Common Sense is anything but ...

[sasguru]

If there is one thing I've learnt over the last 20 years - it's how often common sense (otherwise known as the prejudices of the majority) is so often wrong, when confronted with the cold hard analysis of numbers.

[threaded]

I tend to trust in my common sense and to mistrust the prejudices of the majority.

[PerlOfWisdom]

Obituary: The Sad Passing 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 earn) and reliable parenting 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 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 failed to do in disciplining their unruly children

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Panadol, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student; but, could not inform the 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 can 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 three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, 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.

[MrsGoof]

I'm far too posh to do anything common

[Jabberwocky]

If there is one thing I've learnt over the last 20 years - it's how often common sense (otherwise known as the prejudices of the majority) is so often wrong, when confronted with the cold hard analysis of numbers.

So, you are not even sure if you have learnt *one* thing over the last 20 years. That must make you very, very stupid. Mmm yes, I seem how that might work.

[sasguru]

So, you are not even sure if you have learnt *one* thing over the last 20 years. That must make you very, very stupid. Mmm yes, I seem how that might work.

Hey Knobjockey, your mum took a break to tell me to tell you to get off the PC now. She can't tell you herself as her mouth's rather full at the moment.

[John Galt]

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 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 failed to do in disciplining their unruly children

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Panadol, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student; but, could not inform the 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 can 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 three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, 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.

Brilliant post Pearl - sadly so true and truly so sad

[expat]

[QUOTE=PerlOfWisdom]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.[QUOTE]I'll just try to appl a bit of my common sense to this internet myth. The staff knew and disliked this woman (whether justifiably or not, I know not neither do I care) so they played a prank on her by taking a cup of coffee and superheating it in the microwave before handing it to her: knowing that it would be heated to above boiling point and would suddenly boil over on her when she moved it.

So she didn't fail to pay attention to the fact that hot coffee is hot: the staff deliberately scaled her woth boiling water.

Facts right, makes a difference.

[Fungus]

Every microwave should carry the instruction "insert poodle". And a poodle symbol would be nice so you know how long to cook it.

[Sysman]

Every microwave should carry the instruction "insert poodle". And a poodle symbol would be nice so you know how long to cook it.

Beat me to it!

Once we've got your plan in force, we then need the papers to print a story about Bliar being Bush's poodle.

Oh.

They've done that already?