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Scottish town of Dull looks to twin with... US town of Boring

Exciting times…

THIS IS INTERESTING. Or maybe not but the tiny Scottish village of Dull is looking to twin with the slightly larger town of Boring in the US.

A resident of Dull, a village in Perth in the Tay Valley, has come up with the idea to twin her home with the Oregon town after passing through Boring while on a cycling holiday, according to BBC News.

A new road sign at Dull would highlight the new partnership and the brainchild of Elizabeth Leighton has already led to the fantastic headline on The Oregonian website: “Dull woman pushes for Boring partnership”

All jokes aside, Dull’s local community councillor Marjorie Keddie told the BBC: “It might seem like a joke, but this could have real benefits for Dull.”

The plan will now be put to the US town’s planning organisation within a month.

The Oregonian adds that leaders in Boring plan to sell t-shirts and have already developed a tagline for the partnership: “Boring and Dull: A Pair for the Ages.”

While Dull has a population of around 60 people and is made-up of a small number of houses on the north side valley of the River Tay, Boring is a bit more, er, exciting with a population of around 13,000.

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