Acting governor reveals finalists in state slogan contest

By ANGELA DELLI SANTI
Associated Press Writer

December 21, 2005, 5:02 PM EST


TRENTON, N.J. -- After sifting through nearly 8,000 proposed state slogans that ran the gamut from colloquial _ "NJ: How You Doin'?!" _ to the cynical _ "Most of Our Elected Officials Have Not Been Indicted" _ the acting governor revealed the five finalists of a statewide contest Wednesday.

All five potential tag lines are a bit more serious than some of those submitted by state residents, who also will get to choose the winner. Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey explained that the billions of dollars tourism contributes to the state merits a more straight-laced slogan.

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finalists are:

"New Jersey: Expect the Unexpected."

"New Jersey: Love at First Sight."

"New Jersey: Come See for Yourself."

"New Jersey: The Real Deal." And,

"New Jersey: The Best Kept Secret."
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What happened to:

New Jersey - "You Gotta a Problem with that?"

NJ - what's that smell?

NJ- The Bad Apple

New Jersey - We Don't Think You're Smart Enough To Pump Your Own Gas

New Jersey - What Exit Are You From?

New Jersey - America's Suburb

N.J. - We'll make it worth your while

New Jersey - a Bump in the Road on the Way to the Bronx

New Jersey - Bada Bing

You forgot:

Welcome to New Jersey.......Now get out!

New Jersey: A wholly owned subsidiary of Commerce Bank.

And don't forget- I got yer New Jersey riiight here pal.
-Pirate-

New Jersey: The Toll Booth State

New Jersey: You Don't Leave Unless You Pay
New Jersey: Halfway Between the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell

New Jersey: I'd Rather Be Here Than in Delaware


New Jersey - ...'ow you doin'?

New Jersey: Fuggeddaboudit.

New Jersey: Home of the Boss and the Bosses!

New Jersey: New York's Toilet

Noo Joisey: Whatcha lookin' at, mofo?!

New Jersey: Expect the Expectorated

New Jersey: California Dreaming

New Jersey: Home to Jimmy Hoffa

New Jersey: The EPA Superfund State

New Jersey: The pretty side of NYC

New Jersey: Come to hide the bodies; Stay for the canoles

New Jersey: Almost Massachusetts.

New Jersey: Why go to New York? Their garbage is on our beaches.

New Jersey: Let's see Nevada grow tomatoes like these.

New Jersey: All this without a Kennedy.

New Jersey: You talkin' to ME???

New Jersey-Somebody's Gotta Live There!

New Jersey: Stuck on Stupid.

New Jersey...What Exit You At?

New Jersey...Sorry About The Smell!"

New Jersey...Corruption is Job # 1!

New Jersey: You Have the Right to Remain Silent

New Jersey: You Got A Problem With That?

New Jersey: All the Taxes of New York Without Any of That Annoying Fun

New Jersey: To Live here, is to Die Here.

New Jersey: Stuck on Democrats.

New Jersey: For the Grime of Your Life.

New Jersey: You Think It's Easy being a Nation's Armpit?

New Jersey: Kiss Your Wallet Good-Bye!

New Jersey: The Sky's the Limit--for Taxes

New Jersey: Move Out While You Still Can Afford To.

New Jersey: Yeah,You Want the Beach, You Gotta Pay!

New Jersey: More State Police than in Russia.

New Jersey: Dude, Where's My Car?

New Jersey: If It Ain't Taxed, It Doesn't Exist.

New Jersey: Design Without Intelligence.

NEW JERSEY: Like Moscow, but with a beach.

'Joisey. You Dink I'm Funny? How'm I Funny??'

New Jersey: Not all of our politicians have been indicted.

New Jersey: The best governorship you can buy.