Author: lcarlson

Dull men like carrots. They are healthy. And they help us to see in the dark. We had no idea, however, of their musical potential — until now. This video shows how to turn an ordinary carrot into a clarinet.  Thanks to Herbert...

  Some of our members grow whiskers — mustaches, sometimes even beards. We see now that they can be research material for a master’s degree program at Manchester Metropolitan University. Read about this in “Blackpool...

A 155 year old eel, oldest in Europe, died at it home. Its home was a well in Brantevik, a town in Southern Sweden. It was found dead then the lid was taken off the well to show it to visitors. “Eel be missed” one of...

There are not many jobs duller than being a toll collector. We’re wondering whether Mike Watts, who resides between Bath and Bristol, might be one of us dull men, that he’s always wanted to be a toll collector. If...