Posted on 01/13/2006 7:52:05 AM PST by 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".
New Jersey = Our governor is gayer than yours!
I did. Couldn't figure out how to get off the Garden State Parkway. Think I'll stay away from New Jersey.
"New Jersey: Jimmy Hoffa slept here" - how about 'New Jersey: Jimmy Hoffa sleeps here'
No its Jimmy Hoffa sleeps with the fishes here.
They checked that one out with ground penetrating radar. No Hoffa.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1510878/posts
What's That Smell?
The ugliest state in the union,
with the possible exception of Florida.
Oh, and BTW bring lots of dough for the myriad toll roads
where you can pay to beat your car to death.
And the state gestapo (I love those Nazi uniforms!) will
certainly not let you leave without some kind of traffic ticket.
Right! Come see for yourself!
New Jersey--glad to have no relatives left there. Sorry that three chose to be buried there.
Sorry to have to even go through there in view of the fact that the State Police can only be compared to the KGB and the Nazi band.
See that NJ is worse than you imagined.
What a coincidence, that's the same slogan as the BadaBing!
>>>>"New Jersey: At Least We're Not New York"
yet
New York City Invokes Eminent Domain to Acquire New Jersey
Buoyed by the Supreme Court's decision to expand cities' power of eminent domain, New York City filed today to acquire the state of New Jersey for commercial development.
"New York has been facing some very difficult economic decisions," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "Building viable economic development strategies for the city has been our number one priority. We think that the Supreme Court decision really opens a door for us, and will allow New York City to finally resolve some of these intractable issues."
http://www.watleyreview.com/2005/062105-2.html
I guess it could happen.
New Jersey: I came, I vomited and I left.
The fartin' state.
Agreed, that slogan sounds like a joke. NJ has lots of great tourist attractions, most notably the Jersey Shore, Battleship NJ, and Statue of Liberty. Oh, Atlantic City, too. I recommend a trip to Cape May to all. And this was the best slogan? What idiots.
"New Jersey: Come See for Yourself"
Jersey Officials: On the way over, call and we'll tell you which Exit to take!"
New Jersey: Where You Pay to Get Out
New Jersey: We're Too Dumb to Pump Our Own Gas
My brother is a NJ state trooper, or as you so nicely put it state gestapo. He worked the 9-11 tragedy with little sleep. Good guy that would give you the shirt off his back.
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