From an e-mail: Maybe this has been posted before...........

   Please join me for a moment of silence in remembrance.  For Common
Sense had served us all so well for so many generations.

Obituary: 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 earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not the
children are in charge).

   His health began to deteriorate rapidly 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.

   Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing
the job they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
   It declined even further when schools were required to get parental
consent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student;
but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant.

   Common Sense lost when criminals received better treatment than
their victims..  Common Sense took a beating when you can no longer
legally defend yourself from a burglar in your own home because the
burglar can 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 finally died when a woman sued a store after
she fell over her own child and won.

   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 three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else
is to Blame and I'm a Victim.

   Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.