Received in my email from a friend:<\/p>\n
An obituary printed in the London Times… absolutely dead brilliant!!<\/strong><\/p>\n Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, <\/strong>*<\/strong>Common Sense<\/u><\/strong>*<\/strong>, 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:<\/strong><\/p>\n *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).<\/strong><\/p>\n His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intended 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n *<\/strong>Common Sense* lost <\/strong>ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.<\/strong><\/p>\n 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<\/strong> parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.<\/strong><\/p>\n *Common Sense* <\/strong>lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.<\/strong><\/p>\n *Common Sense* <\/strong>took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.<\/strong><\/p>\n *<\/strong>Common Sense* <\/strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n *Common Sense* <\/strong>was preceded in death,<\/strong><\/p>\n He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers; <\/strong><\/p>\n 1.- I Know My Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Received in my email from a friend: 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 … Continue reading \n
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