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.
ERMA BOMBECKIf 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.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child’s name and how old he or she is.
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Maybe age is kinder to us than we think. With my bad eyes, I can’t see how bad I look, and with my rotten memory, I have a good excuse for getting out of a lot of stuff.
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Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
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Every puppy should have a boy.
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How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?
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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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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it’s still snowing.
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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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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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My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car.
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Once you see the drivers in Indonesia you understand why religion plays such a part in their lives.
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I’ve exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.
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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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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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