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“The 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson once wrote, ‘He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others’. It’s a sentiment eagerly embraced by The Dull Men’s Club. Several million members in a number of connected Facebook groups strive to cause dullness in others on a daily basis. In this club, they wear their dullness with pride. The duller the better. This is where the nerds of the world unite.” Meet the members of the Dull Men’s Club: ‘Some of them would bore the ears off you.’ (What I wouldn’t give for a little more dullness these days…)

+ “Tom Bodett, known for his radio and TV ads telling travelers that at Motel 6 ‘we’ll leave the light on for you,’ has sued the motel chain for using his name and voice without permission … Bodett had been Motel 6’s lead spokesman since 1986, and said he coined ‘we’ll leave the light on for you’ as an ad-lib.”