| London Times Obituary 
 
 
 An 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
 political correctness became the, “in thing”, and the
 well-intentioned but overbearing, “Human Rights laws”
 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 his son, Reason
 
 He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
 
 I Know My Rights
 
 I Want It Now
 
 Someone Else Is To Blame
 
 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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