Brownian Motion Posted May 7, 2006 Report Posted May 7, 2006 The New York Times Printer Friendly Format Sponsored By May 7, 2006 N.J. Scraps New Slogan; It's Been Used By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 9:07 a.m. ET TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey officials had said the new state slogan -- ''Come See for Yourself'' -- would highlight the Garden State's true beauty. But it turns out that at least one other state already had the same idea. State tourism officials say they have canned the slogan because some states, including West Virginia, have used it in the past. Former Governor Codey unveiled the slogan with great fanfare at a January news conference, just days before he left office. The slogan was the top choice among 11,227 telephone and online votes cast by residents for five final entrees in a statewide contest. New Jersey. Honestly. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted May 7, 2006 Report Posted May 7, 2006 What happened to "Hey, at least we're not Delaware"? Quote
7/4 Posted May 7, 2006 Report Posted May 7, 2006 How about "We have more chemical plants than any other state!" Quote
7/4 Posted May 7, 2006 Report Posted May 7, 2006 (edited) "New Jersey. It sucks." Edited May 7, 2006 by 7/4 Quote
7/4 Posted May 7, 2006 Report Posted May 7, 2006 "Joisey. Fuggedaboudit." I'll clue you in: we don't talk like that. Sounds more like Staten Island. Quote
BruceH Posted May 7, 2006 Report Posted May 7, 2006 I hear you. I'm from the Boston area and don't drop my r's. When people ask about it, I say I was raised by broadcasters. Quote
Randy Twizzle Posted May 7, 2006 Report Posted May 7, 2006 New Jersey: WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT US Quote
7/4 Posted May 7, 2006 Report Posted May 7, 2006 New Jersey: You'd probably like it a lot better down at the Shore or out by the Delaware Water Gap. Just don't drive through Newark or Trenton. Quote
7/4 Posted May 7, 2006 Report Posted May 7, 2006 A fine example of some fine local architecture. Quote
Alexander Posted May 8, 2006 Report Posted May 8, 2006 "New Jersey: What the Hell are YOU Looking At?" Quote
Randy Twizzle Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 WE'VE GOT MORE MONEY THAN YOU! New Jersey again has the highest household income of any state and one of the lowest poverty rates, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, but two of its biggest cities are among the poorest in the nation. Camden ranks as the poorest place in the country with a population over 65,000 and Newark is among the poorest cities with more than 250,000 people, according to the figures released Tuesday based on data for 2005. The numbers illustrate that New Jersey, with its middle-class and wealthy suburbs nestled up against struggling, old industrial cities, continues to be a place of stark economic contrasts. On the whole, the state has high incomes, along with a high cost of living. Half the households make more than $61,672 per year - putting the Garden State just ahead of Connecticut as the nation's richest. And the poverty rate of 8.7 percent is lower than every state except for New Hampshire, Maryland and Connecticut. The census income report a year ago found New Jersey's poverty rate slightly lower - 8.5 percent. But Legal Services of New Jersey Poverty Research Institute on Tuesday said its own analysis, which took into account the high cost of living, shows that more than one in five state residents are impoverished. Despite that, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset and Burlington counties are all among those with the lowest poverty rates in the country and Hunterdon, Somerset, and Morris all rank among the highest-income places in the nation. Among all the counties across the country with populations over 65,000, only two - Loudon, Va., and Fairfax, Va. - have median household incomes higher than those in Hunterdon. A seat of the pharmaceutical industry with many residents who commute to New York, the county north of Trenton sees half its households bring in more than $93,342 per year. Yet, among large cities nationally, only six have lower incomes than Newark, where the median household income was $30,665. In Camden, 44 percent of the roughly 80,000 residents live in poverty - the highest such rate in the nation, according to the study. The median household income in the city is $18,007, which is the nation's lowest. The gritty city near Philadelphia, where the state has been trying to jump-start redevelopment efforts, is no stranger to studies that portray life there as harsher than in other cities with tough reputations. One research firm found in 2004 and 2005 that the city was the nation's most dangerous. Quote
Brad Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 I live in NJ and there are some great parts to this state that you jokers wouldn't recognize and while there are not so great parts, what state doesn't have them? Quote
BERIGAN Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 I live in NJ and there are some great parts to this state that you jokers wouldn't recognize and while there are not so great parts, what state doesn't have them? I had been to NY several times, but never was in New Jersey til I helped out at a Borders in Bridgewater in the late 90's. Man, talk about a state that has gotten bad press! I was very pleasently surprised by how pretty the parts around Bridgewater were! The garden state indeed! Like you said, what state doesn't have not so great parts? I lived in Jacksonville, Florida for 10 years, and let me tell ya, it sucked big time! Quote
David Ayers Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 I live in NJ and there are some great parts to this state that you jokers wouldn't recognize and while there are not so great parts, what state doesn't have them? Well that works quite well as a slogan, I suppose, but how will it look on a T-shirt? Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 "NEW JERSEY: HANK MOBLEY USED TO LIVE HERE" Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 "NEW JERSEY: THE BLUE NOTE STATE" Quote
Jazzmoose Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 I live in NJ and there are some great parts to this state that you jokers wouldn't recognize and while there are not so great parts, what state doesn't have them? I agree. Louisiana has some parts that aren't so great, and some parts that...um...don't suck quite as bad... Quote
Brad Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 I don't think anyone whose last name or moniker signifies something you stir a drink with has much to complain about . Quote
Brownian Motion Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Posted August 30, 2006 WE'VE GOT MORE MONEY THAN YOU! New Jersey. Where Money Is the Only Thing. Quote
Dan Gould Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 There's no question that New Jersey has some very pretty areas. The problem is that so many people experience the state only by traveling through it on I-95 (the NJ Turnpike) and no one can say that the view from that patch of road is particularly attractive. And that's before you get to the fuel tank farm around Newark. Quote
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