RESIDENTS of the small town of Boring have made their pairing with the Scottish village of Dull official.

The unanimous vote by the 38 residents at the Boring Community Planning Organisation's monthly meeting in Oregon means that the two communities are now officially "A Pair for the Ages".

Steve Bates, who chaired the meeting on Tuesday night, told The Oregonian the relationship between the two would be part of an "unofficially official pairing."

Differences in size between the tiny Dull and larger Boring mean the two communities cannot be formally twinned.

A Facebook page set up in honour of the pairing, titled "Dull & Boring," already has over 300 likes.

The idea to link the two communities came after woman from the Dull area visited Boring during a tour of energy-efficient homes.

A reciprocal visit to Dull by a Boring resident to take T-shirts and hats reading "Boring Oregon & Dull Scotland: A Pair for the Ages" is already planned, according to Mr Bates.

Back in Boring, Bob Boring, the great-grandson of the town's founder, told The Oregonian he was excited for the joining, "Quite frankly, I think this is fun - let's do it."



Originally published as Dull and Boring find a friend