Welcome to the Dull Men’s Club | Born to be Mild

The Dull Men’s Club: where being extraordinarily ordinary is celebrated.
Director: Andy Oxley
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Whether you’re crazy for roundabouts, addicted to photographing mailboxes, have the world’s largest collection of British milk bottles, or you’re a dull man with pretty much any sort of hobby that induces bafflement and yawns in friends and acquaintances, there’s a club just for you. A drolly cheerful celebration of the very ordinary, Born to be Mild explores the uncommon hobbies practiced by the members of the Dull Men’s Club - an online community that connects ‘dull men, and women who appreciate dull men’. A film festival favourite in 2015, the short documentary played at SXSW, AFI DOCS and Hot Docs, among others, introducing viewers to the mildly profound virtue of being ‘dull, not boring’.
Director: Andy Oxley
Editor: Joshua Gaunt, Andy Oxley
Composer: Chris Reed
Executive Producer: Grover Click
Screen 3 Productions (screen3productions.com/)
#roundabouts #mailboxes

Пікірлер: 49

  • @QHarefield
    @QHarefield4 жыл бұрын

    "Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once!" Love it!! 🤣

  • @2020davidg

    @2020davidg

    4 ай бұрын

    Not according to Einstein - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKhttNl-nLStmMo.html&ab_channel=What%27sonNetflix - around the 15 second mark (and again at the 20 second mark, and the 25 second mark, and the...).

  • @juliek4932
    @juliek49322 ай бұрын

    This is a master class in dullness. Thank you for your dull contributions to society.

  • @buckstaffvvile9064
    @buckstaffvvile90644 жыл бұрын

    You all are men who are my kindred souls. I recently spent two hours watching a snail cross a stone. Live long and be dull.

  • @hippo762
    @hippo7627 жыл бұрын

    Truth is... they are really not dull at all, just eccentric. I have a collection of vintage Marmite jars :-)

  • @BryanBortz

    @BryanBortz

    7 жыл бұрын

    This is why they frame it against advertising and modern culture. Not any sort of broad absolute fact.

  • @katemyers8238

    @katemyers8238

    6 ай бұрын

    Ohhh I love the Marmite pot design, has it changed much over the years? Would love to see your collection.

  • @Gameboob
    @Gameboob7 жыл бұрын

    This is like Napoleon Dynamite humour, but way better. Loved it.

  • @MillwalltheCat
    @MillwalltheCat10 ай бұрын

    'A pond just ain't the same without a ducking stool.' - Matthew Hopkins, 1644.

  • @armaguarverve7158
    @armaguarverve71587 жыл бұрын

    This is coming from a 27 years old, I Freakin Love These Men. Especially the man with the GB t-shirt, shout out to you, I bet hanging out with you is more fun than many shallow and dull people my age 🤓

  • @jonathanfinch5059
    @jonathanfinch50597 ай бұрын

    Ahh i need more gems like this in my perturbed existence

  • @Sirmeepington
    @Sirmeepington6 жыл бұрын

    That was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

  • @SonnendeckTV
    @SonnendeckTV7 жыл бұрын

    How lovely to see that not ALL the seniors are binge watching TV ...

  • @johngregg6820
    @johngregg68206 жыл бұрын

    Tell me more about this Biscuit Appreciation Society. I need a good biscuit in my life.

  • @thedr00
    @thedr007 жыл бұрын

    What a great video: Thanks for sharing, and introducing us to these incredible guys! And the guy with the Magic Roundabout ring tone, what a legend.

  • @yourfavoritefrog
    @yourfavoritefrog5 жыл бұрын

    I loved the video ! There is nothing dull in enjoying the small things, it's a great way of living actually, and a great therapy against the everyday rush.

  • @DavidWhelbourn
    @DavidWhelbourn3 ай бұрын

    Roundabouts also work when the power is out. Traffic lights when the power fails it is chaos.

  • @chriswilson2431
    @chriswilson24312 жыл бұрын

    The apostrophe protection society! I love it!!!!!

  • @vickimeek471
    @vickimeek471 Жыл бұрын

    This club is fantastic! I would ask to join but I’m a woman. 😊 You’ve given me a great idea though. I have always been fascinated with architecture so I’m going to get my camera and head out. Best wishes gentlemen.

  • @davidpaver7613

    @davidpaver7613

    10 ай бұрын

    There are dull women in the DMC too

  • @sablatnic8030

    @sablatnic8030

    6 ай бұрын

    Women are welcome too - joined yet?

  • @mae3378
    @mae33787 жыл бұрын

    These dudes are fantastic

  • @michaelcorcoran3175
    @michaelcorcoran31757 жыл бұрын

    -" may you be dull- If that is what a skilled, Vigilant, flexible, Unemphasised, enthralled Catching of happiness is called." from "Born Yesterday" for Sally Amis Philip Larkin

  • @pixiescott9616
    @pixiescott96162 ай бұрын

    "is it a movement?" , "no, its not a movement, we like to stay put" hahaha

  • @katemyers8238
    @katemyers82386 ай бұрын

    Making love on a roundabout?! Now, that's not dull! I'd argue that escalators are rarely accompanied by stairs so the beauty to choose whether to stand still or hasten your journey is part of the joy.

  • @efra_noedit
    @efra_noedit2 ай бұрын

    The only Yt video I needed. Thank you.

  • @brondavis1601
    @brondavis16013 ай бұрын

    What a lovely documentary. It’s a shame the sound and visuals don’t line up.

  • @Guenter1952
    @Guenter19527 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video !

  • @jamste1977
    @jamste19777 жыл бұрын

    Top job! Well done.

  • @energybrown
    @energybrown6 жыл бұрын

    Great video...love it!

  • @coolpantsmaccool9375
    @coolpantsmaccool93757 жыл бұрын

    The roundabout society would LOVE Canberra.

  • @914050

    @914050

    7 жыл бұрын

    I used to live in a city inspired by Canberra, Changwon, South Korea. It was likewise a planned city with a massive roundabout. That, combined with the rather lead-footed Korean bus and taxi drivers made for some fun commuting.

  • @coolpantsmaccool9375

    @coolpantsmaccool9375

    7 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow! I imagine then it must be a beautiful city.

  • @DLWELD
    @DLWELD7 жыл бұрын

    I am not alone!!

  • @SievertSchreiber
    @SievertSchreiber7 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @renefeijen5916
    @renefeijen59165 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff!!

  • @nestorjakero1736
    @nestorjakero17367 жыл бұрын

    Never thought I'd be able to finish watching this video.

  • @theaminswey9733
    @theaminswey97337 жыл бұрын

    It's about time!

  • @gordain17
    @gordain177 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic :)

  • @vgrylls
    @vgrylls Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!

  • @doctorderpage2848
    @doctorderpage284810 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful bunch of dudes!

  • @mpolitick
    @mpolitick5 жыл бұрын

    I always thought I was a boring man, now I Know; Actually I'm a dull man! Thx guys !

  • @derrikferguson3219
    @derrikferguson32193 жыл бұрын

    Omg fabulous

  • @FanofAslan
    @FanofAslan9 ай бұрын

    Roundabout duck pond in Otford, West Kent. I am on a lonely crusade to keep the hyphen in use. We lost to-day and to-morrow, but please let us not lose re-do; redo looks ridiculous: it looks like it should be pronounced like a colour with the "Oh!" sound attached e.g. Who's that friend of yours over there who spent too long in the sun? Oh, that's Redo.

  • @markmacauley7493
    @markmacauley74935 жыл бұрын

    Excellent!!! Is there one without subtitles? And DREADFUL music..........ahhhhh!

  • @quietthomas
    @quietthomas7 жыл бұрын

    The guy at 7 minutes in really needs to put some mesh across those shelves; how can he live so dangerously - his whole collection is just waiting for an earth quake or other building-shaking event and he's going to lose parts of his collection. Scary.

  • @mikesully110

    @mikesully110

    7 жыл бұрын

    I don't think we've had an earthquake capable of shaking a bottle over since the Romans were here... the UK is very dull in that regard :)

  • @reggiep75
    @reggiep759 ай бұрын

    I like the lush organ music. I bet these dudes are canny fellas too and don't engage in street brawling or lechery!

  • @debbiedebbie9473
    @debbiedebbie94732 ай бұрын

    "Apostrophe protection society "😅