Remarkable Obituary
> Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend,
>
> Mr. Common Sense.
> Mr. Sense had 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 value lessons as knowing
> when to come in out of the rain,
> why the early bird gets the worm and
> that life isn't always fair.
> Common Sense lived by simple,
> sound financial policies
> (don't spend more than you earn)
> and reliable Parenting strategies
> (adults, not kids, are in charge).
> His health began to rapidly deteriorate
> when well intentioned but
> overbearing regulations were set in place.
> Reports of a six-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.
> Mr. Sense declined even further when
> schools were required to get parental consent
> to administer aspirin to a student;
> but, could not inform the parents when a student
> became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
> Finally, 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 finally gave up the ghost
> after a woman failed to realize that a
> steaming cup of coffee was hot,
> she spilled a bit in her lap,
> and was awarded a huge financial 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 two stepbrothers;
> My Rights and Ima Whiner.
> 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.