It's still here but few and far in between is it to be seen. I have some.

It never was very common, was it?

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/84276

It has been carefully eradicated by the "system".

Took off for points unknown with 'concern for others'! ;-)

He's still here - http://www.answerbag.com/profile/?id=216189

The AnswerBag member with the not as run-of-the-mill yellow smiley for an avatar? http://www.answerbag.com/profile/?id=216189 as for the kind a helluva lot more of society ought to have it seems to be wasting away faster than a steroid abuser deprived of the juice.

it was replaced by internet knowledge. "Anything found on the internet is inherently true, since it is available for everybody to see."

It went away when growth of the human population no longer needed to defend themselves from natural predictors. People started favoring attributes like beauty over intelligence. Also, educated people are less likely to have children at a young age, so the uneducated are reproducing more quickly. I am not saying that education equals intelligence, but it helps.

Just because your grandpa had common sense, doesn't mean his contemporaries did. I go back quite a way and I can't remember a single year when there was any shortage of dumbasses.

Some people are born with it and still have it.Some people missed out on it.And some people think it can be taught!!

It's still around. The people who don't have any are people easily distracted by shiny things or have their heads so far up their own asses that they can't see daylight.

I think it left with self respect...not sure?

Was in such short supply "they" are not even giving out Rain checks!

common sense got hooked up with have a good time at any cost and gave birth to misery behind a fake smile.

Same thing that happened to the truth, honesty, intelligence, decency, accountability, morals, principles, respect

there is nothing common about common sense

One of my co-workers forwarded this to me... "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 tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; Why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an Aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason. He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights I Want It Now Someone Else Is To Blame I'm A Victim Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing."