Posted on 12/22/2005 7:34:34 AM PST by george76
TRENTON, N.J. -- After sifting through nearly 8,000 proposed state slogans that ran the gamut from colloquial _ "NJ: How You Doin'?!" _ to the cynical _
"Most of Our Elected Officials Have Not Been Indicted" _ the acting governor revealed the five finalists of a statewide contest Wednesday.
Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey ...
The contest prompted some entries that capitalized on stereotypes of New Jersey as the home of mobsters, political corruption, traffic-choked highways and billowing smokestacks. None of those made the final cut.
Codey acknowledged that New Jerseyans might prefer an edgier slogan than the choices provided, but noted that the tag line is meant to attract first-time visitors.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...
There was a great thread on this topic yesterday. Some FReepers had hilarious suggestions for the NJ Governor.
Thanks.
I did not see it but I will look.
New Jersey - "You Gotta a Problem with that?"
NJ - what's that smell?
NJ- The Bad Apple
Jersey? What exit?
"New Jersey - Keeping Philadelphia and New York Apart for 350 Years"
"New Jersey - More Than Just Bruce Springsteen"
"New Jersey - We Don't Think You're Smart Enough To Pump Your Own Gas"
"New Jersey - What Exit Are You From?"
"New Jersey - The Whole State Isn't Like Camden, Please Believe Us"
"New Jersey - The Pine Barrens State"
}:-)4
And one more...
"New Jersey - America's Suburb"
}:-)4
or,
NJ - Who farted?
"If you think Bayonne stinks wait till you get to Trenton"
"Our Governors are so crooked, we have to screw them into the ground when they die."
"I like high taxes, do you like high taxes?"
"Leave the gun but get the cannolis"
"Our Two NFL Teams Are Ashamed Of Us!"
"We inspired Frank Sinatra to move to Las Vegas."
"The most mosques between Michigan and New York."
"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."
We, these suck.
New Jersey - a Bump in the Road on the Way to the Bronx
A mugging? A mob hit? An honest politician?
New Jersey - Pennsylvania's Retarded Cousin
New Jersey - Do the Governor, and be appointed head of Homeland Security!
New Jersey - Become a Slot Jockey!
New Jersey - What was wrong with Old Jersey?
The thread you were referring to.. :-]
NJ: Tourist slogan search bars sarcasm ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1545124/posts
Thanks....I was spending some time on that thread yesterday. LOL...that thread was a great demonstration of FReeper wit and sarcasm.
I tried to post an admonition, (lot of good that did) to be just
Be kind, Thanks!
and someone thought that was a suggestion for a state motto, lol
I agree, The wit runs deep at FR as a result of the deep diggers and thinkers here. ;-).
"Bada Bing"
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