Author: lcarlson

Dull Men of Great Britain: Celebrating the Ordinary — new copies or our 2015 book available again now on Amazon UK

Our book has been reissued just for us and is available now on Amazon UK: click here to order...

In his book Great Plains, Ian Fraier writes: “In former times, Indians thought the white...

The first traffic light in the U.K. was installed 9 December 1868 outside the Houses of Parliament...

History of Christmas Crackers — a British Tradition For readers not familiar with the British...

Hi there Dull Men I expect those of you who are Christmas Cracker aficionados already read the...

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers