My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?
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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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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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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Success is outliving your failures.
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It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.
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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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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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He who laughs lasts.
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If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
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Cats invented self-esteem.
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No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed.
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Never have more children than you have car windows.
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When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.
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Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
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I worry about scientists discovering that lettuce has been fattening all along.
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