Death notice of "Mr Common Sense"

mysteron


Joined: 07/05/2008
Posts: 42

Message Posted:
27/05/2008 12:50

I received this is in my email :-



London Times Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense















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; his







wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and 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.'

suntanman



Joined: 18/04/2007
Posts: 721

Message Posted:
27/05/2008 13:47

How very very true







missing him already

wynyardman



Joined: 15/12/2007
Posts: 4580

Message Posted:
27/05/2008 14:21

Never a truer word spoken.



wyn

eager


Joined: 23/02/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
27/05/2008 14:34

such a shame, but has been coming for a few years now !!!

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
27/05/2008 15:42

Common sense is a relative of mine, he lives on...................

Ian02


Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
27/05/2008 16:55

And a little extra: Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 600 employees and has the following statistics?



29 have been accused of spouse abuse

7 have been arrested for fraud

19 have been accused of writing bad cheques

117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

3 have done time for assault

71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit

4 have been arrested on drug-related charges

8 have been arrested for shoplifting

21 are currently defendants in lawsuits

84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year



Which organisation is this?

It's the 635 members of the House of Commons, the same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line..