Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.
ERMA BOMBECKNever go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
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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 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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A grandparent is the only baby-sitter who doesn’t charge more after midnight – or anything before midnight.
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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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Grandparenthood is one of life’s rewards for surviving your own children.
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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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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.
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How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?
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As a child, my number one best friend was the librarian in my grade school. I actually believed all those books belonged to her.
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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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Pregnancy is the only time in a woman’s life she can help God work a miracle.
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When humor goes, there goes civilization.
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Encourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.
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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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