Dull woman pushes for Boring partnership: Oregon town teams up with Scottish village

The Oregonian ^ | April 25, 2012 | Nicole Dungca

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When Elizabeth Leighton discovered Boring, she couldn't wait to tell all her Dull friends.

Leighton was making her way from Flagstaff, Ariz., to Seattle earlier this year when the Scotland resident stopped in Oregon to tour energy-efficient homes. When she arrived in the rural Clackamas County community named after homesteader William H. Boring, Leighton whipped out her phone to send a message to a friend in Dull, a tiny village in Scotland.

"Obviously, this is an opportunity for a twinning with Dull and Boring," wrote Leighton, who lives in a neighboring village called Grandtully. Her friend Emma Burtles took the "twinning" idea to a meeting of the Dull women's book club, and the idea became more than just a clever joke.

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Boring leaders plan to sell T-shirts and even developed a tagline for the partnership: "Boring and Dull: A Pair for the Ages."

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Dull and Boring pictures at link.

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No, the story is not about Romney and Pawlenty.

[martin_fierro]

Theeks faaaabulous partnership.

[Slings and Arrows]

There's a village in Austria that I will NOT be posting a pic from.

[Revolting cat!]

Worse yet!

[Revolting cat!]

And this? Sold in packages?

[shibumi]

A Boring Conversation

~OR~

A Very Long Dull and Boring Conversation

[Revolting cat!]

My kids agree!

[Revolting cat!]

[Jack Hydrazine]

Next time some one tells you to go to Hell just go there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Michigan

[Slings and Arrows]

I’ll just check periodically to see if it’s frozen over.

[dixiechick2000]

I’ve been to Boring...and it is. lol

Seriously, it’s a very nice, quaint little town on the way to Mt. Hood.

[Salamander]

And if you’re not really ready for Hell, you can buy a nice little place on Hades Church Road.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/11198-Hades-Church-Rd-Greencastle-PA-17225/78608651_zpid/

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It generally freezes over every year.

Despite what other states may claim, Michigan is the only state where you can get married in Paradise, honeymoon in Climax and live in Hell.

[Slings and Arrows]

There’s a Detroit joke in there somewhere.

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Don’t step on San Jose’s statue?

[Slings and Arrows]

High time, IMO.

[raccoonradio]

There are several motels around the country with the name Ho-Hum. Here are two in the area of Burlington VT. It's possible the name came from the original owner (maybe he was named HOward HUMphrey or something

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We can only hope there’s one in Boring.