An Obituary printed in the London Times - the passing of our beloved Common Sense
An Obituary printed in the London Times.....Absolutely Brilliant
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> 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 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.
>
>
>
> 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 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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RIP
A timely blog, Nibs. I noticed in a comment you made recently that you're feeling better now. Good-oh, :-) xx
Yes, I'd like to second what Ama says - I'm very pleased to hear you're feeling better. xx
I've been feeling the ugliness in the energies lately I don't know if anyone else has noticed them too?
So I hearby declaire a formal 3 day event called CWTCHY weekend here on the Wordcloud and invite everyone to take part. This will cover Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Though it is expensive, you have to share and give a lot of love to everyone.
:o)
Cwtchy doesn't stand for anything, it's a welsh word 'cwtch' similar in meaning to the english word 'cuddle' But sooooo much nicer and lots of people in my neck of the woods have been calling for 'cwtchy' days.
So just trying to do my bit and spread a bit of love and cheer.
I know it's working for me, or I've completely lost it!
Because I didn't cry or shout or swear at the lady on the other end of the phone for a 7th call regarding my fridge freezer not working.
I was very nice to her.
(((((((((((((((((cwtch's all round))))))))))))))))))))
hahahahaha
(((((((((((((((((((((((((cwtch's and killinchey muffler's all round.))))))))))))))))))))))))))
hahahaha
I think with the way the news is going this week, we can all use an extra cwtch and killinchey muffler and cuddle.
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