Archive for November 18th, 2009

Common Sense, R.I.P.???

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by .

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An Obituary printed in the  London Times – not a joke and makes you think! 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 [...]

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