" common sense "

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1: Common sense is what -I- think others should know.

  * e.g.,  ... When you remove the tea kettle from the stove, it's common sense to then turn off the burner. 

 [ "common sense" ]

1: What everyone on the internet is totally lacking

  * e.g.,  ... It's 2017 and still no sign of common sense on the internet 

 [ "common sense" ]

1: A mythical force that is supposed to bestow knowledge of the obvious. Unfortunately, humankind has proven, time and time again, that there is no such thing as common sense.

  * e.g.,  ... The People v. Common Sense: 

 [ "common sense" ]

1: The term should speak for itself. A Sense which SHOULD be common to everyone. Usually refers to any sort of logic that should be obvious to anyone.

  * e.g.,  ... It is dangerous to play with sharp objects. 

 [ "common sense" ]

1: 1) Putting the pieces together using the knowledge that one already has. Usually obtained by having actual life experiences, as opposed to sitting at a desk of in front of a textbook all day.

  * e.g.,  ... 1) Jimmy spent eight years at his desk getting his advanced degree in mechanical engineering. He was hired happily straight out of college making $105,000 a year, but ultimately failed at even the simplest of automotive tasks, since he lacks the common sense to so much as change his oil.  

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2: The only type of knowledge in life that is truly useful over 99% of the time.

  * e.g.,  ... It also took him 45 minutes to find the entrance on the hooker he hired on a lonely Friday night. 

 [ "common sense" ]

1: It was announced today that Common Sense passed away last night in her sleep. Common Sense has been bed-ridden for the past several years as a result of severe atrophy from lack of use. Common sense was preceeded in death by her mother, personal accountability, and father, integrity.

  * e.g.,  ... Bob is a card carrying member of the ACSU... the American Common Sense Union. 

 [ "common sense" ]

1: Knowledge that is "sensed" to be true by everyone, but results in most believing the world is flat. Tends to be an overused excuse by pseudo-intellectuals to prove their own vapid points.

  * e.g.,  ... John: "I can't belive Kelly failed her test. She studied and everything..." Tommy: "But she's blonde. Everyone knows blondes are ridiculously stupid. It's just common sense." John: "What?" 

 [ "common sense" ]

1: to have good sound judgment

  * e.g.,  ... Its only common sense to not spend your last dollar on something you don't need. 

 [ "common sense" ]

1: something most people don't have.

  * e.g.,  ... common sense only tells you that you should know what common sense is. 

 [ "common sense" ]

2: more of the world doesn't have common sense,

 [ "common sense" ]

3: than people in the world that do have it.

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4: it's something that should explain itself.

 [ "common sense" ]

5: obviously.

 [ "common sense" ]

1: bunch of bullshit, used to support all sorts of bullshit, bigotry and hate (anti-gay, anti-black rights, women's rights over history). It deals with social skills (know when to talk, when to shut up, how to have fun (but not act like a fool), how to walk, how to talk, etc. Just bullshit.

  * e.g.,  ... "Fuck your common sense" 

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2: "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

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3: -Albert Einstein