The Meeting With No Voices

Interesting how you can put five vice-presidents in a room for a meeting to "make decisions" and not hear a single voice.

'Heard my own voice, awkwardly, saying out loud what I expected the veeps to say. 'Got tired of saying "Well, to play devil's advocate" on this issue . . ."

Then silence. "Thoughtful" stares. A finger to the lips here, a chair rocks back-and-forth there, one hand scribbling a few strokes on a piece of paper . . .

"Then, does everyone agree . . . ?"

Sort of a nod, a blinked eye.

Change the question: "OK, then, if no one disagrees, it stays as written."

Sort of a nod, a blinked eye.

A decision is made.