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Common Sense

Common sense is defined as "sound practical judgment". Here it's defined as "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts." According to the Wiki, common sense "consists of what people in common would agree on: that which they 'sense' as their common natural understanding." According to Merriam Webster Online, the term is dated to 1726. That means, for at least 284 years, people have been encouraged to think and pay attention to what they are doing, and to not do stupid shit. This is what happens when you don't use common sense:


Examples of common sense, in modern usage, include:

• When the pump turns off when you are at the gas station, you stop filling your car with gas. You might squeeze a few more cents into the tank, but in general, you stop filling your tank with gas because common sense tells you that if you don't, it will overflow and you will be wearing gasoline.
  
  
• When confronted with an electrified fence, you do not piss on it because common sense tells you that you will either (a.) get a bad shock or (b.) get electrocuted if there's enough voltage:
  

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There are millions of other examples of common sense, but one that stands out in my mind in particular is using a shower curtain when you are taking a shower:

When taking a shower, pull the damn shower curtain closed, especially if you live in the second floor of an apartment complex. where lake that forms in your floor can drip down through the ceiling of the apartment below. This is especially true if you live in the apartment above me.

The following is a public service announcement directed specifically to my neighbors who live above me, since you can't seem to grasp such a simple concept as common sense. I had to call the emergency maintenance number at midnight last night because of you:

You Fail. Quit Life.

Now you know. And knowing is half the battle.