Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished? (Ep. 454)
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Americans are so accustomed to the standard intersection that we rarely consider how dangerous it can be as well as costly, time-wasting, and polluting. Is it time to embrace the lowly, lovely roundabout?
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Kevin BERESFORD: Yes, I’m a member of the Dull Men’s Club.
Stephen DUBNER Let me make sure I’m understanding you correctly. It’s called the Dull Men’s Club, yes? “Dull” as in boring?
BERESFORD Yeah. Dull is the new black. It’s sexy being dull. Women like dull men. They know we’re not going to run off with Lady Gaga or something.
February 4, 2021
Once upon a time, I would’ve been mortified if people thought I was BORING. Now? It’s like a point of pride. That’s called growing up.
There’s an organization called the Dull Men’s Club, and they put out an annual calendar featuring the most boring people in the U.S. and the U.K.
And in most cases, it’s someone who collects something or studies something that’s just not interesting enough to deserve that level of attention.
This year’s calendar includes . . .
A woman in California who collects “caution wet floor” signs.
A man in England who’s a historian studying manhole covers.
North Wales man s love for telegraph poles sees him dubbed one of UK s dullest men on This Morning
Martin Evans told Holly Willoughby that his appreciation for them began during his childhood
14:06, 13 JAN 2021
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Two of Britain s dullest men have left This Morning viewers in hysterics after appearing on the show to chat about their unexciting hobbies.
Martin Evans, from West Wales, is a proud member of the Telegraph Pole Appreciation Society, while Steve Reszetiak, from Margate, Kent is dedicated to maintaining his cacti garden.
The pair are part of the Dull Men s Club calendar for 2021, but Martin feels that dull is a spectrum , and that you could compare collecting stamps or matches to a footballer collecting Maseratis .
Viewers loved the pair, with several insisting they re glad dull hobbies are getting recognition , while others admitted that they found some of the topics quite interesting.
Schoolgirl, 10, gives birth after ‘being raped by her stepfather’ for two years
Updated: 18 Dec 2020, 14:30
A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl has given birth in Colombia after allegedly being raped over the course of two years.
Investigations are ongoing, but the local state governor has said the chief suspects are the girl s stepfather and a worker at the building where she lives.
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A ten-year-old girl has given birth in Colombia after allegedly being raped for two yearsCredit: Getty - Contributor
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The girl is thought to be from the municipality of Prado, TolimaCredit: @alcaldiadeprado/Newsflash
The girl, who has not been named, is now being cared for at a medical centre in the city of Ibague in the region of Tolima.