Attention copywriters: now Pennsylvania needs you OK, gang—given your zeal for coming up with tourism slogans for New Jersey, we’d like to present you with a new tourism marketing challenge: coming up with an official bumper sticker slogan for the state of Pennsylvania.   (Admittedly, Pennsylvania isn’t nearly as excellent to make fun of as New Jersey, but there’s nothing we can do about that.) The state is currently allowing visitors to visitpa.com to choose from among 16 potential candidates, but fortunately—since none of the 16 is all that good—there’s a write-in ballot as well. Surely, there’s something better out there than “Honk if You Like Roadtrips.” —Posted by Catharine P. Taylor

May 24, 2006 | Permalink

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Pennsylvania: Home of the Hershey Highway.

Posted by: rich siegel | May 24, 2006 2:39:34 PM

Pennsylvania Mania

(that won't inspire road rage, will it?)

Posted by: overcaffeinatedkatie | May 24, 2006 2:46:45 PM

Rich just made chocolate milk shoot out of my nose.

Posted by: Bob | May 24, 2006 4:04:09 PM

Pennsylvania
If you get tired of Blue Balls, take in some Intercourse.

(This is like shooting fish in a barrel)

Posted by: rich siegel | May 24, 2006 4:10:05 PM

Pennsylvania
Without the Keystone State, there is no America!

Posted by: CJ Marsicano | May 24, 2006 4:56:25 PM

Pennsylvania: Without us, it would just be called "cheese steak."

. . . Yeah, I've got nothing. I'll just sit here quietly.

Posted by: Smivey | May 24, 2006 8:32:58 PM

Pennsylvania: We had the Capital when the Captial wasn't cool.

OR

Pennsylvania: Birthplace of the Lewis & Clark expedition.

OR (and you probably saw this coming)

Pennsylvania: Not Much Has Happened Here Since 1776.

Posted by: DanO | May 25, 2006 7:14:35 AM

Has *any* state found a really awesome slogan by letting the public decide? (For that matter, does creation by popular opinion *ever* turn out well?)

That said, whoever is handling the PA tourism account is doing a mighty fine job overall. They've got some of the most useful and attractive travel publications I've ever seen (going to PA this summer, had cause to order and critque). And go play with the e-book version on their site, completely fabulous.

Posted by: catsav | May 25, 2006 9:58:51 AM

Picture paint paper and Pennsylvania

Lick your Pennsylvania

/pencil puns

The only state with a Minimum Speed Limit: Pennsylvania

Next Sightseeing Attraction 0.1km in Pennsylvania

A View to a Hill - Pennsylvania

If you are in a rush, be glad we're not in Pennsylvania

Hmm, ill get back with better ones later...

Posted by: Rob Mortimer | May 26, 2006 5:30:32 PM

"Knock, knock."

"Who's there?"

"Amish."

"Amish who?"

"Amish-shittin' in Pennsylvania."

Posted by: Ben Franklin | May 30, 2006 12:05:10 PM

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