It is with great sadness that we have to announce-
The Obituary of-
Mr. Common Sense
Today, we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who 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 valuable lessons as:
1) Knowing when to come in out of the rain,
2) Why the early bird gets the worm,
3) Spending time in the military makes a man with values out of a boy with wild ideas,
4) Life isn't always fair,
5) Maybe it was my fault,
6) The world doesen't care about your self esteem
7) If you think your teacher is hard, wait until you get a boss,
8) Your employer isn't interested in helping you "find yourself" - he wants you to do that on your own time,
9) Movies, and Soaps are not real life,
10) Your grandparents had a different word for bagging groceries - they called it "opportunity".
Common Sense lived by sound but simple rules for finances and parenting: (1-Don't spend more than you earn and 2- Adults , not children, are in charge.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, his wife, Discretion, his daughter, Reason, and his son Responsibility.
Attending the wake were the neighbors: I know my rights, Someone else is to blame, and I'm a Victim - pay me!!
Not many attended the funeral because so few realized he was gone.