A friend never defends
A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday. Erma Bombeck
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A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday. Erma Bombeck
I’m so bored. I went to the food locker yesterday to visit my meat. Erma Bombeck
Many people are intimidated by doctors. … People also feel stupid when they don’t understand what a doctor’s talking about the first time around, so they don’t ask again. And let’s be honest here, people. English is not a doctor’s first language. Erma Bombeck
Most women put off entertaining until the kids are grown. Erma Bombeck
In Russia, as I sat there day after day wearing headphones, listening to the interpreter struggle to make our words relevant, I wondered if we could establish meaningful rapport with a nation that had never seen raisins dance in dark glasses on TV…never had a garage sale. Erma Bombeck
Why take pride in cooking, when they don’t take pride in eating? Erma Bombeck
Before we sent kids to computer camps and told them they were having a good time, there was imagination among the human species. Erma Bombeck
You hear a lot of dialogue on the death of the American family. Families aren’t dying. They’re merging into big conglomerates. Erma Bombeck
Myths that need clarification: Everyone in California lives on a white, sandy beach. False. The only people who live on California beaches are vacationers from Arizona, Utah, and Nevada who own condos. Erma Bombeck
I’ve never vied for power in the family before. Pointing a box at the garage door and saying Open! was never a big deal, but holding that television tuner and realizing I alone control what is flashed on the screen brings out the Iacocca in me. Erma Bombeck