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

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Courage Dreams Else Lot Show Someone Takes Your Your Dreams

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In two decades I've lost a total of 789 pounds. I should be hanging from a charm bracelet.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Bracelet Charm Decades Hanging Lost Pounds Should Total Two

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There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Arrive Like Look Miserable More Nothing Paradise Passport Photo Than World Your

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My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Bed Being Bunk Chore Faint Favorite First Head Hitting Household Ironing Second Top Until

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When humor goes, there goes civilization.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Civilization Goes Humor

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Housework, if you do it right, will kill you.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Housework Right Will You

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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.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Brought Cereal Controversial Family Family Planning Like Planning Politics Public Religion Too Topic Up

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House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Bad Go Guests House Leave Long Out Regarded Should Them Too

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Before you try to keep up with the Joneses, be sure they're not trying to keep up with you.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: Before Keep Sure Try Trying Up You

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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.

~Erma Bombeck

Topics: After Cup Measured Measuring Mother Only Out She Soap Something Water Who Wrong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: February 21st, 1927

Died: April 22nd, 1996

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