next to godliness. It isn’t even in the same neighborhood. No one has ever gotten a religious experience out of removing burned-on cheese from the grill of the toaster oven.
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He who laughs lasts.
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Grandparenthood is one of life’s rewards for surviving your own children.
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I was trampled to death by a man who believed his luggage would be the first piece off. If he were an experienced traveler, he would know that the first piece of luggage belongs to no one. It’s just a dummy suitcase to give everyone hope.
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Kids need love the most when they’re acting most unlovable.
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My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
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When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.
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I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night.
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Every puppy should have a boy.
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Some emotions don’t make a lot of noise. It’s hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint – like a heartbeat. And pure love – why, some days it’s so quiet, you don’t even know it’s there.
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