London Times Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense

[BLUEBLOOD]

'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 Elastoplast 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 Ten Commandments
became contraband; 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 realise 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, It's Not My Fault, and I'm A Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realised he was gone. If
you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do
nothing.'

And a little extra....... ......... ........

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than
600 employees and has the following statistics?
29 have been accused of spouse abuse,
7 have been arrested for fraud,
19 have been accused of writing bad cheques,
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses,
3 have done time for assault,
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit,
4 have been arrested on drug-related charges,
8 have been arrested for shoplifting,
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits,
84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year.

Which organisation is this?
It's the 635 members of the House of Commons, the same group that cranks
out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
And they run this country!!!

I rest my case.

 

[sufcintheprem]

117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

I've indirectly bankrupted every business that has ever gone bankrupt by not giving them my business.

Some incisive points but as always, assumes that the good old days were better. I do find it amusing how ancient bureaucratic are seen as quirky while new bureucracy is seen as red tape.

 

[Reg Martin]

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than
600 employees and has the following statistics?
29 have been accused of spouse abuse,
7 have been arrested for fraud,
19 have been accused of writing bad cheques,
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses,
3 have done time for assault,
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit,
4 have been arrested on drug-related charges,
8 have been arrested for shoplifting,
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits,
84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year.

Which organisation is this?
It's the 635 members of the House of Commons, the same group that cranks
out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
And they run this country!!!

I rest my case.

Well at least they are representative of the population they serve;)

 

[osymandus]

3 of the Dragons Den are brankrupts ??

"It declined even further when schools were required to get parental
consent to administer sun lotion or an Elastoplast to a student; but
could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to
have an abortion.
"

Err becuase one can cause alergic reaction with out proper notification which is what led to the change and secondly its a medical matter between the paitent and Doctor not the schools ??

"Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed
to realise that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little
in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. "

This ones a vationtion on the reason why the design of teh macdonalds paper cups were changed . It was man and teh small flimsy handles broke

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments
became contraband; churches became businesses;

Common sense had nothing to do with that its could choice (mind you not sure what Hindus , Buddhist Zoroastrians and any other none profit of abraham relgions would say to that one :P)
I refer the gentalman to the structure of teh Roman Catholic church , and the one time largest land own in the UK The Church of England .