Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck
Erma Louise Bombeckwas an American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper column that described suburban home life from the mid-1960s until the late 1990s. Bombeck also published 15 books, most of which became bestsellers. From 1965 to 1996, Erma Bombeck wrote over 4,000 newspaper columns, using broad and sometimes eloquent humor, chronicling the ordinary life of a midwestern suburban housewife. By the 1970s, her columns were read twice-weekly by 30 million readers of the 900 newspapers in the U.S...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth21 February 1927
CityBellbrook, OH
CountryUnited States of America
At some point in your life, if you're lucky, you throw practicality to the wind and start living.
He who laughs.....lasts.
I used everything you gave me.
When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.
Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
I've exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.
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.
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.
Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.
Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.
It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.
If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.