Something to think about

[Sean Troy]

Would you rather be book smart or have common sense? Just a question to get the brain working and thinking for excercise before the weekend shop outings. Don't say both, just which one seems more important to you to survive in this day and age.

[Jim Becker]

Yes! Err...ok, you said we couldn't say that.

While I crave "knowledge" I KNOW that common sense is more valuable in life. Therefore, that will be my answer.

[Dewey Torres]

Common sense makes common sense

[Mitchell Andrus]

Common sense helps gain knowledge.

Having knowledge doesn't create common sense.

[Ben Rafael]

Common sense.
Our entire financial mess today is because of people who have no common sense. Many of them are well educated, some uneducated; but the one thing they have in common is zero common sense.

[Thomas Bank]

Common sense. As my grandfather used to say - "He's so educated he can't think straight." I know entirely too many people that can spew facts and figures but when faced with a practical issue cannot accomplish anything. Sort of like knowing the lumen output, metallurgy, electrical equations, and coating composition of a lightbulb but are completely unable to change one when it burns out.

[David G Baker]

Most folks with common sense are book smart as well. If I had a choice I would vote for common sense as the priority in my case.
I have seen many people that are book smart and have almost no common sense. At one time I made quite a bit of money filling in the voids for them by doing their plumbing, electrical work, appliance repair, etc.

[Brian Brown]

When grey matter was handed out, my brother went back to the brains table so many times that the common sense table was closed when he finally got there. He is the smartest person I know, but posses absolutely no common sense. None, zip, zero, zilch, nada! It is absolutely amazing to see some of the things he does in the name of "it's the smart thing to do". On the plus side, some of his actions provide the rest of the family with great entertainment value.

If I had to vote, I'd choose common sense. Knowledge can be obtained, but I'm not so sure about horse sense. Unfortunately for me, when grey matter was handed out, I was on vacation, so I got neither.

[Greg Cole]

I'll take the rather uncommon "common sense" every time.

[Roger Warford]

I read that common sense was best.

[Ben Rafael]

When grey matter was handed out, my brother went back to the brains table so many times that the common sense table was closed when he finally got there. He is the smartest person I know, but posses absolutely no common sense. None, zip, zero, zilch, nada! It is absolutely amazing to see some of the things he does in the name of "it's the smart thing to do". On the plus side, some of his actions provide the rest of the family with great entertainment value.

If I had to vote, I'd choose common sense. Knowledge can be obtained, but I'm not so sure about horse sense. Unfortunately for me, when grey matter was handed out, I was on vacation, so I got neither.

Sounds like you do have common sense. You're just underestimating yourself.

[glenn bradley]

Common sense helps gain knowledge.

Having knowledge doesn't create common sense.

And Mitchell NAILS it!

[Chris Padilla]

This thread makes no sense...too common for me....

[Danny Thompson]

Whatever makes cents.

[Larry Browning]

Anyone with common sense would know it takes a well educated person to get along in life.