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Another Dumb Analogy That Probably Still Works

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 12 May 25

Sometimes you have to work harder to explain things, especially to explain why they are wrong. Life can offer myriad examples, of course, when you really take a step back from the anecdotes and try to see the bigger picture. When...

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The Fox Often Has Something to Hide

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 8 Mar 25

If you want to know how the hens are doing, sure, you CAN ask the fox. But even when he tells you the hens are fine, it's best to have a peek inside the coop yourself just to be sure what he's telling you is true. Because the fox...

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How a Found Aldi Cart Equals 26.5 Cents

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 23 Feb 25

Welcome to another wild and zany episode of how Porwest thinks about money. Hey, it may sometimes be a bit twisted, even at times borderline ridiculous, but I can also say, with absolute confidence that these are basic money...

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The second American revolution?

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44560) • United States 7 Nov 24

With the win of Donald Trump for President of the United States, I see some similarities to our first American revolution. These last four years have hurt so many Americans through inflation, an illegal invasion across our...

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Just Another Day With Common Sense on Facebook

B @pitsipeahie (5758) 23 Jul 24

I often find myself shaking my head when I see on Facebook groups, all these questions that seem to lack common sense. It feels like for some people, common sense isn't so common. "Don't ask silly questions if you don't want to...

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digital respect

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How Come People Understand the Consequence of a Tariff But Not a Tax?

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 21 Jul 24

The left rails against them, and Trump haters like to talk about them. Tariffs. "Don't you get it? A tariff doesn't cost the COMPANY anything. It's an added tax on US! They are just going to pass along the cost of the tariffs on...

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To Me This Is Common Sense

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 23 May 24

I was watching a video earlier where addiction was discussed. According to the video, people who actually had PRODUCTIVE and fulfilling things to do, were less prone to addiction. People who had healthy relationship bonds were...

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healthy relationships

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Just A Gift

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 7 Jun 23

I have been watching Judge Judy quite a bit. I like her show. She really sets these dummies straight. Probably 80% of the time the case is over money being owed. These people really believe they can pull the wool over the judge's...

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money

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Had to Move the Clock Today

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 19 Apr 23

Sitting in the computer room(a spare bedroom), I had to crane my neck to see the clock. A simple solution? I moved the clock to the other wall, right behind my computer. Yes, now I'm all set and can easily look up to check the...

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Am I the a$$ or at fault??

CountryGirl31 @CountryGirl31 (1259) • United States 19 Dec 22

Am I the a$$ or at fault?? Opinions are welcome. So today, 12/19, I got a text from my dads wife Monica who literally hates my guts. Mostly because I don’t put up with her crap and call her out on it. Well today we got into...

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Once it's Gone--It's Gone!

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 3 Nov 22

We have five more days until we vote in the mid-term election. We all really need to use some common sense. Our vote is very important. If you really think that Kari Lake and the new Twitter owner are okay to make jokes about the...

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Water! Water! Water!

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 29 Aug 22

Health benefits of drinking water have convincing effects-- looking at it from cellular level point of view. Most recent research and study ,scientists of 40+ years professional experience and credibility, tell us that we...

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Why is Florida the new epicenter for Covid?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Aug 21

I read this morning that Florida leads the US for new Covid cases. l also read that new cases are more prevalent in "red" areas than in "blue" ares of the US. Why would this be? God does NOT hate Republicans, in spite of what some...

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An Interesting Question?

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 1 Jul 21

I heard today that due to the high temperatures there are some utility companies asking people to turn off their air conditioners and other appliances for periods throughout the day because they will have trouble keeping up with...

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COMMON SENSE. THE LESS COMMON OF THE SENSES

Jose Gonzalez @profree2019 (1208) • Barquisimeto, Venezuela 12 May 21

This phrase attributed to Voltaire, many times turns through my head. This happens when I see people who act in ways that seem irrational to me. My children tell me that what happens is that I am old and I look for the negative...

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Common sense gun control.

Belligerentkj @Belligerentkj (145) • United States 24 Aug 20

The most interesting topic of discussion yet no one knows enough about it to have a meaningful conversation. I've never read anyone's post on this topic and thought to myself, how well versed this person's perspective is. It's...

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I Like A Shrink Who I Feel Has Good, Common Sense

MainerMikeBrown @MainerMikeBrown (1373) • Bridgton, Maine 2 Aug 20

I've had mental illness in the form of bipolar disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for a long time. And during that time, I've worked with lots of therapists and psychiatrists, some who I liked working with better than...

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Math + Covid + Stupid

Nanette Piotrowski @nanette64 (20363) • Fairfield, Texas 6 Jul 20

Apparently people don't remember History from their school days. Back in 1918; when Science, Medicine and cures were not at the fore-front for information, there was a little thing called the Spanish Flu. World-wide, 500 million...

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Nice going Wisconsin

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 28 May 20

So here in Wisconsin they had a court order to overrule the stay at home order. This allowed businesses to open back up on Wednesday May 20th. While some businesses opened immediately some took their time and some are still not...

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A small gesture that made my day.

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 20 May 20

I've mentioned this kind of thing before, but it still makes a big difference to me. I was heading to Safeway for my (approximately) weekly shopping trip, when I spied a couple approaching from my left on their bicycles. I was...

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