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Amen!
Bob
At 06:21 PM 7/19/2002 -0700, you wrote:
Is there
anything today that differs? You can add tattoo to the piercing,
but I believe that lack of common sense showed in the late 90s with the
stock markets rally and the same is going on now with this sell
off. There is very little common sense shown when fear or greed
rule and ones ego gets in the way. When there is no consequence for
ones criminal actions. Why does a person that shop lifts a couple
hundred dollars in goods get 5 years and someone who steals
billions gets away Scot free. So a past writing or not, it
seems to be pertinent at this time also
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Pitt
To:
realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 5:30 PM
Subject: RE: [RT] Off topic but pertinent.
I'm assuming 'today' means some time back in the early 90's Ira? This is
obviously an 'old' article you have pulled out from your filing cabinet right?
Adrian
-----Original Message-----
From: ira [mailto:irat@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, 20 July 2002 9:52 AM
To: REAL TRADERS
Subject: [RT] Off topic but pertinent.
> Obituary:
>
> Today we mourn the passing of an old friend, by the name of
> "Common Sense". Common Sense lived a long life but died in the
> United States from heart failure on the brink of the new
> millennium. No one really knows how old he was, since his birth
> records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
>
> He selflessly devoted his life to service in schools, hospitals,
> homes, factories helping folks get jobs done without fanfare and
> foolishness. For decades, petty rules, silly laws, and frivolous
> lawsuits held no power over Common Sense. He was credited with
> cultivating such valued lessons as to know when to come in out of
> the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, and that life isn't
> always fair.
>
> Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't
> spend more than you! earn), reliable parenting strategies (the
> adults are in charge, not the kids), and it's okay to come in
> second. A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great
> Depression, and the Technological Revolution, Common Sense
> survived cultural and educational trends including body piercing,
> whole language, and "new math". But his health declined when he
> became infected with the "If-it-only-helps-one-person-it's-worth-
> it" virus.
>
> In recent decades his waning strength proved no match for the
> ravages of well intentioned but overbearing regulations. He
> watched in pain as good people became ruled by self-seeking
> lawyers. His health rapidly deteriorated when schools endlessly
> implemented zero-tolerance policies. Reports of a six-year-old
> boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, a
> teen suspended for taking a swig of mouthwash after lunch, and a
> teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student only worsened
> his condition.
>
> It declined even further when schools had to get parental consent
> to administer aspirin to a student but could not inform the
> parent when a female student was pregnant or wanted an abortion.
>
> Finally, Common Sense lost his will to live as the Ten
> Commandments became contraband, churches became businesses,
> criminals received better treatment than victims, and federal
> judges stuck their noses in everything from the Boy Scouts to
> professional sports. Finally, when a woman, too stupid to realize
> that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, was awarded a huge
> settlement, Common Sense threw in the towel.
>
> As the end neared, Common Sense drifted in and out of logic but
> was kept informed of developments regarding questionable
> regulations such as those for low flow toilets, rocking chairs,
> and stepladders.
>
> 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 two stepbrothers, My Rights
> and Ima Whiner. Not many attended his funeral because so few
> realized he was gone.
>
> --Obituary author unknown.
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