What does Erma Bombeck say?
“Don’t worry about who doesn’t like you, who has more, or who’s doing what.” “The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.” “Housework can kill you if done right.”
What is Erma Bombeck famous for?
Erma Louise Bombeck (née Fiste; February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996) was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for her syndicated newspaper humor column describing suburban home life from 1965 to 1996. She also published 15 books, most of which became bestsellers.
Is Erma Bombeck alive?
Deceased (1927–1996)
Erma Bombeck/Living or Deceased
When did Erma Bombeck write God’s mother?
1974
When it first appeared in Erma Bombeck’s Mother’s Day column in 1974, When God Created Mothers was an instant success, clipped from newspapers, tucked into purses, and tacked onto refrigerators all over America.
Where was Erma Bombeck born?
Bellbrook, OH
Erma Bombeck/Place of birth
Where was Erma Bombeck from?
Did Erma Bombeck live in Arizona?
Bill and Erma Bombeck lived in the Phoenix suburb until her death in 1996 at the age of 69, from complications after a kidney transplant, which she needed after suffering much of her life with adult polycystic kidney disease.
Who was Erma Bombeck’s husband?
Bill Bombeckm. 1949–1996
Erma Bombeck/Husband
On Aug. 13, 1949, she married William Lawrence Bombeck, a high school teacher and later a principal, who became her financial manager when she started making money from her writing. “The good years of my life began with my marriage,” she told The Times in 1979.
Have a lap that disappears when she stands up?
Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair. And six pairs of hands.”
When did God create mums?
When the good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of overtime, when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”
Where did Erma Bombeck live?
Arizona
Dayton
Erma Bombeck/Places lived