Dull and Boring towns seek new relationship
In what seems a perfect match, a Scottish village named Dull is seeking to twin with the US town of Boring.
The two places are set to declare themselves sister communities on May 5 after a Scottish cyclist travelled through Boring - a rural suburb of Portland, Oregon, named after its early 20th-century founding family.
"It might seem like a joke but this could have real benefits. Everyone has been smiling at the prospect of the eye-catching road sign this will require," Dull community councillor Marjorie Keddie said.
But there were some doubts as to what the tiny village of Dull could offer Boring, with resident Peter Campbell, who runs Dull Farm, admitting: "There are no shops or anything like that... we'd welcome any visitors that might come to see a sign linking the two places."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-26/scottish-village-of-dull-seeks-ties-with-boring/3972680
I'm often intrigued by unusual/quaint/silly place names, and try to find out how they got their names, usually unsuccessfully. But these two towns seem to be aptly named!
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Yes, I am feeling like I want to get depressed, I think I'll go look at a sign.
