"A Very, Very... Pajock..."
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psalm_onethirtyoneMmm, clean house. ^__^
Okay! So, in other rilly exciting news, Pennsylvania has a new state tourism slogan, and Lordy are we fussing about it.
The old slogan was 'State of independence'. The new slogan is 'I break for shoofly pie [sic]'. As far as some people are concerned, it makes them sic, all right! Allow me to quote an enraged citizen:
"Somehow--surely I can't explain how--a big wad of molasses and crumbs beat out 200-plus years of history".
Other suggestions included "Yo. Yinz lost?", which I, for one, find hilarious; but that's because I'm from Central PA; "My turnpike itches. Scratch it with your tires" (ewwwwwwwww :D); "I just ran over the second most popular groundhog in Pennsylvania" -- I think this is proof that everyone dislikes that thingy as much as I do, but it's still in bad taste; "come visit your Penn pal"; "Great Lake to cheese steak--that's a PA roadtrip!"; and "Declare your independence: Visit PA!".
The website, wwww.visitpa.com, says of the new slogan:
"Here at the Pennsylvania Tourism Office, we're in the business of encouraging people to take a break [hence why it is 'break', not 'brake']. We spelled it that way on purpose, because we want you to slow down, relax, check out the scenery, maybe even stop somewhere for a slice of a regional delicacy [oh, look, they just explained my brackets for me. oops. ^__^]".
I find this hilarious, too, but that's because--wow, so much meaning in five little words. XD
In other news, 'I break for shoofly pie' can't be worse than 'the keystone state' or 'virtue, liberty, independence'. It's Philadelphia's fault, obviously, but I can't say we win any prizes for originality--the new tourism slogan is probably the most original thing we've had in a while.
...Also, checking Pennsylvania's state stats? Harrisburg isn't even listed in 'biggest cities'. But Lancaster is. Oh, the shame. Excuse me while I fall off my chair laughing.
No, I don't have a lot of state pride. ^________^
Okay! So, in other rilly exciting news, Pennsylvania has a new state tourism slogan, and Lordy are we fussing about it.
The old slogan was 'State of independence'. The new slogan is 'I break for shoofly pie [sic]'. As far as some people are concerned, it makes them sic, all right! Allow me to quote an enraged citizen:
"Somehow--surely I can't explain how--a big wad of molasses and crumbs beat out 200-plus years of history".
Other suggestions included "Yo. Yinz lost?", which I, for one, find hilarious; but that's because I'm from Central PA; "My turnpike itches. Scratch it with your tires" (ewwwwwwwww :D); "I just ran over the second most popular groundhog in Pennsylvania" -- I think this is proof that everyone dislikes that thingy as much as I do, but it's still in bad taste; "come visit your Penn pal"; "Great Lake to cheese steak--that's a PA roadtrip!"; and "Declare your independence: Visit PA!".
The website, wwww.visitpa.com, says of the new slogan:
"Here at the Pennsylvania Tourism Office, we're in the business of encouraging people to take a break [hence why it is 'break', not 'brake']. We spelled it that way on purpose, because we want you to slow down, relax, check out the scenery, maybe even stop somewhere for a slice of a regional delicacy [oh, look, they just explained my brackets for me. oops. ^__^]".
I find this hilarious, too, but that's because--wow, so much meaning in five little words. XD
In other news, 'I break for shoofly pie' can't be worse than 'the keystone state' or 'virtue, liberty, independence'. It's Philadelphia's fault, obviously, but I can't say we win any prizes for originality--the new tourism slogan is probably the most original thing we've had in a while.
...Also, checking Pennsylvania's state stats? Harrisburg isn't even listed in 'biggest cities'. But Lancaster is. Oh, the shame. Excuse me while I fall off my chair laughing.
No, I don't have a lot of state pride. ^________^
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Date: 2006-07-11 05:59 pm (UTC)Wah, the page for Bethlehem doesn't mention my college. :( It mentions the Moravians, but not Moravian College (Lehigh, though). We're so small and insignificant. :o
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Date: 2006-07-11 06:24 pm (UTC)No fair! Your college is--totally not small and insignificant. Not on, PA Tourism.
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Date: 2006-07-11 06:13 pm (UTC)Don't blame Philly! It's not our fault we're so cool and big and special. XDDD You'd think the state would want to be pointing out, oh, I don't know, the fact that we were the country's first capital? (...So in the seventies, Philly's official slogan was "Philadelphia isn't as bad as Philadelphians say it is.")
Though I have to say I'd vote for "Yo. Yinz lost?" but only because Pittsburgh accents make everything funnier.
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I don't even particularly like shoo fly pie. ;____; At least it's just the new bumper stickers and not on the license plates like "You've got a Friend in Pennsylvania."
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Date: 2006-07-11 06:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-07-11 06:18 pm (UTC)Is wrong of me to find that absolutely wonderful?
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Date: 2006-07-11 06:27 pm (UTC):P :P :P :P (...That wins.)
Well, yes. Plus we all talk that way in Central PA, too. So it's twice as relevant! or not.
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Me either. XD Bleh.
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Date: 2006-07-11 06:38 pm (UTC)Someone once told me that all Philadelphians were snobby, so I think now I'm snobby just so that no one is disappointed. (Well, it's what I hear, anyway. I can't find proof.)
Not in Eastern PA! WE WIN.
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Also, I keep forgetting that the state dog is a Great Dane.
(And oooh, I forgot to mention this before, but when my greyhound bus pulled out of NYC, guess what my discman started playing? :D)
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Date: 2006-07-11 06:39 pm (UTC)Sure, sure, go with the stereotypical flow. (^_________________^ It still wins.)
...Pretentious gits. ;_________________;
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I know. I love that. I loooooooooooooooooove iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
(OMG WHAT?)
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Date: 2006-07-11 06:53 pm (UTC)What else would one do? (It does. XDDD It's probably better than "The Place That
MugsLoves You Back.")...Yeah, well. We like it.
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:D :D :D Me tooooo.
(Your current music. Which as a choice for this post, by the way, makes me laugh, particularly because of the one-sided city rivalry.)
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Date: 2006-07-11 07:02 pm (UTC)Love hamlets! Like harrisburg! (...I want that on a mug. The Place That Mugs You Back. Oh, yes.)
Sure, YOU like it.
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(*ded* Fort he win. ...Hey. What can I say? I'm appropriate.)
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Date: 2006-07-11 07:10 pm (UTC)I wonder if Elsinore was a Hamlet. :D (That'd be an interesting marketing approach, yes. ...oooh. In 2004, Philly launched a "Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay" tourism campaign. :D)
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(Fort he win... Forti win... Forti does win.)
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Date: 2006-07-11 07:13 pm (UTC)...You win my world, Zara. Hi. (But people would probably buy into it! ...XD XD XD)
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(Oh, dear god. *facepalm* Honestly, must you twist everything I say?)
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Date: 2006-07-11 07:16 pm (UTC)^______________^ Hi. (They probably would. XD--It was cute! Betsy Ross was sewing a rainbow flag!)
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(...Yes?)
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Date: 2006-07-11 07:23 pm (UTC)^____________________^! (I sure would. --I waaaaaaaaant it.)
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(Shoulda known.)
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Date: 2006-07-11 07:27 pm (UTC)(I can't find it anywhere on the internet. I think there was also one with Ben Franklin and a rainbow kite. ...there was a lot of conservative backlash. ;____;.)
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(...I'll make it up to you? ^___^ I'm working on one of the ficlets for Hamlet's journal.)
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Date: 2006-07-11 11:58 pm (UTC)(OMG. That is so awesome. ...Well, of course. ;____________; There always is.)
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(EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!)
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Date: 2006-07-12 12:44 am (UTC)(Isn't it? And hee, I did find two pictures from the same ad campaign...? There's this and then also this one, which is the screenshot of the last scene of a commercial which featured a young man writing to ask his beloved to meet him at Independence Hall.)
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(ghost!Hamlet. :D)
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Date: 2006-07-12 12:53 am (UTC)(Awwww. The first one works, but the second one doesn't, but the first is cuuuuuuute.)
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(^___________________^!)
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Date: 2006-07-12 01:02 am (UTC)(It iiiis. And I uploaded the second one for you. Sometimes Philly makes me smile. But then again, when I was looking for these photos, I found an editorial that complained about 'choosing gays over god.' >__>)
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(It might even be posted tonight! It is short, yes, but I am slooooow.)
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Date: 2006-07-12 01:07 am (UTC)(Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, cute cute cute. ...Some Christians are scary. We--just try to ignore them. And make ourselves heard.)
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(^_____^ You are marvellous.)
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Date: 2006-07-12 01:10 am (UTC)(We shall just focus on the utter cuteness, then. Because omg, cute.)
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(But mostly slow. :D)
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Date: 2006-07-12 01:15 am (UTC)(Okay! ^_______^ Cutecutecute.)
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(No, mostly marvellous.)
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(LIES.)
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(I DO NOT LIE. EVER.)
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