My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car.
ERMA BOMBECKSometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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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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One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.
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Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.
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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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He who laughs lasts.
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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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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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When you look like your passport photo, it’s time to go home.
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There’s something wrong with a mother who washes out a measuring cup with soap and water after she’s only measured water in it.
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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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If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished ever moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
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Every puppy should have a boy.
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Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain love for one another.
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I remember thinking how often we look, but never see … we listen, but never hear … we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity and laughter to come alive.
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A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
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