“Can I ask,” I say, clearing my throat, “what are we voting on, exactly?” “We are voting on the frequency and content of future votes!” everyone chants in unison. “Or,” says a man at the far end of the table, “you know, maybe we could just put a pin in it?” At the suggestion of pins, there are audible sighs of relief. “Yes, yes, yes,” the room agrees. From their briefcases emerge a proliferation of tacks, which they stick into the leather flesh of the briefing books. And the meeting is done.
