Humor is a spontaneous, wonderful bit of an outburst that just comes. It’s unbridled, its unplanned, it’s full of suprises.
ERMA BOMBECK
ERMA BOMBECK
Erma Bombeck on humor
Erma Bombeck82 quotes“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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Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck 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 BombeckErma Bombeck It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Pregnancy is the only time in a woman’s life she can help God work a miracle.
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