I was thinking "silly" had an amusing side, with levity and laughter and childlike playfulness, so I thought maybe "silly" might be a refreshing change among the dour rule makers. But I was wrong. Here are some of the key the synonyms for "silly": foolish, stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, brainless, mindless, witless, imbecilic, imbecile, doltish; imprudent, thoughtless, rash, reckless, foolhardy, irresponsible; mad, crazy, erratic, unstable, scatterbrained, featherbrained; half-baked, empty-headed, halfwitted, slow-witted, weak-minded; thickheaded, birdbrained, peabrained, dopey, dim, dimwitted, dippy, pie-faced, fat-headed, blockheaded, boneheaded, and lamebrained. I stand corrected. But Americans aren't all silly. Just the ones who revel holding serious sway over the rest of us (as in power) — and those who worship them. And that's not surprising when you think about it. I've always thought a deep yearning to be an elected official at almost any level of any government as government now exists (sorry Founding Fathers...things have changed a bit) was evidence of having a screw loose. Blend in the narcissism necessary to make climbing the ladder of success by association rather than actually service to the country, and the word "silly" does come to mind — once you fully understand it's etymological meaning. All of that said, and I do go on, there are always exceptions my perceptions. Always. So as Gilda Radner used to say, "Nevermind."
I was thinking "silly" had an amusing side, with levity and laughter and childlike playfulness, so I thought maybe "silly" might be a refreshing change among the dour rule makers. But I was wrong. Here are some of the key the synonyms for "silly": foolish, stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, brainless, mindless, witless, imbecilic, imbecile, doltish; imprudent, thoughtless, rash, reckless, foolhardy, irresponsible; mad, crazy, erratic, unstable, scatterbrained, featherbrained; half-baked, empty-headed, halfwitted, slow-witted, weak-minded; thickheaded, birdbrained, peabrained, dopey, dim, dimwitted, dippy, pie-faced, fat-headed, blockheaded, boneheaded, and lamebrained. I stand corrected. But Americans aren't all silly. Just the ones who revel holding serious sway over the rest of us (as in power) — and those who worship them. And that's not surprising when you think about it. I've always thought a deep yearning to be an elected official at almost any level of any government as government now exists (sorry Founding Fathers...things have changed a bit) was evidence of having a screw loose. Blend in the narcissism necessary to make climbing the ladder of success by association rather than actually service to the country, and the word "silly" does come to mind — once you fully understand it's etymological meaning. All of that said, and I do go on, there are always exceptions my perceptions. Always. So as Gilda Radner used to say, "Nevermind."
If you run for office, you also have to decide whose pocket you want to be in ... unless you knew that before you announced your candidacy.
So true. Kinda sullies the sillies right from the get go...