Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend

[Red James cash]

Today we mourn the passing of 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.
If you still remember him, pass this on.
If not, join the majority and do nothing.

[Michigan Badger]

Right On!

When I was a kid back in the 50's I used to imagine man one day conquering outer space and solving most serious problems. Today I see in the future mankind nearly wiped out.

How is it with all our modern technology and so-called "advancements" we are growing dumber by the hour?

[DigginThePast]

Been morning this loss for a long time.

[worldtalker]

Red James cash,We are born with Common Sense,Unfortunatley we can be LEARNED out of it, PUBLIC EDUCATION ANYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I never finished High School,got thrown out in my Senior year and was told "Don't EVER come back your a rebel"!I'm not stupid,Just couldn't LEARN what they were trying to teach me,I UNDERSTAND much,which is far better than 'KNOWING" God Bless All HH Chris

[Red James cash]

World talker, yup,you got it.

[cw0909]

my take on
Common Sense = thinking b4 you react,verbally or physically,to any situation you find yourself in
or contemplating

[The Beep Goes On]

It isn't common. And, it is relative to the body of knowledge available to an individual. As an example, a caveman aware of the benefits of fire may run towards a lightning strike according to his version of common sense. Other cavemen, not knowing the benefits of fire, may run away from a lightning strike in fear according to their own, less informed, version.

[spartacus53]

If sense were common, then too many would have it, and we can't have that now can we.

[Red James cash]

Common sense is like patriotism, either youre born with it or youre not.

[RGINN]

You have a handle on it, rjc. I shall not mourn the passing of common sense, because there are those of us that still have it, but we're not in charge of anything and common sense tells us we don't want to be. The early bird gets the worm but on the other hand the worm gets up early too and gets killed. I thought the spilled Mcd coffee thing was ridiculous on the face of it, but there is a little more to it if you look into it. Common sense is not dead, it just doesn't get a lot of press.