SACRAMENTO, CALIF. ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ Gee, who knew? Dull men everywhere are now whispering — shouting is way too much excitement for them — about being an oppressed minority. Or is it an oppressive majority? It’s confusing because, as any number of women could tell you with a sigh, there doesn’t seem to be a shortage of dull men out there.
Had enough of being looked down upon because your idea of an exciting evening is spending it curled up with the latest issue of Dental Floss Digest? Tired of people laughing at your cherished gum wrapper collection? Do you think that Mythbusters is “must see TV”? Man, have I got a group for you.
Yes, you and everyone around have always known that spending time with you was roughly equivalent to an evening watch the cigarette machines getting re-stocked at the corner gas station. What you may not have know is that there are a LOT of people out there just like you. Kinda scary, huh?
Now, there’s a Web site just for those guys. An arm of the International Dull Men’s Club (www.dullmen.com), the site has been featured recently on National Public Radio and in the Washington Post. And it has ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ dare we say it? ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ generated a dull buzz in the pop culture firmament.
Their message: We’re here. We’ll bore you to tears. Get used to it.
They’re led by founder Leland V. Carlson of Chappelle, Neb. (apparently the boring man’s Mecca and club headquarters), who maintains that these dull-as-dirt Y-chromosomes are tired of being maligned and misunderstood.
The Web site’s mission, therefore, is to provide a sanctuary “where Dull Men can share thoughts and experiences, free from pressures to be in and trendy, free instead to enjoy the simple, ordinary things of everyday life.”
So now the dateless, desperate, and deathly dull have a place to call home? Hey, we all need to feel like we belong to something, right? Wow, so now I can wear my old Hush Puppies and know that I’m not alone….
I LOVE America…. :o)
