TV Remote Control's Founding Father — we mourn him now

Dear DMC

Dull Men everywhere will mourn the passing of Eugene Polley, inventor of the TV remote control: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18164200

Regards

Steve Reszetniak
London

——-

Dear Steve,

Wow. That’s really something to have invented. It’s made staying at home even more enjoyable.

We see that he lived to be 96 and had worked at Zenith for 47 years. We dull men value continuity like that.

DMC

Click to enlarge

UK: Stanfords bookshop in London (Covent Garden) and online

Kindle: USA UK

Casting Call for 2025 calendar — looking for PEOPLE who are passionate about things often regarded as dull — and EVENTS that Celebrate the Ordinary

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

~ Albert Einstein

“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”

“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”

“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”

“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”

“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers

“Slow motion gets you there faster”

~ Hoagy Carmichael

“While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary”

~ Marilyn Thomsen

DMC’s classic beige cap

Website established by the Dull Men’s Club™ in 1997

If you have suitable content to suggest, please email to
contactus@dullmensclub.com

The book can be ordered from Amazon UK and Amazon USA