0 the time of year, usually in the summer, when newspapers are full of stories that are not important because there is no important, especially political, news
None of us gets too excited about such stories—the silly season seems to have started early.
The unfortunate thing about the last few months is that the silly season has lasted so long.
Perhaps, we may create a new silly season.
For the moment, at any rate, the silly season is over.
I know that in the "silly season" we read letters in the newspapers about discourteous shop assistants and that kind of thing.
Everything that has been associated with that incident, including that question, persuades me that the silly season is starting somewhat earlier than usual.
I recall that suggestion being made some years ago, but by the end of the silly season it seemed to have disappeared out of sight.
Some short while ago, in the "silly season", some newspapers started a popular opinion poll to discover what people thought was the most important thing in life.
