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sflynt

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Today we mourn the passing of....
« on: October 20, 2010, 08:14:41 am »
 ...a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.

No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.


R.I.P Common Sense... You are truly missed
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.

You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into in the first place.

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Re: Today we mourn the passing of....
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2010, 08:38:32 am »
...a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.

No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.


R.I.P Common Sense... You are truly missed


Well this makes you wonder what is going on in todays world certainly food for thought maybe we had all better get more involved with our own little pieces of the universe so we could try to change things????  :-

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Re: Today we mourn the passing of....
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2010, 01:23:25 pm »
...a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.

No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.


R.I.P Common Sense... You are truly missed


Well this makes you wonder what is going on in todays world certainly food for thought maybe we had all better get more involved with our own little pieces of the universe so we could try to change things????  :-


I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FELT THIS WAY! IF PEOPLE WOULD ONLY USE COMMON SENSE WE WOULD NOT BE IN SOME OF THE JAMS WE ARE IN! MAYBE IT'S TIME WE RAISE OLD COMMON SENSE UP FROM THE GRAVEY!!

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Re: Today we mourn the passing of....
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2010, 06:34:17 pm »
RIP common sense. We might not be in some of the spots we're in if we remembered you, things like learning from history. Guess how long the middle east has been at war? 10 years, 20 years, maybe even a hundred, no thousands goes all the way back to the first civilizations. So we as 1 country expect to completely end this fighting with a war. Your right common sense will be missed by a few of us.

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Re: Today we mourn the passing of....
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2010, 01:56:13 pm »
This is so cool. Thank you for posting it. Really made me think.

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Re: Today we mourn the passing of....
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2010, 02:21:24 pm »
This is so cool. Thank you for posting it. Really made me think.

Absolutely! ;D No problem!  :thumbsup:

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FELT THIS WAY! IF PEOPLE WOULD ONLY USE COMMON SENSE WE WOULD NOT BE IN SOME OF THE JAMS WE ARE IN! MAYBE IT'S TIME WE RAISE OLD COMMON SENSE UP FROM THE GRAVEY!!

 You're definitely not the only one that feels this way ladydi770! lol  ;D 

 Wish more people had common sense...
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.

You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into in the first place.

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