There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
ERMA BOMBECKTime. It hangs heavy for the bored, eludes the busy, flies by the for young, and runs out for the aged.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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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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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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Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
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If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
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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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The hippopotamus is a vegetarian and looks like a wall. Lions who eat only red meat are sleek and slim. Are nutritionists on the wrong track?
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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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Housework can kill you if done right.
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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 is my theory you can’t get rid of fat. All you can do is move it around, like furniture.
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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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Cats invented self-esteem.
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My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
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People usually survive their illnesses, but the paper work eventually does them in. Filing a claim for insurance is terminal.
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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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