It Takes "All Types"

This weeks blog is brought to you by a follower of Common Sense Ain’t So Common. Not only has this follower experienced it but I have as well.

Most, if not all Post Offices have their own outdoor mailboxes and usually there are a row of them. Each one has a specific label on them pertaining to specific types of letters and usually one for “all types“; you know in case one gets too full. Well as this person is driving through to drop off some mail, a car in front of her goes to the mail box that is spewing out mail like it was a baby spitting up its’ food. The individual proceeds to try and stuff their own mail among the paper vomit instead of the open box right next to it that is labeled “all types.” The individual is taking the time to try and rearrange the paper puke so that their own mail will fit while the person behind her is thinking, “What the heck! Just go to the next mail box.” Another 15 seconds goes by and the individual is STILL trying to cram their mail in the full box while the “all types” box is staring the ignoramus right in the face. Finally, they give up on moving other fellow imbeciles mail to make their own fit perfectly and just leaves it the way it was and takes off. The car behind finally got to put their own mail in the “all types” box due to the fact that the one she was going to put it in was full!!! Go figure!

Common Sense Tip of The Week:

Just because everyone else does it, doesn’t mean you should follow because most likely it’s done without common sense.

Until next time,

Zozo and Leggy J

csaintsc@gmail.com

Let me get this straight

This weeks story comes from a friend of mine. He was a foreign exchange student my senior year of high school.

When I first got to a high school a kid came up to me and said, "So, I heard you were from Sweden."
I replied, "Yes."
His next question was, "What language do you speak in Sweden?"
I naturally said, "Swedish."
He paused for a while then asked, "So, do you speak Swedish?"
I hesitated...
(Wait for it)
(Wait for it)
(Wait for it)

"Yes."

Let me get this straight, Swedish is spoken in Sweden. Does that mean they speak Spanish in Spain? And German in Germany? Come on people, pay attention in school. And if you don't, use your common sense! Not to mention the fact that he had to ask if a person from Sweden spoke the language. In addition, most people from Europe speak several languages.

Until Next Time,
Zozo and Leggy J
csaintsc@gmail.com

"There is such a thing as a dumb question when common sense isn't present"

I didn't know I had one........

As we enter the 10^th year post 9/11, we should all know by now that when you go to the airport, security will be all up in your space bubble. It’s a given. A group of people have ruined it for everyone causing security at the airport to never be the same. The minute it becomes lax again, another terrorist attack will inevitably happen. Therefore  going to the airport with any sort of weapon on you will land your dumb butt in jail; rightfully so for two specific reasons. One, for being stupid enough to do it in the first place. And two, for thinking you could get away with it in the see through security scanners!
 
Flier headed to Cuba held after gun found. Miami, Florida

A man headed to Cuba has been arrested at Miami International Airport after security screeners said they found a loaded gun in his fanny pack. Miami-Dade Police arrested 48-year-old Juan Manuel Baldoquin of West Palm Beach on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and grand theft of a firearm. He was being held on $10,000 bail.

Detective Javier Baez said a Transportation Security Administration screener spotted the outline of a gun while X-raying Baldoquin’s bag.

Baez said Baldoquin claimed he had forgotten the gun was in the bag. The gun had been reported stolen in 1996, and it was unclear why Baldoquin was carrying it.

Now, we don’t know about you, but this guy should get “STUPID” tattooed on his forehead for thinking that nothing would happen to him while carrying a gun through airport security. And for wearing a fanny pack; what is this, 1987? Who carries fanny packs now-a-days? Let’s be realistic here, he knew all along he had a loaded gun in his fanny pack. Guns aren’t feathers people.

Until next time,
Zozo and Leggy J
Csaintsc@gmail.com

The Denver Post (12/18/2010)

“Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.” - Ana Teresa

Get out there and Vote!

This weeks blog is dedicated to an awesome lady; my grandma Dorothy, who passed away last week at the age of 87. She was a follower of Common Sense Ain't So Common. I know she got a kick out of our blog because she was a complete smart-ass and realist herself. She would tell you like it was, be as blunt as she could be and was respected for it even though it might not have been something you wanted to hear. In the end she was completely right. I love and miss you Grams. Leggy J

With 2010 over that means...you guessed it, all the nominees for the Darwin Awards are in. Head on over to www.darwinawards.com to read the top contenders and cast your votes. Our two personal favorites are Textbook Double Darwin and Glacier Erasure.

Textbook Double Darwin:

Who would park the car on a busy freeway in heavy fog, for a quickie?

That's the whole picture: A young couple, driving along Via Dutra, the largest freeway in Brazil with tons of heavy traffic, at 6AM under heavy fog. The couple decided that this was the time to park (for "dating" according to the charming Google translation) and, yes, they parked on the freeway in the right-hand lane, not on the shoulder, the median, or at a gas station. Naturally, given time a cargo truck encountered a "speed bump," instantly killing both -- during the act of procreation -- double-double Darwin Award! (2) people making (2) obviously bad decisions, and natural selection acts at the very moment the two are reproducing. Textbook!

Bahahaha, apparently the urge hit so hard that they had to stop mid lane to get it on. The least they could have done is pulled over to the shoulder. But I suppose if they had, there is a good chance that they would have had a baby. And if you are not smart enough to know that STOPPING on any highway is a bad idea, then you shouldn't be allowed to raise a child. What are you gonna teach the kid...that it's a-o-k to put your hand in a fire (reference to last week's blog). Clearly these two weren't meant to procreate and we are thankful for that!

Glacier Erasure:

Another account from the archives of a 30-year ER MD.

In the late fall and early winter months, snow-covered mountains become infested with hunters. One ambitious pair climbed high up a mountain in search of their quarry. The trail crossed a small glacier that had crusted over. The lead hunter had to stomp a foot-hold in the snow, one step at a time, in order to cross the glacier.

Somewhere near the middle of the glacier, his next stomp hit not snow but a rock. The lead hunter lost his footing and fell. Down the crusty glacier he zipped, off the edge and out of sight.

Unable to help, his companion watched him slide away. After a while, he shouted out, "Are you OK?"

"Yes!" came the answer.

Reasoning that it was a quick way off the glacier, the second hunter plopped down and accelerated down the ice, following his friend. There, just over the edge of the glacier, was his friend...holding onto the top of a tree that barely protruded from the snow.

There were no other treetops nearby, nothing to grab, nothing but a hundred-foot drop onto the rocks below. As the second hunter shot past the first, he uttered his final epitaph: a single word, which we may not utter lest our mothers soap our mouths.

Hmmm, I'm standing on a cliff, my buddy just fell off, I ask if he is ok, he says yes, so......JUMP! For all those with common sense, let's rewind this scenario. I'm standing on a cliff, my buddy just fell off, I ask if he is ok, he says yes. "What do you see?" "Can you move?" "Can you get back up?" "How can I help?" "Should I go get help?" Any variations of these questions should come to mind. But then we wouldn't have been stupid enough to jump off a cliff either, thus ridding the world of yet another barnacle head.

So what have we learned today?

1) Don't stop in the middle of the highway.

2) Don't jump off a cliff because someone tells you they are ok.

Until next time,

Zozo and Leggy J

csaintsc@gmail.com

"Look before you leap."

Cleaning While Lit

We are back!!!! We hope that everyone had a great holiday season and now it's time for more ridiculousness.

The person in this story has got to be one of the dumbest morons we have ever read about, which is why we have picked it for our first entry of the new year.

Cleaning lit fireplace lands man in hospital. Colorado Springs

     A man who tried to clean his natural gas fireplace while it was still lit, nearly roasted himself over an open fire. He was hospitalized with second degree burns. 
     Colorado Springs fire authorities say the unnamed man received facial burns after using an aerosol cleaner on the lit fireplace. Three other people inside the house weren't injured.

Ah, did anyone else learn that aerosol cleaners are highly flammable? I mean, that is something we learned at the ripe old age of two. And if you didn't learn that, did the giant highly flammable symbol not mean anything? (Just in case, by some off chance, you have never seen the symbol, below we have included a picture) How is this man impervious to the fact that AEROSOL is highly FLAMMABLE?!? One other thing, why on earth would anyone in their right mind think, "Hey, while I've got this hot, burning fire going, I might clean the fireplace." Maybe he noticed how dirty it was with all the light emanating from the fire. We don't know about all of you, but he is a parasite of the human race. The lack of common sense in this man is completely and utterly baffling. If this man has proliferated, Lord help us all. We are taking donations to get him a vasectimy asap! If this guy isn't the epitome of stupidity, we don't know what is.

Until next time,
Zozo and Leggy J
csaintsc@gmail.com

Story: The Denver Post, (12/18/2010)
Picture: explainthatstuff.com

Shopping Pandemonium

    Common sense or lack there of reared it’s ugly head today. As we are only a day away from Christmas, most people should have the majority of their holiday shopping done, right? Wrong! I included had to pick up some last minute gifts and apparently the rest of the state of Colorado did to. However, before I even left the house, I remembered the first round of public service announcements and took all of them into consideration. Particularly PSA #1: Before you even leave the house to go shopping, evaluate all the people on your list, consider that there are many others doing the same and allow yourself the proper amount of shopping time. Running into a store on your way home from and working yourself into a tizzy over the long lines is not good for the heart. Therefore, I evaluated what I needed so I could get in and get out.
   
       As I got to the mall, I luckily found parking right away due to the plethora of open spaces. I thought, nice there isn’t that many people here. Boy was I wrong! I totally underestimated the amount of people and it suddenly occurred to me that there are a lot of different parking sections surrounding this colossal structure which I like to call, “retail pandemonium.”


      You know I am all for people spending money and feeding the economy; especially in these hard times but do we really have to do it at a turtles pace? I can’t stand when people walk slower than molasses. It’s like that one car who causes a traffic jam because he is driving in the passing lane 20 mph slower than the actual speed limit. The same concept applies to public venues. Now, I am not saying everyone has to shop like speed racers but when an abundant amount of people are in such a venue, it is quite pertinent to keep a steady flow. Apparently, these people are some kind of special; borderline kings and queens and possibly even presidents and apparently, they won’t walk unless the red carpet is rolled out for them.




Common sense tip #1: Please be considerate of others when shopping and remember that there are hundreds of people trying to shop as well. Therefore, please walk at a considerable pace in which to avoid a people jam.


         When I am making my way down the mall I find it impossible to walk without having to dodge in and out of humans, a.k.a turtles. It’s bad enough to have to swivel in and out of moving obstacles but it’s even more annoying when a group of people notice that they know each other and stop and start talking in the dead center of traffic flow. Now, it’s totally understandable that running into people you know happens, especially at a mall and at around the holidays. It even happened to me today, but once again there are other people to take into consideration.




Common sense tip #2: When running into people you know in public venues, please don’t block traffic flow and move your mini soirée to the side. People who don’t move like turtles will thank you.


        Lastly, the thing that was really annoying today was the large families or groups of eight friends taking up the whole mall isle so others couldn’t get around. I completely understand that people want to shop with their families and or friends but once again there are other patrons to consider. I myself or others shouldn’t have to be blocked from getting to where I need to get to, just so Jim Bob’s family of five can walk side by side; causing yet another people jam. Which brings me to my last common sense tip of the day.




Common sense tip #3: If it’s necessary that the entire family or a group of friends must go shopping together, please pair up with a sibling or a buddy and stay to the far right so that other people can pass you if needed.


Needless to say, I did not get in and out of the mall today. Turtles thinking they are presidents, mini soirees and moving walls cost me and others precious time that we will never get back. It's time for the elimination of ignorance.

Until next time,
Zozo and Leggy J
csaintsc@gmail.com

"A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell."
George Bernard Shaw

Holiday PSA's Round 2

Sorry for the delay, with the holiday's in full swing, time just seems to be racing by. Fortunately with another round of PSA's we've been able to keep calm...

PSA #1

Kill two birds with one stone, water your Christmas tree and do not place in front of an exit. Otherwise, your tree will ignite while leaving you trapped in the house.

PSA #2

Another place you should not place your tree is in front of the fireplace. If there is no other option in your home and you must, don't, I repeat, DON'T use your fireplace until after Christmas when your tree has been removed and the needles cleaned up.

PSA #3

When decorating the exterior of your house, do not walk on an icy roof, over-reach on a ladder, steady yourself on the gutters, or use any other hanging method that seems dangerous (This is where common sense should kick in). Doing any of these will result in a fall and could lead to impending death.

PSA #4

Please, no matter how much you dislike your family, or in-laws, try not to get wasted off eggnog or peppermint schnapps. One or two should be enough to take the edge off. No one likes a sloppy drunk on Christmas, knocking down the tree, opening the kids gifts, shouting obscenities, etc.

PSA #5

Next time the creep at the Holiday party tries to hang mistletoe over your head, politely say, "Did you know that Mistletoe is the common name for a parasitic poisonous plant that can cause stomach pain and diarrhea along with a low pulse?"

PSA #6

For those with larger families and cooped up in one house together, be considerate of each other and keep the opening and presentation of each individual present to a minute and a half, max. Let's be honest, no one really cares what you got!

PSA#7

Once the holiday festivities are over, take down your decorations in a timely manner. No one wants to be preparing for the Easter Bunny in a neighborhood where Santa the eye sore is singing ho-ho-ho from the rooftops.

Following any or all of these should lead to a stress-free happy holiday for you and all those around you. Thank you for your time. Happy Holidays.

Until next time,
Zozo and Leggy J
csaintsc@gmail.com

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