Obituary For Common Sense

 *An Obituary printed in the London* *Times.....Absolutely Dead Brilliant!!*  (Especially appropriate for end of year.) 

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.

A Very "Fudgey" Tombstone

 

 

Fudge tombstone:  Every has a favorite fudge recipe, I’d bet. There is a tombstone  in Utah reflecting that “she took her fudge recipe with her.” It’s engraved upon her tombstone!! (A video story about this most unusual marker can be viewed on YouTube.) 

What do you want engraved upon your tombstone???

Tombstones Aren't Forever

 Diamonds may be forever but tombstones are most definitely not. I photo'd these two in Ocean View Cemetery, the west end of Port Angeles and looking right out over the Straights. The left one is barely readable and the right one is totally un-readable. So sad. Is is the location? Is it the material used? Is it nobody cares no more?? Think about your family's tombstones...................

Cemeteries: Did you know about segregation in Washington's cemeteries?

 

This tombstone might be funny but the story in our Spokesman a few days ago was not. 

Did you know that there was on the books of Washington that allowed cemeteries to discriminate on the basis of race? This was on the books following a 1960 decision. 

Washington cemeteries could "refuse burial to any person because such person was not of the Caucasian race. This very court once held that a cemetery could lawfully deny grieving Black parents the right to bury their infant.... we cannot undo this wrong but we can recognize our ability to do better in the future," said the justices in the letter.

Recently, the Washington State Supreme Court reversed that decision, a rule considered irrelevant anyway as federal and state regulations had already made it illegal. 

A Tombstone Funny/Laugh For You

 

Doing some heavy duty office cleaning out and came across a little slip of pink paper somebody had handed me long ago with this beautifully written on it:

"Don't Take Gravestones for Granite"

Are you laughing, or at least smiling??