Twin Towns

[Gob]

Residents of the Perthshire village of Dull are due to hear this week whether efforts to forge ties with the US town of Boring have been successful.



Officials in Oregon are set to vote on whether the two places should become "sister communities".

If the vote is passed, the community council in Dull insists it could have real benefits for the Scottish village.

They intend to mark the "exciting" new partnership with a road sign and a street party.

The potential link between the two locations was the brainchild of Perthshire resident Elizabeth Leighton, who passed through Boring while on a cycling holiday.

With a population of 12,000, Boring is too big to be officially twinned with the tiny village of Dull.

Marjorie Keddie, the chairwoman of Dull and Weem Community Council, said the result of the vote was likely to become known in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

If the vote is in favour, a street party will take place in Dull on 23 June.

Mrs Keddie said: "The party will show that we are neither dull or boring.

"We are also excited at the prospect of a new road sign, which will say something like: 'Dull, in association with Boring' or 'in sisterhood with Boring'.

"I'm sure it will stop a few people in their tracks for photos."

Mrs Keddie, 68, said it was hoped that the move would bring in more tourists.

"Already we've have four cyclists from overseas, who were travelling from John O'Groats to Lands End, stop here," she said.

"It wasn't on their original route, but they had heard about it because of what's been going on and decided to do a stop-off in Dull.

"Extra tourism is the main reason we're doing this, as most of the businesses here are holiday homes and lodges."

Boring was named after William H. Boring, an early resident of the area and former Union soldier in the American civil war.

Dull's name is thought to have come from the Gaelic word for meadow, but others have speculated it could be connected to the Gaelic word "dul" meaning snare.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-t ... l-18322606

[MajGenl.Meade]

Boring, William H.
Regiment Name:33rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry
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Soldier's Rank In:Private
Soldier's Rank Out:Private

[Lord Jim]

Gee, and from the subject line, I was sure this was going to be another titty thread...

[MajGenl.Meade]

LJ that would be Titusville, FL

[Gob]

[Gob]

They've gone for it...

The US town of Boring in Oregon has voted in favour of "pairing" with the village of Dull in Perthshire.

Boring decided for the move in the interests of trans-Atlantic relations, tourism and humour, after being approached by residents in Dull.

The decision means both places can sell novelty tourist items, get quirky road signs made and plan exchange visits.

The difference in size between Boring and Dull meant they could not officially become twin towns.

Boring has a population of 12,000 while Dull is a tiny village.

The Boring Community Planning Council voted in favour of a "declaration of pairing" after being approached by the Dull Women's Book Club.