Brilliant Obituary

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LondonTimes.....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.




Gurrera
>
 
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