dolly_t

Are people so educated that common sense has been forgotten?Just asking.

UncleJesse Loc: Hazzard Co, GA

A Paine from Philly wrote liberal propaganda about it. I also remember Poor Richard's Almanac. Hehe. I know what you mean. Some things don't appear to make common sense and it's frustrating. After pondering, folks claim to see the grey areas where they thought it was black and white. That's comes with education whether it is fancy academia type or plain and simple life experiences.

Loki Loc: Georgia

You know, I feel like it was a blessing in disguise, or delayed, perhaps, that I attended college AFTER a hitch in the Military. It gave me an outlook fresh out of high schoolers didn't have. One that I didn't have when I was fresh out of high school.

Not-a-RINO Loc: Michigan

There is a difference between wisdom and knowledge. This exchange actually happened and it clearly illustrates the difference...

A while back, an engineering buddy of mine sent me an email asking me to help determine if there is an issue with his email client. He knew I have been into computers for more than 20 years and figured I would be a good one to ask. This is how it all went down:

"I am having problems with my email client. Please let me know if you receive this email."

I wrote back: "I am sorry, but I didn't receive your email."

A few minutes later, I got this in my Inbox: "Now what do I do?"

Rather than leaving him h*****g, I replied, "How in the heck could I possibly reply to an email I didn't receive? I must have read your first email!"

A few seconds later, in my Inbox I received written in the biggest red font he had, "DUH! I feel like such an i***t!" Of course, I didn't argue with that one. :-D

I have often said, "Common sense isn't as common as we would all like to be and when common sense disappeared, it took common courtesy and common decency with it."

Miss Brandi

I think it went the way of the dinosaurs.

rjoeholl

I also waited till I went into the Army before I attended college. I found out that a lot of "professors" were intimidated by me. Maybe it was all of my facial scars.

rjoeholl

A friend in the Army once asked me if I knew the difference between "common" sense and "book" sense. I told him no and he said I'll show you,. give me a dollar. I gave him a dollar. He put it in his pocket and said "You have book sense".

Loki Loc: Georgia

Sometimes people who deal in the realm of theory get a little flustered when faced with reality, or with someone who has lived what they have postulated.

Not-a-RINO Loc: Michigan

HAHA!!! :D

oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)

Many of the "cowboys" who live where I do used to tell me that I had nothing but book sense since I had gone to college over 5 years and none of them had done such a thing. Once I got to be as old or older than most of them they recognized that they had been wrong. I guess that must be respect for age.

dolly_t

Maybe they were a little jelous that you had a chance at a better life and opportunity.
Some people do not have the chance for an extended education.Some pass up the opportunity.
I admire people who try to better themselves.