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| Dull and Bland celebration is far from Boring | Dull and Bland celebration is far from Boring |
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| Dull, Bland and Boring might sound like a bad TripAdvisor review, but a Scottish village and its Australian and American counterparts are turning the unexciting names to their advantage. | Dull, Bland and Boring might sound like a bad TripAdvisor review, but a Scottish village and its Australian and American counterparts are turning the unexciting names to their advantage. |
| After forging a link with Boring, Oregon in 2012, Dull will welcome the Mayor of Bland Shire at a civic reception in Aberfeldy. | After forging a link with Boring, Oregon in 2012, Dull will welcome the Mayor of Bland Shire at a civic reception in Aberfeldy. |
| The Highland Perthshire hamlet has become a tourist attraction after a 10ft sign announcing the Boring pairing was erected in 2013. | The Highland Perthshire hamlet has become a tourist attraction after a 10ft sign announcing the Boring pairing was erected in 2013. |
| Local councillor Ian Campbell is promising a far from dull reception for the mayor and his New South Wales delegation. | Local councillor Ian Campbell is promising a far from dull reception for the mayor and his New South Wales delegation. |
| He said: "Hopefully we are going to put him in a Land Rover and whisk him up through Dull and take him up to the hills above, so he can get a good view over the valley. | He said: "Hopefully we are going to put him in a Land Rover and whisk him up through Dull and take him up to the hills above, so he can get a good view over the valley. |
| "There will be a lot of locals there to wish him well." | "There will be a lot of locals there to wish him well." |
| Dull's name is believed to have come from the Gaelic word for meadow. | Dull's name is believed to have come from the Gaelic word for meadow. |
| Others have speculated it could be connected to the Gaelic word "dul", meaning snare. | Others have speculated it could be connected to the Gaelic word "dul", meaning snare. |
| Bland is named after William Bland, a medical practitioner and politician, who was transported from the UK to Tasmania in 1814 after being convicted of manslaughter. | Bland is named after William Bland, a medical practitioner and politician, who was transported from the UK to Tasmania in 1814 after being convicted of manslaughter. |
| The seeds of the visit were sown in 2013 when the three locations informally hailed themselves as the League of Extraordinary Communities. | The seeds of the visit were sown in 2013 when the three locations informally hailed themselves as the League of Extraordinary Communities. |
| Speaking at the time, Mayor of Bland Shire Neil Pokoney said: "Dull and Boring basically have a tourism relationship. | Speaking at the time, Mayor of Bland Shire Neil Pokoney said: "Dull and Boring basically have a tourism relationship. |
| "We heard about it and thought it would be even better if it became Bland, Dull and Boring. | "We heard about it and thought it would be even better if it became Bland, Dull and Boring. |
| "It's good for us to be able to take a light-hearted look at a name that many would see to be a weight around our necks." | "It's good for us to be able to take a light-hearted look at a name that many would see to be a weight around our necks." |
| 'Absolutely superb' | 'Absolutely superb' |
| Mr Campbell said the renewed media focus on the village was "absolutely superb", with the 80 or so locals "loving the attention." | Mr Campbell said the renewed media focus on the village was "absolutely superb", with the 80 or so locals "loving the attention." |
| He said: "It puts Dull on the map as far as they're concerned. | He said: "It puts Dull on the map as far as they're concerned. |
| "Many of the people in Dull have been across and visited folks in Boring in Oregon. | "Many of the people in Dull have been across and visited folks in Boring in Oregon. |
| "People from Boring regularly turn up in the village and are pleased to be here. | "People from Boring regularly turn up in the village and are pleased to be here. |
| "You get a constant procession of people stopping with cars to get their photographs taken. | "You get a constant procession of people stopping with cars to get their photographs taken. |
| "It's a bit like visiting a sight that you see on the telly." | "It's a bit like visiting a sight that you see on the telly." |