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.

Common Sense will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing:

a.. when to come in out of the rain
b.. why the early bird gets the worm
c.. life isn't 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.. a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate
b.. teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch;
c.. 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 had 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 parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live when:

a.. the Ten Commandments became contraband
b.. churches became businesses
c.. 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 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 three stepbrothers

a.. I Know My Rights
b.. Someone Else is to Blame
c.. I am a Victim.

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

Author Unknown

1. No one is listening until you fart.

2. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

3. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.

4. A closed mouth gathers no foot.

5. Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

6. Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

7. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your mouth is moving.

8. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.

9. Never miss a good opportunity to shut up.

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