Thread: Obituary of Common Sense

Obituary of the late Mr. 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 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 Calpol, sun lotion or a band-aid 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 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 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; his wife, Discretion;
his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 3 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim.

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

That is good Ann.

Excellent Ann, Exactly the say it is. Don't see any change with the brothers getting doing so well!

Let's hope the nephews "Street Sense" can have an input because of the passing away of "Common Sense" and the changing world ... there is a definite need for this ....

Soon the saying "Oh, the Good Old Days" will too, be a thing of the past ....

Horse Sense (the sister-in-law) needs to step up to the plate as well. With Common Sense gone this world will go to the animals, so let's rally around all the good ones! Dogs and Horses!!

I've met his cousin SensiBILity (from Virginia, I think).......he was unassuming, and lots of stories worth listening to.

If I remember correctly, they both mused about the future confliguration of marketers hedging the internet by using their long-standing reputation by naming it "AdSense" or something. He warned about such misadventures by mistaken identities.

I do miss Common Sense though.....learning to live life as he did (he called it "Making Sense") is something not too many people strove for after all, huh?