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Forfar was founded in 1806 by The Proclaimers (Fifers) during a brain-lock in devising lyrics for Letter from America. Two words, for and far, fit the meter though they did not mean anything. Since then, lack of meaning has also personified the town. Forfar is similar in purpose to any other service stop on the A90, such as Brechin. In fact, the locals have come to resemble one another. Forfar also has a college. No one is ever seen there, least of all with a book, but it does inspire people to get off the farm, though students there do not avoid the strong smell of cow manure.

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  • Forfar was founded in 1806 by The Proclaimers (Fifers) during a brain-lock in devising lyrics for Letter from America. Two words, for and far, fit the meter though they did not mean anything. Since then, lack of meaning has also personified the town. Forfar is similar in purpose to any other service stop on the A90, such as Brechin. In fact, the locals have come to resemble one another. Forfar also has a college. No one is ever seen there, least of all with a book, but it does inspire people to get off the farm, though students there do not avoid the strong smell of cow manure.
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  • Forfar was founded in 1806 by The Proclaimers (Fifers) during a brain-lock in devising lyrics for Letter from America. Two words, for and far, fit the meter though they did not mean anything. Since then, lack of meaning has also personified the town. Forfar is similar in purpose to any other service stop on the A90, such as Brechin. In fact, the locals have come to resemble one another. Forfar also has a college. No one is ever seen there, least of all with a book, but it does inspire people to get off the farm, though students there do not avoid the strong smell of cow manure. The centre of the town and hub of activity in Forfar is 'The Cross,' so named because it is where an earlier generation crucified local criminals. The tradition continues to this very day. Crucifixions of the criminals arrested over the weekend occur every Monday morning at sunrise. Punishment spans from the crack-head to the twentysomething males driving modified cars to try to pick up underage girls.
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