Evidence
The Thompson's Local Directory for Bristol used to list, amongst "Community Help", the "British Dyxlesia Association"

For many years, all Yellow Pages contained "Boring - see Civil Engineers"

Both evidence, I think, of someone with nothing to do one afternoon ...
(ubergeekian, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:38, 6 replies)

one year reading's edition of the yellow pages...
contained an entry for the 'mandela court pharmaceutical company' with a number for a phone box.

mandela court- a quick overview:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/4672186.stm

:D

well, it was a long and rather boring afternoon.
(UppityDamnPrimate LET'S OPEN THIS F*CKING PIT UP, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:02, closed)

Boring
may have something to do with drilling holes

boreholes perhaps

/civil engineer

although, most civil engineers are completely boring
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:10, closed)

I stumbled across the Yellow Pages entry for Boring
while looking for something else beginning with B. I told my brother, at the time working as IT Support for an office of Civil Engineers while studying to become one. He got out his Yellow Pages, photocopied the relevant page and put it on their noticeboard. They then started passing the information on to their fellow Civ Engs.

That was 15 years ago. Every so often someone tells me about it, and I like to think I first publicised it.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:15, closed)

Years too late
I studied mechanical engineering from 1982 - 5. The relevant entry from the Yellow Pages was always on display on the departmental notice board - every so often a civil engineer would notice and remove it, only for a mechanical, electrical or chemical engineer to replace it within, ooh, ten minutes or so.

To be fair, though, civil engineers are intensely boring. Not too quick on the uptake, either, since the posted section normally lasted about two weeks between removal/replacements.
(ubergeekian, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 18:20, closed)

Also in the Bristol directory
about 8/9 years ago was (under farmers/farming) a Farmer Giles.

Fuck me did he get some stick for that...
(Colonel Santiago Introduced surprised kitty to the world., Wed 14 Jan 2009, 16:36, closed)

Boring
lol yes, I saw that one in the book by accident too. Most fun I've ever had with the YP. Maybe I'm just not trying...
(brycemonkey No fatal accidents since:, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 18:22, closed)