"When they told me I needed a mastectomy,……" — Erma Bombeck
"When they told me I needed a mastectomy, I thought of the thousands of luncheons and dinners I had attended where they slapped a name tag on my left bosom. I always smiled and said, 'Now, what shall we name the other one?' That would no longer be a problem."
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251 Quotes by Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck has 251 quotes on this site.
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A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.
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My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it…
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Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
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There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.
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Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
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