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Quote by Erma Bombeck

“Men who have a thirty-six-tele vised-football- games-a- week-habit should be declared legally dead and their estates probated.”

Quote by Erma Bombeck

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Erma Bombeck was an American humorist and newspaper columnist renowned for her sharp wit and poignant observations on family life and suburban living. Born on February 21, 1927, she passed away on April 22, 1996. Bombeck's columns were syndicated in over 1,000 newspapers, and her books became bestsellers. more

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