Japan’s fancy manhole covers: collectors’ cards

• The cards show pictures of Japan’s fancy drain covers

• The covers attract “drainspotters” from around the world

• The cards explain the designs, which usually are symbols specific to the local area or a local mascot.

• To aid drainspoters, the cards show the exact geographic coordinates

• The cards will be launched at a “manhole summit” in Tokyo later this month

• A second batch of these cards will be released in July

Thanks to Steve Reszetniak, Hilary Richardson, and Karine Tovmassian, for telling us about this.

pic of archie holding up drain

https://dullmensclub.com/new/archie-workman-our-trainspotter-in-the-news-this-morning/

https://dullmensclub.com/new/drain-spotting-candidate-for-dull-men-of-year-2014-list/

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two pages from book

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