Have you any idea how many children it takes to turn off one light in the kitchen Three. It takes one to say What light and two more to say I didn’t turn it on.
ERMA BOMBECKHousework, if it is done properly, can cause brain damage.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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It is ludicrous to read the microwave direction on the boxes of food you buy, as each one will have a disclaimer: THIS WILL VARY WITH YOUR MICROWAVE. Loosely translated, this means, You’re on your own, Bernice.
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Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.
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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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Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
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All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.
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It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.
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When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’.
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A grandparent is the only baby-sitter who doesn’t charge more after midnight – or anything before midnight.
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When you look like your passport photo, it’s time to go home.
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The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.
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Time. It hangs heavy for the bored, eludes the busy, flies by the for young, and runs out for the aged.
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Encourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.
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How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?
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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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Women are never what they seem to be. There is the woman you see and there is the woman who is hidden. Buy the gift for the woman who is hidden.
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