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Residents hope the new ‘sistership’ will bring more visitors, even if they just come to laugh at the village sign
Dull and Boring
Update by news editor   06-06-2012

Dull and Boring news

Dull party planned after Boring meeting links communities

Residents of a tiny Scottish village called Dull are preparing a party after plans to link their community to an American town called Boring were given the thumbs up.

Officials from the town in Oregon, USA, last night voted to let the two places become "sister communities".

The whole plan was hatched by Elizabeth Leighton, who lives near Dull in Perthshire. While on a cycling holiday in the US, Elizabeth came upon the town of Boring and thought it would be nice for the two unfortunately named places to become linked.

She spoke to Dull's community council, who were very keen on the idea and contacted the Oregon town.

The two communities cannot be twinned because Boring is much bigger, with 12,000 residents compared to Dull's 84.

Plans in Dull include getting new signs for the entrance to the village, highlighting the Dull Boring link-up.

Residents in the Perthshire village hope it will bring more visitors, even if they only come to point and laugh, and take each other's photos in front of the new sign.

The name Dull comes from Gaelic and is thought to mean "meadow" or perhaps "snare". It may not have a school, a shop or a pub, but Dull has historic connections. Its disused church is built on the site of an early Christian monastery that was established in the eighth century. It also has a Highland safari company.

Boring is much busier, with cafes, bars and a shop. Home mainly to farmers, it is named after an American Civil War veteran named William H Boring.

 

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Dull and Boring news

Dull information

Dull is a village in Perthshire, Scotland.

It has a population of 84 people.

Its name comes from Gaelic and is thought to mean "meadow" or perhaps "snare".

Dull consists of a single street of houses.

The village does not have a school, shop or pub, but it does have a Highland Safari company.

Its disused parish church was built on the site of an early Christian monastery which was founded in the 8th century by an abbot of Iona.

Boring information

Boring is a town in Oregon, USA.

It has a population of around 12,000 people.

The town is named after William H Boring, an American Civil War veteran who was one of the first people to live in the area.

Most residents of Boring are farmers.

Boring has a lot of trees and the town played an important part in the American timber trade.

 

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adapted from article by Rebecca McQuillan
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