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 --
That silly season when everybody loves everybody else!
In many languages, the name for the silly season references cucumbers (more precisely: gherkins or pickled cucumbers).
However, elsewhere, the museum acknowledges that this was not a serious entry, and was inspired by the silly season.
This is the silly season.
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.
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.
Everything that has been associated with that incident, including that question, persuades me that the silly season is starting somewhat earlier than usual.
I know that in the "silly season" we read letters in the newspapers about discourteous shop assistants and that kind of thing.
