Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.
ERMA BOMBECKWhen you look like your passport photo, it’s time to go home.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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A member of the committee slapped a name tag over my left bosom. “What shall we name the other one?” I smiled. She was not amused.
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A grandparent will help you with your buttons, your zippers, and your shoelaces and not be in any hurry for you to grow up.
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Children make your life important.
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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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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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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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A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
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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 idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
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I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food.
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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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For years, my husband and I have advocated separate vacations. But the kids keep finding us.
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Housework, if it is done properly, can cause brain damage.
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When you’re lecturing teenagers and they begin to hum and leave the room, you can sense there is hostility.
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Kids need love the most when they’re acting most unlovable.
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