I’ve exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.
ERMA BOMBECKIf a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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I just clipped 2 articles from a current magazine. One is a diet guaranteed to drop 5 pounds off my body in a weekend. The other is a recipe for a 6 minute pecan pie.
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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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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?
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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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It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
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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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Kids need love the most when they’re acting most unlovable.
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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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Encourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.
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He who laughs lasts.
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When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.
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My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
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Never have more children than you have car windows.
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I worry about scientists discovering that lettuce has been fattening all along.
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Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It’s too controversial.
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