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Sorry forgot message!!!!!!
Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly rather true.
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, and 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
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Bob, how refreshing! I can't believe they took so long to get around to the obit though, I thought he died years ago
It's Friday :-)
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Tragic. R.I.P. Common Sense
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Bob,
I have never met "common sense" but from the obituary he obviously was well respected, please pass on my condolences to all who knew him.
Sean
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Tis sad but true, he is not around anymore.
my heart felt condolences to all those affected by his passing
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Phil Rose wrote:Bob, how refreshing! I can't believe they took so long to get around to the obit though, I thought he died years ago
It's Friday :-) Too right Phil, I first read this on these forums in 2005. Surprised it took the Times so long. ;-)
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Hello to you all out there!
I have a saying I like using in my Health and Safety Inductions: Common Sense is not very common!
But may he live in peace! What a legend!
Have a nice day! Jim Moran
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boblewis wrote:
Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly rather true.
----------------- If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing
This nonsense has been circulating on chain e-mails for years. Did you copy it from the times, Bob? Or did you just copy it from a chain e-mail? Course not, you've got more common sense. It almost certainly originated in the States (look at the examples to illustrate the so-called lack of common sense -- most are the sort of thing you lot would normally describe as myths, once you look at the origins. There is more than one version about but they're on the same lines.
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Have carried out search in timesonline and can't find obit.
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I have to agree with Jim on this one; Common Sence is not that common!
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