An old friend died today.

[mcvet57103]

Sad very sad but true


"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.

[vmfn513]

Top Notch post. I'll just add - it was a long and painful death and began when parents neglected their responsibilities in teaching their children to live right. Sorry about that , but I have too many children completely ignore their parents ( who, by the way) forgot how to use a paddle.
Semper Fi!

[vmfn513]

Sorry about that! I intended to say -'have seen too many
children face their parent down and no response from the Parents'.

[jinelson]

Outstanding thread thank you for posting it. I just wish everyone in America could read it.

Semper Fi

Jim

[CplKJSpevak]

Outstanding thread thank you for posting it. I just wish everyone in America could read it.

Semper Fi

Jim

I just copy/pasted it to pass it along!! FYI....I'm 35 years old, I have a 15 year old son (who wants to be a Career Marine), I'm happily married to his Mom...He's never been in DayCare..and we homeschool!!! Common Sense is alive and well in our lives and we Honor God and Country! Semper Fi Brothers.

[temarti]

Great Post MCVET, so true...

[mcvet57103]

I just copy/pasted it to pass it along!! FYI....I'm 35 years old, I have a 15 year old son (who wants to be a Career Marine), I'm happily married to his Mom...He's never been in DayCare..and we homeschool!!! Common Sense is alive and well in our lives and we Honor God and Country! Semper Fi Brothers.

My wife sells home schooling systems. She sent this to me from one of her clients. I thought it was right on the mark. SF

[DWG]

I just copy/pasted it to pass it along!! FYI....I'm 35 years old, I have a 15 year old son (who wants to be a Career Marine), I'm happily married to his Mom...He's never been in DayCare..and we homeschool!!! Common Sense is alive and well in our lives and we Honor God and Country! Semper Fi Brothers.

It's too bad there aren't a whole lot more like you. Unfortunately we have too many parents that want to drop their kids off into govenment schools about 3 weeks after they are born so they can go play musical marriages or just musical partners. Keep up the good work!

[DocGreek]

ROBERT.....EXCELLENT POST!! Was it Thomas Payne, who wrote the pamphlet, "Common Sense"?? Too bad that the meaning of "Common Sense", has been lost, only to be replaced with....STUPIDITY, GREED, AND IGNORANCE!!!!......Doc Greek

[JohnEaceHunt]

Great Scott.!!, obiden is not as stupid as I gave him credit to be. In an article on aol, he basically told the democrats it would be political sucide to vote for the stimulas plan,reminding them about the '93 tax cut. There were 46 or so democrats that voted against it to keep their jobs as they had an election the next year. In that election only 6 were voted out of office. Now that is common sense. There are more people in the U.S. calling the White House against the stimulas bill, than for it. There may be an entire new bunch of them in office after the '10 vote since they all voted for it. They lacked common sense.

[SGT7477]

Great post mcvet, Semper FI.

[Knight86]

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" -Shakespeare

Problem solved....

[Phantom Blooper]

Common Sense

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" -Shakespeare

The first thing we need to do is post in the Poolee Forum and Ask A Marine forum........

No.... the first thing you need to do is read the rules in the Poolee Hall of Fame!

Now in this case.......THAT would be "Common Sense"

PROBLEM SOLVED!

[SGT7477]

Hit him again Chuck,lol.