The 12 dullest men in Great Britain are featured in a new calendar. The Dull Men's Club has more than 5,000 male members, who are passionate about everyday mundane things, which others think are dull. Leland Carlson, assistant vice-president of the Club, decided to publish the calendar to celebrate the eccentricities of its dullest members. "We wanted to have a bit of fun. The British are well known for being eccentric and this calendar is a celebration of that," he said.
The year begins with Kevin Beresford, from Redditch in Worcestershire, who is president of the UK Roundabout Appreciation Society, which he founded 11 years ago. Kevin, 62, spends his weekends travelling around the country photographing roundabouts and turning his pictures into books and calendars.
英国《每日电讯报》10月17日报道称，英国最无趣的12名男子拍了一套新日历。“闷蛋俱乐部”（The Dull Men's Club）拥有5000多名男性成员，他们对日常的平淡事物充满激情，然而这些事物在他人看来却是枯燥无味的。利兰·卡尔松（Leland Carlson）是该俱乐部的副总裁助理，他决定出版这款日历赞扬其成员的怪癖。他表示“我们希望带来一点乐趣。英国人以怪癖闻名天下，这款日历就是赞扬 这些怪癖。”
这款日历以凯文·布雷斯福德（Kevin Beresford）的肖像翻开一月份。凯文·布雷斯福德来自乌斯特郡（Worcestershire）的雷迪奇（Redditch）市，11年前他创立 了英国环岛鉴赏协会（the UK Roundabout Appreciation Society）并担任该协会的主席。现年62岁的凯文每周末都在国内游历，他摄影捕捉环岛处的美丽，将其制成书籍和日历。
What a card: Ken McCoy, 73, from Leeds in Yorkshire, has sent the same Valentine's card to his wife for the last 35 years. Ken, a novelist who designed the card himself, first presented it to wife Valerie in 1979 and has reused it every year since. 'I had mixed feelings when I was asked to be in the calendar as I don't consider myself dull, but it's a fun thing and all quite amusing,' he said.
卡片之恋：73岁的肯恩·麦考伊（Ken McCoy）来自约克郡（Yorkshire）的利兹市（Leeds），近35年来，他都赠送同一张情人节卡片给妻子。肯恩是名小说家，1979年他首次 自己设计卡片并赠送给妻子瓦莱丽（Valerie）。至此以来，他每年都重复利用这张卡片。肯恩表示，“当我受邀摄影日历之时，我是百感交集，因为我不觉 得自己沉闷无趣。不过这是一件好玩的事，所有这一切都别有有趣。”
March's mundane man is drain spotter Archie Workman, from Cumbria, who works as a lengthsman maintaining verges and ditches. He said: 'I find the drain covers so interesting. There's a lot of history behind them. It's interesting to observe the geometry of the drains and how they interconnect. There's a whole world underneath us that we don't realise.'
三月封面上的普通男人是排水沟监测员阿奇·沃克曼（Archie Workman），他来自坎布里亚郡（Cumbria）。阿奇是一名道路工人，他负责保养地下的水道。阿奇说，“我发现沟渠盖极其有趣，它们的背后承载着 许多历史。观察排水沟的几何构架以及它们如何互连别有一番趣味。只是我们从未意识到脚下的整个世界。”
Bottle banker Steve Wheeler, 66, from Malvern in Worcestershire, who has spent 30 years collecting more than 20,000 milk bottles features as Mr April. He found his first bottle in the mid-1980s and now Steve, who admits he doesn't even like milk, houses them in an 80ft museum in his garden. 'I'm Mr April as this is the month I give the bottles their annual Spring clean,' he said. 'I've met some of the other people in the calendar and I think we are all the exact opposite of dull. It's just that we don't do the sport thing, we are individuals and not team players. I have people come to visit my collection from all over the world and I'm about to expand my museum by another 24 feet.'
“四月”先生是一位瓶子收藏家。现年66岁的史蒂夫·惠勒（Steve Wheeler）来自乌斯特郡的莫尔文镇（Malvern）。30年来，他收集了2万多个牛奶瓶。20世纪80年代中期他收集到第一个瓶子，现在他利用庭 园内一座80英尺的博物馆来收纳这些牛奶瓶。史蒂夫承认其实他并不喜欢喝牛奶。史蒂夫称，“我是‘四月’先生，因为这个月我要给这些瓶子来个年度春季大扫 除。我认识一些这款日历上的人，我觉得我们与沉闷无趣截然相反。我们只是不从事运动事宜，我们是独立的个体而非团队合作的成员。世界各地的人们都前来参观 我的收藏，我打算把我的博物馆再扩建24英尺。”
Rock'n'roll: May is the turn of Michael Kennedy, 73, from Hunstanton in Norfolk, who spends two hours every day, except Saturdays, moving rocks to build a seawall. He has shifted more than 200 tons of rocks over the past 14 years to prevent erosion of cliffs lining the coast. He said: 'I used to walk to Old Hunstanton and back, two and a half miles every day, but that wasn't enough physical exercise for me. I started moving rocks and now I can't stop. It's better than sitting in an armchair. I'll do it for as long as I'm healthy.'
移石之路：五月的封面轮到迈克尔·肯尼迪（Michael Kennedy）亮相。73岁的迈克尔来自诺福克郡（Norfolk）的亨斯坦顿（Hunstanton）。除了周六，他每天都花两小时搬动岩石建造海 堤。14年以来，他已经搬移了200多吨的岩石加固海堤，防止海浪侵蚀海岸线的峭壁。迈克尔说，“我曾经徒步来回老亨斯坦顿，每天行走2.5英里，但这还 不够我锻炼的。于是我开始搬移岩石，现在我已经无法停止这个习惯了。我想这远比卧坐扶手椅整日足不出户好吧。只要我身体健康，我就会继续搬岩石。”
Mr June is Peter Willis, 67, from Worcester, whose mission is to photograph as many of Britain's post boxes as possible and has already snapped more than 2,500.
“六月”先生是67岁的彼得·威利斯（Peter Willis）。67岁的彼得来自伍斯特（Worcester），他的使命便是尽可能摄影下所有不列颠的邮箱。现在他已经拍下了2500多个邮箱了。
The cone ranger: David Morgan, 72, from the Cotswolds, has the world's largest traffic cone collection and features in July. He began collecting in 1986 and now has more than 500 around his house, including a Malaysian cone he found washed up on a beach in Sicily and a 1956 Lynvale rubber cone from Scotland. 'Some people probably think it's dull. If I go to dinner parties and tell people I'm a cone collector they quickly move on,' he said. 'My children are slightly embarrassed by my collection. I store them in the shed, the garage, the greenhouse and even under the bed. Luckily they stack well. I carry traffic cones with me in the car and if I see a rare one I ask if I can swap it.'
锥体达人：大卫·摩根（David Morgan）来自科茨沃尔德（Cotswolds），他收集了世界上最大的交通锥标。1986年他开始收集交通锥标，现在他在房子周围收藏了500多个 锥体，其中包括一个1956年的苏格兰Lynvale橡胶锥体和一个马来西亚锥体。他在西西里岛（Sicily）的海滩发现了这个被海浪冲积而来的马来西 亚锥体。大卫表示“有些人可能认为收集锥体平淡无趣。假如我前去参加宴会并且告诉宾客我是锥体收藏者，他们都会快速离我而去。我的孩子们因为我的收藏而略 显窘迫。我把这些锥体储藏在棚屋、车库、温室里甚至床底下。幸运的是它们堆放的井然有序。平时我开车去运载交通锥标，如果我看到罕见稀有的锥标，我也会询 问我是否可以与之交换。”
Bus enthusiast Roland Stone, 45, from Plymouth has his own double decker and 300 model buses and appears as Mr August.
45岁的公交车达人罗兰·斯通（Roland Stone）来自普利茅斯（Plymouth）。他拥有自己的双层巴士和300辆公交车模型。罗兰在八月的封面上亮相。
Neil Brittlebank, 78, from East Ardsley in Yorkshire, who collects bricks, is featured in September. The retired mine safety worker began his unique collection in 1990 when he heard Lofthouse colliery, where he had worked for three decades, was being demolished and he was given some of the bricks. Now he has more than 1,000 and constantly hunts for more at demolition sites and in abandoned buildings.
78岁的尼尔·布里特尔邦克（Neil Brittlebank）是九月的主角。他来自约克郡的东阿德斯里（Ardsley），喜欢收集砖块。1990年，当尼尔听闻那座他曾经工作了30年的洛 夫特豪斯（Lofthouse）煤矿即将被拆毁时，这位退休的煤矿安全工人开始他独一无二的收藏癖好。那时，他得到了洛夫特豪斯煤矿的一些砖块。现在他已 经收藏了1000多块砖块，而且他还继续在各处拆迁遗址和废弃建筑里寻找更多的砖块。
Spell checker: October's design features John Richards, from Boston, Lincs, who founded the Apostrophe Protection Society to combat the widespread incorrect use of the apostrophe.
拼写检查员：十月的封面是约翰·理查兹（John Richards）。约翰来自波士顿（Boston）的林肯郡（Lincs），他成立了撇号保护协会（the Apostrophe Protection Society），纠正普遍错误的撇号使用。
Lawnmower collector Stan Hardwick, from Filey in Yorkshire, poses with his collection for November. Nicknamed The Lawn Ranger, he has enough in his collection to use a different one each day of the year and even keeps his favourites in the lounge.
割草机收藏家斯坦·哈德威克（Stan Hardwick）来自约克郡的法利（Filey），他携带自己的收藏亮相十一月的封面。斯坦昵称草坪达人，他收藏了足够多的割草机，一年中的每一天都可以使用不同的机器。他甚至把自己最喜欢的割草机放在休息室
Hedge fun manager: The year finishes with Hugh Barker, from London, who has travelled Britain photographing hedges. He has written the book Hedge Britannnia, which includes information about hedge-laying and what hedges say about their owners.
The Dull Men's Club was originally started in New York in the 1980s and later spread to the UK and elsewhere in the world. Its main focal point nowadays is its website where members communicate, in a subdued, understated way, their quiet exploits. The calendar will be available to buy on Amazon on October 21 and can be pre-ordered now. For more information email calendars@dullmensclub.com.
树篱娱乐经理：这款日历以休·巴克尔（Hugh Barker）的亮相结束。休来自伦敦（London），他游历整个英国只为摄影树篱。他已经撰写了一本名为《树篱·不列颠》（Hedge Britannnia）的书，书中涵盖了铺设树篱的信息以及树篱对主人的独白。
“闷蛋俱乐部”起源于20世纪80年代的纽约，之后扩展到英国以及世界各处。现在它主要聚焦在其网站上，其成员可以低调收敛地通过该网站交流各自不为人知的壮举。10月21日在亚马逊（Amazon）网站上就可以购买到这款日历，现在就可以提前预定了。需要更多信息请邮件