New Jersey selects new tourism slogan (Come see for yourself)

Reuters ^ | 1/12/06 | Inspector Clouseau and Pepe LePew

[Diddle E. Squat]

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey announced a new tourism slogan on Thursday in an effort to shrug off the state's grim reputation for traffic jams, mobsters and toxic waste dumps.

"New Jersey: Come See for Yourself," was the winning entry in a statewide contest that attracted some 7,800 entries. The public was asked for suggestions after Acting Gov. Richard Codey rejected "New Jersey: We'll Win You Over" -- a slogan devised by an image consultant at the cost of $260,000 -- as too negative.

State officials earlier rejected sardonic entries including: "Come Out to New Jersey: It's Not as Bad as it Smells" and "New Jersey: Hey, at Least it's not West Virginia."

Residents of America's most densely populated state were asked to vote on five finalists, and the winning slogan, submitted by Jeffrey Antman of Passaic, got the largest number of votes, 3,373 out of a total of 11,227.

"When it comes to image, New Jersey really cares," Codey said in a statement. "I am proud to be governor of a state that has pride -- and shows it."

The winning entry beat out other finalists including: "New Jersey: Expect the Unexpected" and "New Jersey: The Best-Kept Secret".

[sit-rep]

When I did time in a truck years ago, I was rather fond of NJ's nickname on the CB radio... "The Garbage"

[JimSEA]

Funny. I also liked the one Britt Hume or his guest came up with:

New Jersey, You got a problem with that!

[Dr.Zoidberg]

New Jersey: We'll Win You Over - Whether you like it or not!

[andy58-in-nh]

[Murtyo]

"New Jersey: Jimmy Hoffa slept here" - how about 'New Jersey: Jimmy Hoffa sleeps here'

[petercooper]

"New Jersey: The Statue of Liberty is really ours."

[PaulJ]

"New Jersey: Try Our Thick Frosty Shakes"

[Minutemen]

I Came, I Saw, I Left.

[Sender]

New Jersey: I got your vacation right here, buddy.

[MplsSteve]

I've always been particular to:

"You fu**ing want a piece of me, pal?!"

[Lazamataz]

"New Jersey: Come See for Yourself,"

Okay.

[FourtySeven]

New Jersey: Come, enjoy our smoke free bars! *

*except in Atlantic City, where they paid off state representitives to exempt the casinos from the smoking prohibition

[SJSAMPLE]

I'm pretty sure they didn't truck his corpse all the way from my native Detroit ;)

How about:
"New Jersey: Who farted?"

[sully777]

Im partial to

New Jersey: Experience Our Toxic Love

The Garden State--America's Smart*ss Little Brother

[MplsSteve]

LOL!

[jslade]

"New Jersey: Jimmy Hoffa slept sleeps here"

There. That's better.

[TonyInOhio]

"New Jersey: At Least We're Not New York"

[dighton]

“Joisey, come smell da wawdah.”

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Tourism and New Jersey are not words that I associate with each other.

[TXBSAFH]

"New Jersey: Jimmy Hoffa slept here" - how about 'New Jersey: Jimmy Hoffa sleeps here'

No its Jimmy Hoffa sleeps with the fishes here.