HEARD ANY PINS DROP LATELY?

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33147, 10 February 1973, Page 14

HEARD ANY PINS DROP LATELY?

(By

WHIM WHAM)

The Trouble with the Silent Majority Is that Silence isn’t audible, — Their Sentiments aren’t much Use to us noisy Jokers, However laudable. I’ve no Idea what They think of the Boer Tour now, I’m only guessing, — Are They silently Mindless about the whole Thing, or Silently acquiescing? Are They silently praying for the Government To stop it by Magic? As They silently swore no Government ever should? Shall we call it a tragic Or pathetic Irony, this Comedy of Silence? Shall we condemn The Godfathers of the Game or the dumb thousands Who trust in Them? Big Norm, DO something! Norm, please interfere! Is This their Plea? We were only playing with our Ball, we didn’t mean Any Harm — see? We were only playing with Matches, we didn’t mean To set the House on Fire, — Big Norm! call the Fire Brigade, the Police, When we require! Sir, don’t you like the Way he’s playing It, Cool, not warm? He’s a quiet, if not a Silent Minority Of One, Big Norm. — And the Tour isn’t off, and It isn’t exactly on, And we’ll see Who wins: In the Silence of the Majority shall we hear Bricks drop, or Pins? I’m guessing, so are the Godfathers of the Game, That there’s a Kind Of specially silent Silence of a Majority Changing its Mind!