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I think this is an example of extremely dry English humor being absolutely baffling to Americans (I'm a bit of each, so I think I can get away with saying thing

by endtime 16y ago

I think this is an example of extremely dry English humor being absolutely baffling to Americans (I'm a bit of each, so I think I can get away with saying things like that). From the article: >Boring 2010 sprang to life when Mr. Ward heard that an event called the Interesting Conference had been canceled, and he sent out a joke tweet about the need to have a Boring Conference instead. He was taken aback when dozens of people responded enthusiastically.

javert 16y ago
But people would waste money and the entire time it takes to go to a conference, just for the sake of dry humor?
- anigbrowl 16y ago
  It's no waste. That's social networking gold. I'm kind of sorry I couldn't attend, really; sounds rather enjoyable.
- robryan 16y ago
  It's not just humor, it would be good to connect with more people that find it interesting to complete tasks which most couldn't stand engaging in. The talk mentioned on a draw in cricket is quiet interesting, I must admit that I can find a slow cricket contest very exciting for what is slightly below the surface even though the ball to ball action would be seen as dull. I'd imagine Americans get the same thing with baseball, I watch it a little, not sure how many Americans can always keep on top of the team they support given the amount games?