"TO STICK ONE �S
NOSE INTO SOMETHING".
There is a feeling that this facetious facial phrase is a platitudinous
Party-Political proverb of Parliament.
I am inclined to agree with this thought: I lean towards this opinion. For this reason, I have a list.
However, there are three dangerous points which we must not ignore in
our argument --- a pin; a needle, and an ESLP Worksheet.
I agree that, in most cases, an ESLP Worksheet is not dangerous. Nevertheless,
it usually does have a point.
(When I am pursuing a difficult argument, I always say: �There�s
nothing like a Good Joke!� And that
was certainly nothing like a Good
Joke.)
I repeat, this ridiculous riposte refers to the reckoning of the returns
in a referendum in a vocal vote, voiced by vociferous voters.
�The Ayes have it�. �The Noes
have it�
These sententious, sonorous sentences sound throughout the sombre assembly
of our prehistoric Parliament.
(It just occurs to me that people in the USA spell �sombre� as �somber�. I wonder if Spanish-speaking Americans spell �hombre�
as �homber�?)
What is not generally known, is
that the British Parliament, which takes pride in being the 435th tribal
gathering in the whole world, has not always voted with their feet, as they do
at present.
I will give you a clue.
�The Eyes have it�. �The Noses
have it�
Yes, 1,400 years ago, Parliamentarians voted by putting their Glass Eye,
or their False Nose, in the Ballot Box.
In this way, the vote was completely anonymous, or Anon, as they used to
say in those days.
So, the next time you vote, look at the Ballot Box, and remember:
"STICK YOUR NOSE
IN"
Les
