Fonts.

Fonts.  I didn't know that I had to worry about which ones that I used before today - I just thought that as long as it was easily readable, then it is OK.  Apparently I'm wrong.

Here's an idea that I got from reading JPod (by Douglas Coupland):

These sentences are 60% more boring when read in Courier New.

Baby videos (Times New Roman)
Baby videos (Courier)
Baby videos (Helvetica)
Baby videos (Trebuchet)

Death-defying leaps through flaming polar bears

Death-defying leaps through flaming polar bears

Death-defying leaps through flaming polar bears

Death-defying leaps through flaming polar bears

Cause of death:  acute trauma to the occipital hemisphere.

Cause of death:  acute trauma to the occipital hemisphere.

Cause of death:  acute trauma to the occipital hemisphere.

Cause of death:  acute trauma to the occipital hemisphere.

Optimum dryness factor:  27%

Optimum dryness factor:  27%

Optimum dryness factor:  27%

Optimum dryness factor:  27%

Clearly the most boring font is Courier New, followed by Times New Roman.  Helvetica and Trebuchet are both not too bad.

-Matt N.