"Someone once threw me a small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit, and I threw a wastebasket over it until it was dead"
- Erma Bombeck
About this Quote
This quote by Erma Bombeck is an amusing method of expressing her dislike for the kiwi fruit. She was so disgusted by the small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit that someone had tossed her that she reacted by tossing a wastebasket over it until it was dead. This quote is a funny method of revealing her distaste for the fruit, and it is most likely that she was exaggerating her response for comedic impact. It is likewise possible that she was trying to make a point about how some people can be so choosy about food that they will go to severe lengths to prevent eating something they don't like. Whatever the case, this quote is an amusing method of revealing her distaste for the kiwi fruit.
This quote is written / told by Erma Bombeck between February 21, 1927 and April 22, 1996. She was a famous Journalist from USA.
The author also have 61 other quotes.
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