In Memory of Common Sense

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. He 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; and his son, Reason. He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, Someone Else Is To Blame, and 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.

{Courtesy of a friend}

Comments

[jeffington]

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[chezmichelle]

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[Olive]

Everywhere I find this argument I post this.

[Olive]

[this is good]

It sounds like most of your common sense is gone. The coffee suit is
a non-argument. She deserved the settlement. Yes, water is boiling to
brew coffee. But it should cool in the carafe to 110 degrees and remain
that way until it is discarded some hours later. Mcdonalds had a
ridiculous policy to prevent loss of a few pennies profit by keeping
their coffee at unreal temperatures for days upon end.

Imagine please if this was your wife, daughter, self, etc. Please
tell me common sense means to put yourself in the shoes of others. To
imagine how they must have felt and still feel. If it doesn’t, then
common sense died long before you fools tried to define it.

“On February 27, 1992, Stella Liebeck, a 79-year-old woman from
Albuquerque, New Mexico, ordered a 49¢ cup of coffee from the
drive-through window of a local McDonald’s restaurant. Liebeck was in
the passenger’s seat of her Ford Probe, and her grandson Chris parked
the car so that Liebeck could add cream and sugar to her coffee. She
placed the coffee cup between her knees and pulled the far side of the
lid toward her to remove it. In the process, she spilled the entire cup
of coffee on her lap.[9] Liebeck was wearing cotton sweatpants; they
absorbed the coffee and held it against her skin as she sat in the
puddle of hot liquid for over 90 seconds, scalding her thighs,
buttocks, and groin.[10] Liebeck was taken to the hospital, where it
was determined that she had suffered third-degree burns on six percent
of her skin and lesser burns over sixteen percent.[11] She remained in
the hospital for eight days while she underwent skin grafting. During
this period, Liebeck lost 20 pounds (nearly 20% of her body weight),
reducing her down to 83 pounds.[12] Two years of medical treatment
followed.”

Please, continue to cheapen this woman’s suffering. Jesus loves that sort of thing.