Author: lcarlson

u r not boring [three exclamation points removed]

Dear DMC, I don’t think any of you guys are boring [exclamation point removed] One day you are each going to find a women that thinks you are interesting and exciting so get out there and find them. Please don’t...

Dull joke—another Groaner

Dear DMC, Why did the sergeant salute the refrigerator? It was General Electric.Paul WarrenSan...

"Dull" in other languages?

This email came in to us a few weeks ago. We’re publishing it today, the start of Words Matter Week (which is on our Calendar, click here: Dear DMC If my memory serves me well, Dr Johnson said something like this:...

Roundabout Horror Movie

Hi thereHaving been keen roundabout enthusiast for a number of years (I’msenior highways...

Cornish Pasty — now it's protected

Dear DMC In case members want to know what, exactly, a Cornish pasty is – here is some useful...

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