An Obituary printed in the London Times.....Absolutely Dead Brilliant!!

[Roger Dewhurst]

An Obituary printed in the London Times.....Absolutely Dead Brilliant!!

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 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights
- I Want It Now
- Someone Else Is To Blame
- I'm A Victim
- Pay me for Doing Nothing

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.

[Mutlley]

Brilliant. I see our relation to Common Sense died here in 1999
when labor got in.. I'm still awaiting for it's resurrection but I
can't see it happening any time soon..

[Enkidu]

On 20/02/14 09:42, Roger Dewhurst wrote:
>
> An Obituary printed in the London Times.....Absolutely Dead
> Brilliant!!
>

I don't know where you found this, Rog, old chap, but it wasn't in the
Times. A search on the Internet will reveal that there are lots of
people passing this on and attributing it to the London Times. One such
example is this,
http://jesseleeproject.com/2012/06/01/the-death-of-common-sense/. But
see the note at the end, in green.

I think "gullible" must be your middle name, Rog.

Cheers,

Cliff

[Gordon]

On 2014-02-19, Mutlley <mutle...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Brilliant. I see our relation to Common Sense died here in 1999
> when labor got in.. I'm still awaiting for it's resurrection but I
> can't see it happening any time soon..

Its all to do with the arrow of time. This says that everything decays. It
is a one way street.

Take for instance this ng. Even it has undergone decay and it will never
return to the interesting place it was.

[Roger Dewhurst]

Whence it was alleged to have come is irrelevant. It is the subject matter which is. Do you wish to dispute any of that?

[george152]

It's one of those claims to a piece written a long time ago.
The Times has always supposed to be the quality of daily publications
which lasts only until you read it

[Roger Dewhurst]

On Thursday, February 20, 2014 5:49:01 PM UTC+13, Enkidu wrote:

I notice that you had nothing further to say on the matter of the floods in the UK. Considering your origins there I thought that, perhaps, you might have bothered to keep yourself informed.

[Rich80105]

According to Snopes:
This essay is actually the work of Lori Borgman and was first
published in the Indianapolis Star on 15 March 1998.
Read more at
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/commonsense.asp#alHsYUW7kBBdASpE.99

[Enkidu]

On 21/02/14 08:09, Roger Dewhurst wrote:
> On Thursday, February 20, 2014 5:49:01 PM UTC+13, Enkidu wrote:
>> On 20/02/14 09:42, Roger Dewhurst wrote:
>>
>>>
>>
>>> An Obituary printed in the London Times.....Absolutely Dead
>>
>>> Brilliant!!
>>
>>>
>>
>> I don't know where you found this, Rog, old chap, but it wasn't in
>> the
>>
>> Times. A search on the Internet will reveal that there are lots of
>>
>> people passing this on and attributing it to the London Times. One
>> such
>>
>> example is this,
>>
>> http://jesseleeproject.com/2012/06/01/the-death-of-common-sense/.
>> But
>>
>> see the note at the end, in green.
>>
>> I think "gullible" must be your middle name, Rog.
>>
>

> Whence it was alleged to have come is irrelevant. It is the subject
> matter which is. Do you wish to dispute any of that?
>

Yeah right. It's nice piece of satire, but it is totally generic and
basically meaningless posted by a god-botherer. It appears though that
he (Common Sense) that is) deserted you many years ago.

Cheers,

Cliff

[Roger Dewhurst]

Perceptive bugger then???????????

[Roger Dewhurst]

Sorry Cliffie but you are a complete fuckwit.

[Roger Dewhurst]

On further thought, Cliffie, why not go back to Britain to get the job of Chief Jobsworth at Islington Council for which you are supremely qualified. Then you can have drinkies with the the Chief Sodomite and the rest of the pinkies while they plan to flood a little bit more of Britain.

[Enkidu]

On 21/02/14 08:16, Roger Dewhurst wrote:
>
> I notice that you had nothing further to say on the matter of the
> floods in the UK. Considering your origins there I thought that,
> perhaps, you might have bothered to keep yourself informed.
>

Rog, you are adding 1 and 1 and getting 3. I am being kept informed by
my relatives and the fact that I have nothing to add on the matter of
the floods in the UK doesn't mean that I am not interested. Several of
my relatives are close to and even in the flooded areas. I have lived on
the Somerset Levels, and I've seen floods but nothing like this.

What do you make of the floods then, Rog?

Cheers,

Cliff

[Roger Dewhurst]

Certainly there was a climatic event of quite long recurrence period. However the dredging of the rivers/water courses was stopped a while ago. Which government was in power at the time is irrelevant. The fact is that drainage/dredging and river control in that area has been carried out for hundreds of years with sufficient success to permit people to live in and farm the area. There is a long history of flood control in the area. People living there have a reasonable expectation that the flood control measures that have been in place for many decades would continue and not be reversed by some socialist Islington homosexual who would not know the difference between a radial flow pump and an axial flow pump. He might however distinguish the colour of the vibrator he sticks up his arse, but that is all.

[Enkidu]

On 21/02/14 18:08, Roger Dewhurst wrote:
>
> Perceptive bugger then???????????
>
Rog, I recall seeing similar when I was a kid. You probably heard it
when you were a kid, decades earlier. One could publish that, with
righteous indignation in any era whatsoever. It is unspecific and
meaningless.

Cheers,

Cliff

[Rich80105]

Careful Cliff, thats core National policy you are dismissing so easily
. . .