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A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.

Erma Bombeck

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Erma Bombeck
Age: 69 †
Born: 1927
Born: February 21
Died: 1996
Died: April 22
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Journalist
Writer
Bellbrook
Ohio
Erma Louise Bombeck
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Diet
Diets
Fats
Laughter
Friendship
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Fun
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