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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank | Erma Bombeck
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The marvelously funny and much-loved humorist explores the perils of suburban living in this New York Times bestseller (Vogue). For years, the Bombecks have heard rumors of a magical land called Suburbia where the air is clean, the grass is trimmed, and children dont risk getting mugged on their walk to school. After watching their friends flee the city for subdivided utopias like Bonapartes Retreat and Mortgage Maana, Erma and her family load up their belongings and cry, Station wagons . . . ho! But life on the suburban frontier is not as perfect as they had hoped. The trees are stunted, the house is cramped, and theres no grass at all. But the Bombecks will make do, for they are suburbanites nowthe last true pioneers! This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the authors estate.
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SanjanaGhosh
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Mehso-so

This was such a short and fun read, although I cannot imagine any of them to be reality, even if the tag does say it's non fiction!

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Octoberwoman
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2023

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mandarchy
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Pickpick

I read Erma Bombeck more than 20 years ago. I need to reread and see if she's still funny. She's on the list of funny women I admire. #dogsoflitsy gratuitous doodle with grass stains. Made me think of Erma.

ladym30 What a cutie!❤️ 3y
mandarchy @ladym30 Thank you, she's such a fun puppy. 3y
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Eggs
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Tex2Flo From the way my mother talked about Erma, I always thought she was a neighbor of ours. We had her books all over the house and quoted from them all the time. Fun stuff. 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😂😂😂 4y
OriginalCyn620 That title! 😂 4y
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AmyK1 Love Erma! I need to read her books again-it‘s been years. 4y
Eggs @Tex2Flo I agree she was like a good neighbor❤️ 4y
Eggs @AmyK they‘re so good 😊 4y
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620 Having lived with septic systems, I can assure you this is a true statement 😂 4y
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jdiehr
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Pickpick

A humorous look at suburbia. Bombeck was such a fine observer and laugh out loud humorist.

I read this for free on my Kindle.

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thereadingowlvina
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Pickpick

This was a pretty funny book! Bombeck, a humorist writes about the ups and downs living in the suburbs, one that named Sunburban Gems.

Rating: 4.5 ⭐

#humor #humorist

tjwill Nice title! 5y
thereadingowlvina @tjwill It's funny! 🤣 5y
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DaveGreen7777
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No books for me this Sunday morning as I spent it doing some much needed yard work! Now that my lawns are nice and tidy, and the weather is supposed to stay beautiful all day, I‘ll be rewarding myself later with an outdoors reading session! 😁🌞

marleed Enjoy that beautiful space! 5y
BooknerdsLife Have a beautiful Sunday :) 🌈 it‘s officially Monday for us now 😁 5y
DaveGreen7777 @marleed Thank you! 😊 5y
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DaveGreen7777 @BooknerdsLife Thank you! 😁 Happy... Monday?! 😳 5y
bewareofwords Looks like a successful day! 🤗 5y
DaveGreen7777 @bewareofwords Awww, thank you! 🤗 5y
Branwen Hooray! Good for you! It looks marvelous! 👍🌿 I hope it made your outdoor reading time even more enjoyable! 5y
DaveGreen7777 @Branwen It did make it more enjoyable! Thank you so much, Becky! 😁 5y
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Eggs
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"Never have more children than you have car windows "
#madeyoulaugh #fallintoreading @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Jennick2004 I have 3...and after the third wondered why we are allowed to have more children than hands?! 🤣 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ☺️☺️👍🏻👍🏻 5y
Eggs @Jennick2004 I have 3 as well and you make a valid point!😂 5y
Eggs Thanks ❤️❤️ @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 5y
vkois88 😂😂😂 5y
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SpeculativeFemale
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It's #FridayFrigesDay time!

I had a long day at work, and spent a good bit of it focused on depressing topics, so a cheerful book recommendation is on the list tonight! (And I even tagged a cheerful, funny book myself)

Don't forget to tag me!

dsfisher Erma Bombeck was such a wonderfully funny author 6y
SpeculativeFemale @dsfisher Her books never fail to make me chuckle. 6y
dsfisher She had a column in the newspaper that we always looked forward to reading. 6y
readinginthedark Agnes and the Hitman boosted my mood recently! 6y
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