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If you're reading this, you have too much time on your hands.
Yeah, I know, that headline is fairly obvious, but here's some more evidence (and more evidence that anybody who believes in Scientology is cracked):
Tom Cruise's pregnant fiancee Katie Holmes will be reminded to keep her vow of silence during birth -- by signs plastered around their home.
The couple -- following the Scientology tradition of a silent birth-- had the posters delivered to their Beverly Hills mansion.
The 6ft placards will be placed so Katie can see them in labour.
One reads: "Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable."
Oh, but it gets better. Some more snippets....
Followers believe it is traumatic for babies to hear their mother scream or groan when giving birth. They think it can cause "psychic" damage, which takes years of therapy to overcome.
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The doctrine stresses newborns cannot be poked or prodded for medical tests or spoken to for seven days.
So if there is something wrong with the baby, no medical attention can be given to it for seven days -- assuming it survives that long. Nor can the voice he's been listening to in the womb for the last nine months -- his mother's -- be heard for seven days.
The comments on the article are hilarious, one commenter writing that they should have those signs to keep silent wherever Tom goes so he'll keep his mouth shut. Or how one said "Perhaps Katie Holmes could hold Tom Cruise's testicles throughout the birth and see if he remains silent!!!" I think you should just cut his nuts off so he doesn't make the mistake of breeding ever again.
I said on 03/28/06 @ 04:28 PM: Never liked Thomas Mapother IV anyways. (Tom Cruise).
Scientologists are off their rocker!!
Cheryl Howard said on 03/28/06 @ 08:51 PM: How about a post card for Katie that says get out while you can?
Jon said on 03/28/06 @ 11:16 PM: God, scientology is retarded...
Aaron Wormus said on 03/29/06 @ 01:04 AM: Sounds pretty nutty, but there are worse traditions in a lot of countries... why should I care what he does in his house.
As far as getting out while she can, I for one know a lot of girls (and a couple guys for that matter) who would eagerly take the vacant place.
Nameless One said on 03/29/06 @ 09:05 AM: hi morons, Tom said katie can scream how she wants, it is for the people around
God, you are gullible.
Give Tom a fucking break.
Mel said on 04/07/06 @ 12:13 PM: I used to love Tom Cruise. I was his biggest fan ever!!! But now.......I feel nothing!!! I LOVE MATTHEW McConaughey!! His movies I will NOT miss. Tom's movies......eh.....whatever.
Scientology mommy said on 04/19/06 @ 06:45 PM: How funny. If there were signs made, they were for to remind the DOCTORS and NURSES - not the laboring mother!!
I am a Scientologist and I've given birth 7 times - believe me, Scientologist mothers make plenty of noise - it's the doctors and nurses we ask to keep as quiet as possible.
In one hospital, not only did the nurses put the "silence please" sign on our door - they put the signs on the doors leading to the HALLWAY of the maternity ward!
It's not such a weird concept - Dr. Bradley ("Husband-Coached Childbirth") observed that if the environment grows noisy, animals - domesticated as well as wild - will stop labor and go somewhere more quiet to give birth.
I think it's funny how the media makes things sound different than they are - someone could have said the "silence please" signs were made for ME - but actually we didn't even ask for them. The nurses in our HOSPITAL wrote them, once we explained that we wanted them to keep quiet while I was in labor - and the NURSES put them on the doors - so OTHERS would respect MY wishes.
It's all about empowering the mother and giving her the birth experience she is most comfortable with!
Patrick Hill said on 05/06/06 @ 09:48 AM: Tom Cruise is the most egotistical over rated movie actor in Hollywood history. His acting talents are mediocre at best. Tom Cruise's real talent lies in his ability to strut around like a big shot and manipulate the media into giving him whatever forum he wants. Tom Cruise's fans are life's losers who have nothing good in their own lives to be happy about and seek gratification for their miserable existence by worshipping his movies and fantasizing they are Tom Cruise.
Patrick Hill said on 05/06/06 @ 09:51 AM: Tom Cruise is the most egotistical over rated movie actor in Hollywood history. His acting talents are mediocre at best. Tom Cruise's real talent lies in his ability to strut around like a big shot and manipulate the media into giving him whatever forum he wants. Tom Cruise's fans are life's losers who have nothing good in their own lives to be happy about and seek gratification for their miserable existence by worshipping his movies and fantasizing they are Tom Cruise.
steve said on 01/15/07 @ 01:32 AM: scientologists are all nutters more of a cult than a religion
as for tom cruise what a fruit loop
Nathan said on 04/11/07 @ 09:35 AM: He is a total wack job!
Travis said on 12/04/07 @ 10:30 PM: COLE TRICKLE IS THE MAN! (WATCHING DAYS OF THUNDER RIGHT NOW) BUT TOM IS A WASTE OF SPACE NOW.
Nameless One said on 01/16/08 @ 07:43 AM: Never liked him .
never will now !