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Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 01-13-2007, 07:29 PM:
 
Ok, we all know some famous sayings about cities.

As an example, New York has "The City That Never Sleeps" and "I Love New York".

What are some sayings about Los Angeles, and sayings about your own city?

Winnipeg has "Winterpeg", because we're known for being very cold, but not really any slogans.
 

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Posted by Paul Linfesty (Member # 214) on 01-13-2007, 07:46 PM:
 
Bakersfield's official new slogan is "Life As It Should Be."

Which is the biggest crock imaginable. High murder rate, major gang problems, worst air in the nation, low housing affordability index (lower than other CA cities, but wages are the lowest as well).

The new slogan has been openly ridiculed and once again make this city Im stuck in the butt of national jokes.
 

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Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 01-13-2007, 08:34 PM:
 
The Province of Manitoba spent $2.1 Million dollars on developing a new slogan "spirited energy". Yes, that must be in lower cases.

This campaign is leading to the replacement of Manitoba's NDP government with the Manitoba Tories.


 

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Posted by Bill Enos (Member # 440) on 01-13-2007, 08:57 PM:
 
Virginia has used "Virginia Is For Lovers" in travel promotions for years.
 

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Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 01-13-2007, 10:10 PM:
 
"What happens in 'Vegas stays in 'Vegas."

Yeah yeah Hubie, sure sure...
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-13-2007, 10:12 PM:
 
San Diego is referred to as "America's finest city" on the radio when they read the news or tell you about the weather. I don't know if it's true, though. Well, it must be, otherwise they wouldn't say it on the radio, right?

My hometown of Berlin is somehow associated with the slogan "Berlin ist eine Reise wert" ("Berlin is worth a trip").
That sounds really boring and uninventive. I think they came up with that during the time West Berlin was a walled-in island in the middle of (then communist) East Germany, and they promoted traveling there from Western Germany to overcome the city's isolation.
People from the Eastern Block wanted to travel there, too, with or without a slogan, but that wasn't so easy because the wall, mine fields, barbed wire, automated rifles, and guards with dogs, searchlights, and machine guns were in the way. More than 1000 people died trying to reach freedom.
 

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Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 01-14-2007, 09:55 AM:
 
The only saying about York I'm aware of is the nursery rhyme 'The Grand Old Duke of York' (he had ten thousand men; he marched them up to the top of a hill, then he marched them down again). This strikes me as somewhat ironic, as York is completely flat, in the middle of a flood plane (the Vale of York). The nearest hill of any significant size is around 20 miles away.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-14-2007, 04:26 PM:
 
What I always have to think of when I hear the name York is Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life".

"The Miracle of Birth - The Third World - Yorkshire".
 

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Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 01-14-2007, 04:46 PM:
 
If it was good enough for Constantius Maximus and Guy Fawkes, it'll do me.

Monty Python didn't like the West Country, either: Hitler in England. That's the trouble with these BBC types - too London-centric if you ask me!
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 01-14-2007, 09:21 PM:
 
I always liked the slogan Dave Letterman came up with for New York.

"New York: We can kick your city's ass!"

Strangely, the city never officially adopted it.
 

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Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 01-17-2007, 11:33 AM:
 
"On track since 1892" - my little town's slogan Hurlock, Maryland

"Get In On It" - is Baltimore's new catchphrase.

"Cincinnati, USA - All Together Surprising" - my hometown's new (stupid) catchphrase.
 

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Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 01-17-2007, 12:56 PM:
 
"Philadelphia - What are you lookin at?"

Well, maybe not. But that has my vote.
 

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Posted by Dave Bird (Member # 490) on 01-17-2007, 01:14 PM:
 
Dennis,
I'm with you, I hate these "modern" sort of double-entendre, vague "all things to all people" slogans we taxpayers pay a ton of money for.

Andrew,
Typically vague and wasteful NDP crap, that slogan and logo sux!
How about "Winnipeg - Mosquito Capital Of The World!"

Virginia is for lovers and I Love NY (State) are two of the most successful and longest runnning slogans. Maybe there's a lesson there, they're simple and we can understand what they're saying.
 

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Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 01-17-2007, 01:41 PM:
 
Sung by an overly-happy group of teens and collegians:

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Columbus, Columbus, we’re making it great;
Columbus, Columbus the star of the state!
Co-lummm-bus (so much to see in) Co-lummm-bus (so fun to be in)
We’re feelin’ proud, gonna shout it out loud for Co-LUM-BUS…
We’re making it GREAAAAAT!

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Actually, this isn't the worst thing the Chamber of Commerce came up with, but it sort of sticks in your head.
 

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Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 01-17-2007, 01:46 PM:
 
Hey, the "Maryland is for Crabs" has done well for some time now.

I know that I do MY part.
 

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Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 01-17-2007, 03:00 PM:
 
Boise is going to have a huge parade/celebration on Saturday for the Broncos perfect 13-0 season and their dramatic win at the Fiesta Bowl.

Prob during this time, the city will be given a saying that fits this celebration, while the "BIG Blue Turf" is already a nation curio right now.
 

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Posted by Jim Bedford (Member # 4) on 01-17-2007, 05:22 PM:
 
Telluride, CO "The Town Without a Bellyache"

Telluride History
THE TOWN WITHOUT A BELLYACHE
With the coming of the railroad in 1890, the town flourished and Telluride’s population soared to 5,000. Many immigrants made the arduous journey over the Rockies and traveled south in search of wealth. Telluride became a melting pot of Finns, Swedes, Irish, Cornish, French, Italians, Germans and Chinese, all of whom were supported by mining. The town boasted all the amenities of a thriving community plus saloons, gambling and a much-heralded red-light district. Mining for silver, gold, zinc, lead and copper created an impressive 350 miles of multi-level tunnels that honeycomb through the mountains at the east end of the valley. The wealth of Telluride attracted the likes of Butch Cassidy and his “Wild Bunch”, who began their brazen bank robbing career at the San Miguel National Bank in 1889.

Silver prices crashed in 1893, followed by the first World War in 1917 and the end of Telluride’s mining boom. Gold prices were fixed during the war and many men left the mines to join the armed forces or work in war-related industries. By the 1960s, the place was barely more than a ghost town, and the population had dwindled to less than 600 residents.
 

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Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 01-17-2007, 07:15 PM:
 

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Andrew,
Typically vague and wasteful NDP crap, that slogan and logo sux!
How about "Winnipeg - Mosquito Capital Of The World!"

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THE TOWN WITHOUT A BELLYACHE

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Immediately after World War II, the city experienced a brief boom. In sports, the Indians won the 1948 World Series and the Browns dominated professional football in the 1950s. Businesses proclaimed that Cleveland was the "best location in the nation". The city's population reached its peak of 914,808, and in 1949 Cleveland was named an All-America City for the first time. By the 1960s, however, heavy industries began to slump and residents sought new housing in the suburbs, reflecting the national trends of white flight and urban sprawl. Like other major U.S. cities, Cleveland also began witnessing racial unrest, culminating in the Hough Riots on July 18–July 23, 1966 and the Glenville Shootout on July 23–July 25, 1968. The city's nadir is often considered to be its default on its loans on December 15, 1978, when under Mayor Dennis Kucinich it became the first major American city to enter default since the Great Depression. National media began referring to Cleveland as "the mistake by the lake" around this time in reference to the city's financial difficulties, a notorious 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River (where industrial waste on the river's surface caught on fire) and its struggling professional sports teams. The city has worked to shed this nickname ever since, though in recent times the national media have been much kinder to the city, using it as an exemplar for public-private partnerships, downtown revitalization and urban renaissance.

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The CUYAHOGA RIVER FIRE (22 June 1969) dramatized the extent of the river's pollution and the ineffectiveness of the city's lagging pollution abatement program. The fire, which witnesses reported reached as high as 5 stories, began at 12 P.M. and lasted about 20 minutes before it was brought under control. A fireboat battled the blaze on the water while units from 3 fire battalions brought the flames on the railroad trestles under control. The bridge belonging to the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. sustained $45,000 in damage, forcing the company to close it to rail traffic. The other trestle, belonging to the NEWBURGH & SOUTH SHORE RAILWAY, incurred damages estimated at $5,000 but remained open. The blaze apparently was caused by an accumulation of oily wastes and debris on the river under 2 wooden trestles at the foot of Campbell Rd. hill, SE, in Cleveland. According to a subsequent investigation by Cleveland's Bureau of Industrial Wastes, the fire probably came from a discharge of highly volatile petroleum derivatives with a sufficiently low flash point to be ignited by a chance occurrence at the site of the railroad bridges.

Cleveland's reputation was severely damaged by the fire because at the time there was national concern about the pollution of Lake Erie and the rivers and streams that fed into it--particularly the Cuyahoga River, which was among the most polluted in the country. Ironically, another oil slick burned on the Cuyahoga River in 1952 causing an estimated $1.5 million damage without attracting national attention.

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"FOREST CITY" Cleveland's long-time nickname, has murky origins. An obituary of TIMOTHY SMEAD† claims that "while in an editorial capacity Mr. Smead gave to Cleveland the name of Forest City" (PLAIN DEALER, 4 Jan. 1890). Credit for inspiring the name, however, is generally given to WM. CASE†, secretary of the Cleveland Horticultural Society in the 1840s and mayor (1850-51), who encouraged the planting of shade and fruit trees. The Forest City Race Track, opened in 1850, is the earliest-known business use of the name. It was followed in 1851 by the Forest City Agricultural Warehouse, Bank, Bath House, Cricket Club, and Lyceum. A hotel using the name, the Forest City House, was incorporated in Mar. 1851. A city Dept. of Forestry & Nurseries was established in 1897, as the city launched a new effort to save trees. In the late 1930s, with Works Progress (later Work Projects) Admin. aid, the city's Bureau of Horticulture planted more than 13,000 trees in city parks. A count in 1940 found 221,198 trees in the city in addition to 100,000 others in the parks. "Forest City" was still the name of some 30 large and small firms in Greater Cleveland in 1994.

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"The Comeback City"

By the time Voinovich was elected, Cleveland had long been the butt of late night comedians' jokes. At President Ronald Reagan's inaugural ball, comedian Rich Little quipped that that if the Soviets started to invade Poland, "I'd change the name to Cleveland. No one ever goes there." Clevelanders, with encouragement of politicians, newspaper columnists, and disc jockeys, began sending off angry letters to Little's agent, NBC, and newspapers. Little was surprised and later stated to UPI columnist Vernon Scott: "I guess the people of Cleveland have become a little touchy."

"I am totally fed up with everyone taking a shot at our city, and am not going to accept it meekly anymore," a letter to The Plain Dealer stated. The Cleveland Press caught Willard Scott making a disparaging remark about the city while The Plain Dealer found an insult in the Hollywood Reporter. When Boston mayor Kevin White remarked that the city's finances had gone from "Camelot to Cleveland," Voinovich protested. White responded by saying that Boston had survived facetious remarks from a wide range of jokesters, from Mark Twain to Johnny Carson. "I am sure Cleveland will also," he said.

Voinovich highlights Cleveland's misspent bond funds at a November 1980 press conference.

The defensive attitude projected from the Cleveland media and Voinovich began to make inhabitants of other cities look twice at Cleveland. The Smythe-Cramer Co. especially helped restore the city's former glory by running a series of ads with photographs of downtown Cleveland captioned "Take Another Look. It's Cleveland!" In May, The Plain Dealer sent its Sunday subscribers bumper stickers saying, "New York's the Big Apple, but Cleveland's a Plum." The paper also passed out thousands of "Cleveland's a Plum" buttons and also ran a huge picture of Publisher Thomas Vail, with a smiling Voinovich beside him, throwing out the first plum at a Yankees-Indians game. Sportscaster Howard Cosell hailed the city during a baseball game and Voinovich subsequently presented him with a key to the city. A survey showed 65 percent of the residents of Greater Cleveland were very satisfied with their life in the city and even 57 percent claimed to be very satisfied, even in 1978, the year of default. Also, a national poll rated Detroit as the city with the worst image, with New York City second. Cleveland was fifth-worst.

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Dennis Eckart: A few years ago Cleveland’s bumper sticker was Cleveland’s a Plum and then we followed it with the North Coast. In the early 90's we were the Comeback City. I think what it underscores with me is that your theme really might change from year to year depending on what your newest assets are as well as what your competitors are doing.

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• Eugene: Reality Ends Here
• Eugene: Gateway to the Gateway area. [Referring to a rapidly-growing commercial area in neighboring Springfield]
• Eugene: We may be downstream from Glenwood, but we're upstream from Harrisburg.
• Eugene: Stumptown on the Willamette storm drain.
• Eugene: Not just another Exit-South-on-I-5 City.
• Eugene: More lesbians per capita than any other U.S. city
• Eugene: As diverse as a bunch of white people can be

quote: Rachel Gilardi

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Hmmm, I like this topic.

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I'm glad you do.

I must be doing something right!
 

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Posted by William T. Parr (Member # 677) on 01-19-2007, 07:57 PM:
 
My hometown of Corpus Christi has always been know as the "Sparkling City by the Sea" or "The Texas Riviera" Go Figure
 

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Posted by Paul Cassidy (Member # 951) on 01-20-2007, 04:13 AM:
 
Auckland used to be called the "Queens City" now the "City of Sails" but if you drive there during the peak time it's more like the "City of Snails"
 

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Posted by Shane Cooper (Member # 2510) on 01-20-2007, 06:48 AM:
 
Well, in Little Rock it is said that, "Little Rock Rolls". The Chamber is also using "Little Rock - America's Newest Destination". I find that one hilarious because most people I know are scared to death to come to Little Rock, (damn you HBO and your gang-warfare specials).

Also accepted:

- Bangin' In Little Rock
- Little Rock: Have you heard the good news? Your chances of being murdered just increased!
- Home town of Bill Clinton: You better wear a condom
- Arkansas! Thank God for Mississippi

Seriously, Little Rock is a beautiful city on the water and they take their outdoors really seriously. We are home to the world's largest bridge dedicated to pedestrian foot and bike traffic. In typical Arkansas fashion it is called the Big Dam Bridge.
 

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Posted by Aaron Mehocic (Member # 15) on 01-20-2007, 11:34 AM:
 
New Castle Pennsylvania has long called itself the fireworks capital of the world since it is the home base for the Zambelli Company. They have done the pyrotechnic work at Steeler home games, First-nights around the country, and received national attention back in 1986 during the celebration of the Statue of Liberty centennial.
 

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Posted by Sam Graham (Member # 2889) on 01-20-2007, 09:07 PM:
 

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We're actually well known as "Winterpeg".

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In the 80's when I lived to the south in Grand Forks, Winnipeg was known as "Windypeg". Though I did spend the coldest night of my life there.

My hometown of Portland, OR is one of several who use "City of Roses" (in their case, it points to the International Rose Test Garden).
 

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Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 01-20-2007, 10:26 PM:
 
Apparently, Our famous intersection Portage & Main is the windiest intersection in Canada.

I've only read on Wikipedia and in our big newspaper that its famous and the most windy in Canada, if not North America.

I created this for the small town I live in:

Too much free time on my hands, but I thought it was clever. The picture represents our riding arena, which is a half-pipe type building ("Zipperlok"). It has christmas lights all the way around from base to base.
 

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Posted by Wayne Keyser (Member # 2420) on 01-21-2007, 11:32 PM:
 
It's on the license plates (in yer FACE, Congress!) "Washington DC - Taxation Without Representation".
 

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Posted by Kenneth Wuepper (Member # 1174) on 01-22-2007, 06:47 AM:
 
Although SAGINAW, Michigan is the subject of a country song, "Saginaw Michigan", the young RAP crowd are referring to their city as "Sag-Nasty".

The Mayor defended that reference when CMT did a special from the Temple Theatre stage for a documentary on songs with city names. Several dozen citizens came on stage to sing the song for the cameras. Then the moderator interviewed the mayor.
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 01-22-2007, 12:22 PM:
 

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I created this for the small town I live in:

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I don't know where Bobby Henderson has been lately, but I'll bet he'd have a field day with that logo.
 

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Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 01-22-2007, 11:43 PM:
 


Sorry... I suck with computers and it was something I whipped together in 5 or 10 minutes.

I also had to convert it to jpg from png to post it here.
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 01-23-2007, 01:37 AM:
 
I'm not giving an opinion myself...I'm no designer. But I'm surprised Bobby hasn't been in ranting about it yet. He must be out of town or something.
 

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Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 01-23-2007, 08:45 AM:
 

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locals are referring to the non-natives here as North Floridiots!

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In my home town of Rock Hall on the eastern shore of MD. and in the surrounding locales, folks from PA, DE, & NJ who come into town for recreational purposes are known as "Chicken Neckers".
 

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Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 01-23-2007, 02:11 PM:
 
Sadly I can't remember why my hometown's slogan is... I'll look it up in a second.

All I know is Reno, NV "The Biggest Little City in the World"

Aahh, here it is. Apparently "Petaluma, CA - Experience the Charm". That's a lot better than touting that it was once the Egg Basket of the World.
 

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Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 01-23-2007, 10:36 PM:
 
Bobby, don't be hating on me
 

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Posted by William T. Parr (Member # 677) on 01-24-2007, 11:43 AM:
 
Bobby doesn't hate......He just keeps it real.
 

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