Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.
ERMA BOMBECKI 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.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food.
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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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I worry about scientists discovering that lettuce has been fattening all along.
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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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Pregnancy is the only time in a woman’s life she can help God work a miracle.
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Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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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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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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Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it’s still snowing.
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Housework can kill you if done right.
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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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Humor is a spontaneous, wonderful bit of an outburst that just comes. It’s unbridled, its unplanned, it’s full of suprises.
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If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.
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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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