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NJ: Tourist slogan search bars sarcasm
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| 12/21/05
| Reuters
Posted on 12/21/2005 6:51:37 PM PST by NormsRevenge
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey, trying to overcome its reputation for corruption, traffic and toxic waste dumps, has rejected dozens of sardonic and sarcastic entries in a contest for a new tourist slogan.
A list of five possible slogans released on Wednesday leaves out "New Jersey: We can always use another relative on the payroll," and "Come to New Jersey: It's not as bad as it smells."
Voters get to pick the winner in the competition launched after Gov. Richard Codey nixed "New Jersey: We'll Win You Over," created by a consultant who was paid $260,000 (149,000 pounds).
"It makes me think of when I was young and single and asked a girl out," Codey said in a statement. "She turned me down. I said, 'Give me a chance, I'll win you over.'"
Nearly 7,800 entries were submitted to promote a state not widely known for its pristine countryside and sun-soaked beaches.
The five finalists are: "New Jersey: Expect the Unexpected," "New Jersey: Love at First Sight," "New Jersey: Come See for Yourself," "New Jersey: The Real Deal" and "New Jersey: The Best Kept Secret."
Voters in the Garden State have until January 1 to make their selection.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: joisey; newjersey; sarcasm; search; slogan; tourist
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:51:56 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
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Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: Where the Tunnels and Bridge Exits
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:54:33 PM PST
by
NYCVOICE
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: The Two Funniest Words in the English Language. Just try this - - - when stuck for something to say, just say New Jersey. Works (almost) every time.
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:54:44 PM PST
by
Freeper
(I was culture in the 60's and now with Clinton "running things" I am suddenly Counter-Culture.)
To: NormsRevenge
Wisconsin - come smell our dairy air!
Oklahoma - the circus has been here twice.
And my favorite Washington state bumper sticker - Don't Californicate my state!
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:55:30 PM PST
by
Bernard
(Do it fast. Do it cheap. Do it right. Choose two.)
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: Not all the residents are wankers.
J/k. Please don't kill me.
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:55:34 PM PST
by
LongElegantLegs
(Nellie wants a story-book; she thinks dolls are folly)
To: NormsRevenge
New Joisy: Now with 50% fewer insect parts than the leading brand!
Oh sorry, that's the one I thought up for a brand of cereal.
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:55:50 PM PST
by
MarineBrat
(Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.)
To: MarineBrat
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:57:10 PM PST
by
NYCVOICE
To: quakeroats
I found southern New Jersey to be quite pretty.
I found nothern and western NJ to be quite pretty. It's the eastern part around Newark that really stinks.
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:57:17 PM PST
by
weef
To: NormsRevenge
Be kind, Thanks!Great slogan, really!
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:57:28 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: The Toll Booth State
To: NormsRevenge
Omaha's is "Come to the Big O". Serious. Some wanker got paid for that.
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:57:39 PM PST
by
lp boonie
(Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement)
To: NormsRevenge
Ha ha, "expect the unexpected." Reminds me of Enron's "Endless Possibilities."
To: NormsRevenge
Reminds me of a good one..
Why Doesn't New Jeresy fall off into the Ocean? Because Pennsylvania sucks
/rimshot
To: Revolting cat!
That was a mild admonition, not a slogan but come to think of it, It'll work. ;-)
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:59:17 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
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To: quakeroats
It is indeed and has many very old and Historic Towns.
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:59:37 PM PST
by
msnimje
(Political Correctness -- An OFFENSIVE attempt not to offend.)
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: You Don't Leave Unless You Pay
New Jersey: Halfway Between the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell
New Jersey: I'd Rather Be Here Than in Delaware
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:59:44 PM PST
by
Alouette
(Learned Mother of Zion)
To: Freeper
Even better, say "New Joisey."
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posted on
12/21/2005 6:59:51 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Alouette
New Jersey : Jimmy Hoffa slept sleeps here.
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:00:46 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: Like a Brain Stem Tumor on New York
To: mkmensinger
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:01:10 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Bernard
Several years ago I saw one for either Wyoming or Idaho that read, "We don't want our Mountain Men Mounting Men."
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:01:18 PM PST
by
msnimje
(Political Correctness -- An OFFENSIVE attempt not to offend.)
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: Better than an old jersey!We Don't 86 Nobody!
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:02:16 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: Revolting cat!
New Jersey: Home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets!
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: We've done away with sarcasm and now we have NO personality
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:04:05 PM PST
by
No Longer Free State
(No event has just one cause, no person has just one motive, no action has just the intended effect)
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey - ...'ow you doin'?
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: Fuggeddaboudit.
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:05:08 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(New Jersey: Home of the Trojan.)
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: Home of the Boss and the Bosses!
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:05:42 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: NormsRevenge
"New Jersey: New York's Toilet"
To: NormsRevenge
Noo Joisey: Whatcha lookin' at, mofo?!
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:08:41 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: Expect the Expectorated
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:10:05 PM PST
by
null and void
(Peace on Earth. Death to the Terrorists...)
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: California Dreaming
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:11:15 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey home to Jimmy Hoffa.
To: Revolting cat!
My personal favorite:
Welcome to New Jersey -- Who Farted?
However, when I was much younger I ran into a Jersey girl in a ski bar in Vermont. She said was on the Governor's staff and said they were looking for tourist development slogans. Inspired, I suggested T-Shirts that read: "Hi! I'm from New Jersey - Squeeze My Tomatoes." I slept alone that night.
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:13:27 PM PST
by
blau993
(Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
To: NormsRevenge
Only been there once....by accident. Philadelphia let me out for free but charged me $3 to come back.
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:14:16 PM PST
by
OSHA
(Deviled eggs may be better the 2nd day. No one knows for sure.)
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: The EPA Superfund State
New Jersey: The pretty side of NYC
New Jersey: Come to hide the bodies; Stay for the canoles
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: Almost Massachusetts.
New Jersey: Why go to New York? Their garbage is on our beaches.
New Jersey: Let's see Nevada grow tomatoes like these.
New Jersey: All this without a Kennedy.
New Jersey: Don't judge us by Camden.
New Jersey: Who farted?
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:17:28 PM PST
by
Fintan
(See??? Sometimes I do read the articles.)
To: NormsRevenge
Got lost in the Oranges one time -- thought I was going to die.
To: NormsRevenge
The five finalists are: "New Jersey: Expect the Unexpected," "New Jersey: Love at First Sight," "New Jersey: Come See for Yourself," "New Jersey: The Real Deal" and "New Jersey: The Best Kept Secret."I've written a lot of ad copy in my day and I can say that these suck. Bad. They're so vague and meaningless, you could slap these slogans on any state. Just stick with "Garden State" until you come up with something better.
I too used to think Jersey was a cesspool, but after spending a week near Princeton, I fell in love with the place. I'm not about to leave Arizona, but NJ has some beautiful spaces.
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:20:45 PM PST
by
inkling
To: Puppage
Exit 2, and a bit to the east.
To: blau993
"Hi! I'm from New Jersey - Squeeze My Tomatoes." The best one so far!
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:25:10 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: You talkin' to ME???
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey-Somebody's Gotta Live There!
To: NormsRevenge
was in NJ last month - what a sh#t hole!
My back yard is bigger than that whole frickin' state!
To: Bernard
New Jersey: Stuck on Stupid.
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:48:54 PM PST
by
Edit35
To: NYCVOICE
"New Jersey...What Exit You At?"
"New Jersey...Sorry About The Smell!"
"New Jersey...Corruption is Job # 1!"
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:49:53 PM PST
by
Itzlzha
("The avalanche has already started...it is too late for the pebbles to vote")
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: We Elect Fudge-Packing Democrats
New Jersey: More Interested In Frolicking Gay Sex Than Homeland Security
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posted on
12/21/2005 7:52:37 PM PST
by
DocH
(Gun-grabbers, you can HAVE my guns... lead first.)
To: NormsRevenge
New Jersey: You Have the Right to Remain Silent
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posted on
12/21/2005 8:04:12 PM PST
by
TFFKAMM
To: NormsRevenge
"New Jersey: You Got A Problem With That?"
Submitted by Mr. T. Soprano of Bergen County
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posted on
12/21/2005 8:28:51 PM PST
by
MindBender26
(Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry......)
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