Common Sense

[ChasUK 0]

The Sad Passing of Common Sense

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 earn) and reliable parenting 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 six-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 they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Panadol, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; 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 can sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realise 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; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, and l'm A Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realised he was gone. If you

still remember him pass this on. If not join the majority and do nothing.

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

[gimygirl 0]

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

you had that problem too?

[Mirorgate 0]

shoulda tried Pepsi with crushed ice then

[Fischkoepfin 1]

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies, (adults, not children, are in charge).

That's a sort of narrow definition, isn't it?

According to Thomas Paine, common sense is much more than that, and he should know. After all he wrote a book about it.

Here's another take on common sense which speaks very much to our current situation:

[Popular government] rests in the common sense, and the self- restraint of the American people. It rests in the knowledge of the majority that it must keep within the checks of the law and the Constitution if the Government is to be preserved. And it must rest in the view that the minority that it is much more important that the government should be sustained than that the minority should have for the time being control of or a voice in the government. It rests in the knowledge of the majority that the rights of the minority and in the individuals of that minority are exactly as sacred as the rights in the individuals of the majority. (William Howard Taft, 1909)

[maria_b84 0]

ehehe I like how gimygirl has all of these fancy things. It cracks me up

Maria

[TracyTN 237]

That's a sort of narrow definition, isn't it?

I don't think it was HIS definition. I believe he found this article somewhere and just posted it, yes?

But we should all remember that everyone here WILL take it literally...

Edited June 18, 2006 by TracyTN

[Fischkoepfin 1]

That's a sort of narrow definition, isn't it?

I don't think it was HIS definition. I believe he found this article somewhere and just posted it, yes?

But we should all remember that everyone here WILL take it literally...

Well, I didn't think nor did I claim that it was his definition, but instead was pointing out that the original author's definition was sort of narrow.

But I guess I should remember that everyone on here will take everything literally.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

That's a sort of narrow definition, isn't it?

I don't think it was HIS definition. I believe he found this article somewhere and just posted it, yes?

But we should all remember that everyone here WILL take it literally...

Well, I didn't think nor did I claim that it was his definition, but instead was pointing out that the original author's definition was sort of narrow.

But I guess I should remember that everyone on here will take everything literally.

I hope this turns into a VJ catfight

[Fandango 1,439]

Don't be a shitstirrer Smithy

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

Don't be a shitstirrer Smithy

spoons. spoons. get your spoons here!

[gimygirl 0]

I hope this turns into a VJ catfight

[TracyTN 237]

Nah no catfight. I just find it interesting how something meant to be funny gets picked apart philosophically. As it goes, I find THAT funnier than the original post!

*the fact that I can't type and hafta edit is funny too! *

Edited June 18, 2006 by TracyTN

[Fischkoepfin 1]

I'm not interested in a catfight either. I didn't find the original post funny, though.