A life time fan and Prisonerologist of the 1960's series 'the Prisoner', a leading authority on the subject, a short story writer, and now Prisoner novelist.
Monday 7 October 2013
Pictorial Prisoner
In other words it's best to keep your mouth shut and say nothing, and you'll be alright!
We all know that "talk is cheap". Hence, could it be that remaining silent would mean to save money...? There's also a nice but fatal twist as "confession" (by coercion) mostly means to talk and that's what the Village wants from the prisoners. - BCNU!
When it comes to "confession" it seemed to do No.93 good. After he confessed he seemed to look so much better afterwards, and went on to be promoted onto the Assembly in 'Fall Out!" But then on the other hand, No.93 was only confessing what he was told to confess by a disembodied voice! Confession by coercion, yes there's no getting away from the fact!
Remaining silent could in some cases indeed save money, if the silent guy is a salesman it might save the consumers money. Or, if you don't make a phone call, you don't have to pay for it.
I always liked the duplicity in this motto. One could take it as cynism, I guess, that those who remain silent will stay at the beautiful village as long as they live. But then this doesn't apply for those who survive the ultimate test, or does it?
I enjoyed your comment. and with mobile phones if someone makes a call to someone using a land-line, then the person receiving the call pays a certain amount. So by not making the call in the first place, not only are you saving yourself money from keeping a still tongue, but also the person you were going to call in the first place!
I like your thinking that those who keep a still tongue and give nothing away that they will remian in the Village for as long as they live, but then it didn't do Roland Walter Dutton much good, as the doctor thought he was keeping a sill tongue! Then to ask if that this doesn't or does apply for those who survive the ultimate test, well that's a vexed question, one I shall have to give more thought to.
Or in yet other words it would mean to stop asking questions and to refuse to answer them.
ReplyDeleteBe listening you ;)
Jana
Hello Jana,
DeleteI suppose that would be right.
Very kind regards
David
BCNU
We all know that "talk is cheap". Hence, could it be that remaining silent would mean to save money...? There's also a nice but fatal twist as "confession" (by coercion) mostly means to talk and that's what the Village wants from the prisoners. - BCNU!
DeleteHello Arno,
DeleteWhen it comes to "confession" it seemed to do No.93 good. After he confessed he seemed to look so much better afterwards, and went on to be promoted onto the Assembly in 'Fall Out!"
But then on the other hand, No.93 was only confessing what he was told to confess by a disembodied voice! Confession by coercion, yes there's no getting away from the fact!
Very kind regards
David
BCNU
Remaining silent could in some cases indeed save money, if the silent guy is a salesman it might save the consumers money. Or, if you don't make a phone call, you don't have to pay for it.
ReplyDeleteI always liked the duplicity in this motto. One could take it as cynism, I guess, that those who remain silent will stay at the beautiful village as long as they live. But then this doesn't apply for those who survive the ultimate test, or does it?
Hello Jana,
DeleteI enjoyed your comment. and with mobile phones if someone makes a call to someone using a land-line, then the person receiving the call pays a certain amount. So by not making the call in the first place, not only are you saving yourself money from keeping a still tongue, but also the person you were going to call in the first place!
I like your thinking that those who keep a still tongue and give nothing away that they will remian in the Village for as long as they live, but then it didn't do Roland Walter Dutton much good, as the doctor thought he was keeping a sill tongue! Then to ask if that this doesn't or does apply for those who survive the ultimate test, well that's a vexed question, one I shall have to give more thought to.
Very kind regards
David
BCNU