Skip in Boring, Oregon

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip has been sent to Boring, Oregon, to make it exciting for four minutes. Skip.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThanks, Hank! This is Posting four, and I can feel it, this is the one that gets me the desk.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThe town is named after William Harrison Boring, a pioneer whose family farmed here from eighteen fifty-six, per Wikipedia.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentSo the farm has been going longer than anything I've ever done.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLonger than anything you've ever done, Skip. Including this assignment, which is four minutes.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentIt's the opening, Hank. I'm building to something.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSkip, have you tried saying the word Boring more slowly? Some people find that gives it a quiet confidence.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI'll try anything, Vera. Here's the big one: Boring is paired with the village of Dull, in Scotland.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA town and a village. Both agreed to this.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentAnd then Bland Shire in Australia joined, and together they're called the League of Extraordinary Communities. That's the real name!

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a premium regional alliance with a very disciplined brand voice.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Promotion Tracker on the wall reads zero percent. Skip, the needle hasn't moved. It's been that way since the series began.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip's next destination is a close call between Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic, Utqiagvik in Alaska, and Bouvet Island, also in the South Atlantic. Chat, cast your votes and we'll find out which one Skip gets to ruin.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentZero percent is just a number with room to grow, Hank.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentIf Dull, Boring and Bland can form a league, the desk only needs three chairs.