Udo
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COMMON SENSE 2023
An Obituary printed in the London Times.....Absolutely Dead Brilliant!!
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 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights
- I Want It Now
- Someone Else Is To Blame
- I'm A Victim
- Pay me for Doing Nothing
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
[Edited on 8-16-2023 by Udo]
[Edited on 8-16-2023 by Udo]
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JZ
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Common sense knew what a woman was.
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Tioloco
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It seems Common Sense more likely lived on a remote ranch in Baja than in any big city to the north.
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stillnbaja
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god we miss you John
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SFandH
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The original post could have been written 50, or 100, or 150 years ago.
Details would be somewhat different.
Mark Twain would have done a good job.
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  | The original post could have been written 50, or 100, or 150 years ago.
Details would be somewhat different.
Mark Twain would have done a good job.
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You haven't been paying attention.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Udo |
Blah, blah, blah…
He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights .
… more blah, blah, blah…
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I like that brother!
Fight the man!
As long as we cherish and defend our civil rights, we can persist the GOP’s wearying attacks on freedom!
[Edited on 8-17-2023 by mtgoat666]
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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That article just doesn't read like the it came from the London Times. Both in the phrasing and sentence structure used by our British cousins and
also that the issues raised are mostly ones that have been so politicized in the US. It is common to open this sort of thing with a false source
quote which if accepted gives credence to the rest of the story. I think this opinion article never appeared in the British press but I will
apologize if you can provide an actual link to its appearance in that great periodical. Until I see such a link I am going to continue to believe it
is was authored by someone here in the good old USA.
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by Udo |
Blah, blah, blah…
He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights .
… more blah, blah, blah…
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I like that brother!
Fight the man!
As long as we cherish and defend our civil rights, we can persist the GOP’s wearying attacks on freedom!
[Edited on 8-17-2023 by mtgoat666] |
Goatkisser-
I think the prevailing view is that your kind… the Woke liberals are the ones attacking freedom. You know, like when you guys force 1 group to pay
for the laziness and poor decisions of the other group. Ohhh like Socialism…
Latest example: College debt being paid off by those that didnt get themselves into that bind. Duhhhh.
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RFClark
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Mark Twain did write the obit over 100 years ago. He simply said that “we have the best government that money can buy!” The rest just follows
along after that.
[Edited on 8-17-2023 by RFClark]
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