Post by TheLuckyOne on Nov 22, 2005 15:23:43 GMT -5
I know I'm going to regret this, but what the hey, I should learn to take a joke... someday. 
As some of you may have heard but most probably haven't, the governor of New Jersey recently paid millions of dollars to a consultant agency to come up with a new state slogan; the best efforts of their crack team of creative geniuses provided us with "New Jersey: We'll win you over!" Of course, the governor rightfully felt that this was a big, steaming pile of such-and-such and not at all representative of our state -- New Jersey doesn't win you over, you take New Jersey as it is and you like it, mister -- and said as much, summarily rejecting the slogan. However, the whole episode awoke interest in the subject, so every newspaper has been asking readers to write in with their ideas for state slogans and publishing the best. Never one to let someone else's idea go unused, I've decided to open the floodgates and ask non-NJers -- the horror! -- to contribute. I know, I know, most of you have never experienced the majesty of the Garden State and will only have old Conan O'Brien jokes to go on, but still... it might prove interesting, and I'll know who to kill be nice to. Here, I'll throw out a few potential candidates to get the ball rolling-
New Jersey: What's it to ya?
New Jersey: Only the strong survive
New Jersey: Just keep walkin', pal
New Jersey: How YOU doin'?
New Jersey: That weird smell? Philly.
New Jersey: No, YOU need to calm down!
New Jersey: Yo' momma
New Jersey: We're better. Deal with it.
New Jersey: How many people wanna kick some ass?
Right, get the idea? Have at it!
-D, totally going to regret this...
As some of you may have heard but most probably haven't, the governor of New Jersey recently paid millions of dollars to a consultant agency to come up with a new state slogan; the best efforts of their crack team of creative geniuses provided us with "New Jersey: We'll win you over!" Of course, the governor rightfully felt that this was a big, steaming pile of such-and-such and not at all representative of our state -- New Jersey doesn't win you over, you take New Jersey as it is and you like it, mister -- and said as much, summarily rejecting the slogan. However, the whole episode awoke interest in the subject, so every newspaper has been asking readers to write in with their ideas for state slogans and publishing the best. Never one to let someone else's idea go unused, I've decided to open the floodgates and ask non-NJers -- the horror! -- to contribute. I know, I know, most of you have never experienced the majesty of the Garden State and will only have old Conan O'Brien jokes to go on, but still... it might prove interesting, and I'll know who to New Jersey: What's it to ya?
New Jersey: Only the strong survive
New Jersey: Just keep walkin', pal
New Jersey: How YOU doin'?
New Jersey: That weird smell? Philly.
New Jersey: No, YOU need to calm down!
New Jersey: Yo' momma
New Jersey: We're better. Deal with it.
New Jersey: How many people wanna kick some ass?
Right, get the idea? Have at it!
-D, totally going to regret this...
