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Author Topic: Famous City Sayings Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 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.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 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.  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 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.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 01-13-2007 08:57 PM                     Virginia has used "Virginia Is For Lovers" in travel promotions for years.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 01-13-2007 10:10 PM                        "What happens in 'Vegas stays in 'Vegas." Yeah yeah Hubie, sure sure...  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 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.  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 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.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 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".  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 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!  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 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.  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 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.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 01-17-2007 12:56 PM                    "Philadelphia - What are you lookin at?" Well, maybe not. But that has my vote.  |  IP: Logged Dave Bird Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 777 From: Perth, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jun 2000 posted 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.  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-17-2007 01:41 PM                     Sung by an overly-happy group of teens and collegians: quote: 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! Actually, this isn't the worst thing the Chamber of Commerce came up with, but it sort of sticks in your head.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 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.  |  IP: Logged

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