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OBITUARY - Mr. Common Sense
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Posted on 12/19/2003 10:11:07 AM PST by VU4G10
OBITUARY
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of 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 value lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that life isn't always fair.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are in charge).
His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a six-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.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student; but, could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Finally, Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; Illegal aliens got driver's licences and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap, and was 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 two stepbrothers; My Rights and Ima Whiner.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still know him pass this on, if not join the majority and do nothing. |
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: commonsense; modernamerica; obituary
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posted on
12/19/2003 10:11:08 AM PST
by
VU4G10
To: VU4G10
The attending docter was named "Trial Lawyer" ...
2
posted on
12/19/2003 10:18:28 AM PST
by
2banana
To: VU4G10
Was Common Sense his FReeper name or did he post using a different name?
To: VU4G10
I hear "Mr. Witty" and "Mr. Clever" passed on too.
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posted on
12/19/2003 10:23:45 AM PST
by
TomB
To: VU4G10
Can you be more specific? Commonsense is a persona-non-grata around FR, she turned out to be a perpetrator of financial fraud. Not her, right?
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posted on
12/19/2003 10:29:58 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(A poem, by Lazamataz: "What do we do with Saddam, Now that we gottim?")
To: VU4G10
To paraphrase Will Rogers: "The problem with common sense is that it is not very common."
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posted on
12/19/2003 10:32:26 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is Slavery)
To: VU4G10; gubamyster
Excellent!
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posted on
12/19/2003 10:39:11 AM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(Davis is now out of Arnoold's Office , Bout Time!!!!)
To: BenLurkin
Them common sense of Islam.
To: Bluntpoint
This is just too good to pass up. It screams Photoshop!
To: VU4G10
His biographer Thomas Paine was unavable to be located in time.
To: VU4G10
Well and truly said ... R.I.P. Sir.
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posted on
12/19/2003 11:04:43 AM PST
by
MHGinTN
(If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
To: gubamyster
Was Common Sense his FReeper name or did he post using a different name?Commonsense was a FReeper/con artist who had a reputation for bad checks in Columbia, SC. She was accused of defrauding FReepers in the South Carolina chapter. Don't know if she was convicted.
No kidding.
To: gubamyster
To: VU4G10
Nice parody.
I am suprized that more people didn't get it.
I am sure Freeper LowEyeQue will chime in soon...
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posted on
12/19/2003 1:21:10 PM PST
by
Syncro
To: paws_and_whiskers; Bluntpoint
Nice analogy for the state of the rat party. Hook up a "moderate" Republican or two and that cart of government handouts will be moving in no time.
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posted on
12/19/2003 1:24:51 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is Slavery)
To: VU4G10
bump...Good one.
To: paws_and_whiskers
I've seen that picture attached to an email with the subject line "How can you tell when your a$$ is too small?". :=)
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posted on
12/19/2003 2:18:52 PM PST
by
Bob
To: paws_and_whiskers; Bluntpoint
Picture taken just moments before Achmed lights the fuse
on the unsuccessful first launch of his Inter-Continental Donkey Rocket...
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posted on
12/19/2003 2:19:09 PM PST
by
in the Arena
(Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my FReeper friends..)
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