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Erma Bombeck

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Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) was an American humorist and columnist who found comedy in the everyday chaos of suburban domestic life. Her syndicated newspaper column reached millions of readers, and her bestselling books — including *The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank* — made her one of America's most beloved humor writers.

“For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.”

— Erma Bombeck

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All Quotes by Erma Bombeck

“Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.”

— Erma Bombeck

Mom

“Never order food in excess of your body weight.”

— Erma Bombeck

Food

“If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.”

— Erma Bombeck

Sports

“Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.”

— Erma Bombeck

Family

“Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments.”

— Erma Bombeck

Car

“Youngsters of the age of two and three are endowed with extraordinary strength. They can lift a dog twice their own weight and dump him into the bathtub.”

— Erma Bombeck

Age

“Most women put off entertaining until the kids are grown.”

— Erma Bombeck

Women

“Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in boxes from stores that went out of business twenty years ago.”

— Erma Bombeck

Business

“My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car.”

— Erma Bombeck

Car

“God created man, but I could do better.”

— Erma Bombeck

God

“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.”

— Erma Bombeck

Courage

“Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.”

— Erma Bombeck

Funny

“Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.”

— Erma Bombeck

Car

“A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday.”

— Erma Bombeck

Birthday

“I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes.”

— Erma Bombeck

Society

“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.”

— Erma Bombeck

Thanksgiving

“It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.”

— Erma Bombeck

Mom

“There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.”

— Erma Bombeck

Humor

“It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows.”

— Erma Bombeck

Car

“Children make your life important.”

— Erma Bombeck

Life