Online club embraces life's dullest pleasures

[janbo1960]

For those looking for safe excitement, November is fig month at the Dull Men's Club - a place in cyberspace for men who feel "born to be mild" and enjoy watching grass grow and photographing garden sheds.

"Figs are good for you. High fibre and high nutritional value ... fat-free, sodium-free, cholesterol-free ... not to mention the great taste. And they are portable," enthuses the Dull Men's Club website (http://www.dullmen.com) just above its choice of "Anorak of the Month".

While the rest of the Internet teems with hazards - Trojans, viruses, bots, phishers, spyware and other people - this monochrome haven boasts "no violence or scary scenes" and does its best to exclude exclamation marks.

Instead, an analysis of baggage carousels at 376 airports globally discovers that 44.8 per cent rotate anticlockwise, 29 per cent clockwise. The site also reveals the reason for that orientation.

The site's author, Lee Carlson, also known as Grover Click, says there are many people who enjoy the dull side of life.

"Many people - corporate executives and celebrities I've heard about - enjoy doing the dull things," he said.

[IRiSHMaFIA]

National Fig Month
"Celebrate the Fig"

[eefanincan]

I like to lead a fairly quite life, but even that's a little too boring for me