Do you remember when I was visiting Scotland at Easter I mentioned we had visited the little village of Dull which had recently been paired with the town of Boring in Oregon? (The link is here) It would seem another town of tedium wants to join the party.
The tourism committee of the shire of Bland, in New South Wales, Australia, want to forge links with the other towns whose names would suggest they were a dreary destination.
Bland was named after William Bland, the son of an obstetrician, who was transported as a convict to Van Diemen’s Land in 1814 after killing a sailor during a duel in Bombay. He was later pardoned and went on to found the Australian Medical Association. Bland by name but certainly not by nature.
August 9 has already been designated as Boring and Dull Day to commemorate the day the places were joined. Tony Lord, a local councillor from Bland Shire, wants to be part of this merry group: “I think over the years we’ve had our share of fun poked at us….we need to think positively and look ahead at all the opportunities that may occur or that we can generate.”
Now all we need is for three lawyers from each of the locations to join forces and the most perfect firm of solicitors will have been created.
It would be funny to live somewhere with a name like that. Or even NoPlace in County Durham.
There's also a village in Durham called Pity Me. I'm sure we could create lots of groups which would fit together well.
I love how they all have a keen sense of humour.
Best way to deal with the negative vibes – have a laugh at yourself.
We used to have a firm of solicitors in Leamington who went by the name of Wright Hassel…
I was't sure whether to believe you or not so googled it! Classic!
I love that there's a civic sense of humor and that Bland wants to join in the fun!
We need more of it. I've often thought the twinning idea could be more quirky and this is just the answer.
I bet fete's there are a blast. Watching the paint dry stand. Sort the straws into length order, hook a plastic bag, look at the coconut shy. The all beige dress parade and the dirge band play for your sheer listening displeasure.
Brilliant, K. I'm tempted to cut and paste your comment and add it to the original post but I won't. You deserve recognition for such a funny reply.
What to say after K's comment! It is bound to be dull, boring and bland!!
Haha! I know, I wanted to scrap my initial post and start all over again.
Fantastic! It's good to know that sober-minded civic sorts also have a sense of humour!
This is really funny, I expect there are more places with equally dull, boring and bland names who will want to join forces 😉