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LOCAL RAG RIPS OFF TPS’S SLOGAN CONTEST IDEA
When Columbia officials last month decided to pay an area ad agency $70,000 to brainstorm a new slogan for the city, they were just asking to be made fun of. Especially in light of the fact that they just paid the same amount a few years ago to “develop” the catchphrase they are now trying to replace.
So being that I play a diligent humorist on the Internets, I offered a few ideas of my own, including “Columbia: Just Like the South American Country, Only Not Spelled the Same” and “Where Taxpayer Money Comes To Die.”
Dozens of loyal readers even chimed in with their own ideas. Marty Bishop suggested, “The Wayward Notch on the Bible Belt,” while Skraggy said, “South Carolina’s Mullet: Business in the front, Party in the Back” and Ned Flanders offered the timely, “Jessica Biel totally got NAILED here.”
Those were just a few of the best, but the post was a hit. In fact, it was such a good idea that, nearly a month later, the Columbia City Paper completely stole it and held their own “Slogan Contest” — which, of course, came sans any credit whatsoever to TPS.
And all of their ideas sucked, too (except the ones they stole from TPS). Like, “Beware of Our Gamecocks! …No, seriously, beware.”
No, seriously, what the hell does that even mean?
They’re pretty much all downhill from there, so don’t even waste your time reading it unless you’re having trouble sleeping and you need something more anemic than late night infomercials to induce a catatonic state.
So, since they’ve become such big fans of slogans, here’s my suggestion for the Columbia City Paper: “The best free toilet paper in town.” And they can have that for free.
One time I picked up a copy of the City Paper and I was like wow these little kids try really hard to be clever, cunning and whitty. Adam you shouldn’t be so harsh on these amatuer writers. They try really hard and it is cute like a new born labradoodle. Go to their website and look at the Staff they are working with and tell me they don’t put out a fine newspaper. I mean it is great considering it is put together by abunch of leftovers. They are like a Doggy Bag of Editors and reporters.
What an original idea you had. Your blog isn’t really any better then their paper. Stop bitching.
A mediocre slogan for a mediocre town. Congratulations, Columbis on being named one of the 6 WORST cities in which to rear children.
Wes, who exactly are the leftovers at City Paper? Ted Rall the Pulitzer Prize finalist or Will Moredock, the founder of the Point Weekly?
At least any writers at City Paper choose to go there versus getting fired and appearing elsewhere. The Free Times editor Dan Cook has no journalism experience let alone a journalism degree, and Eric Ward came from the Gamecock. They are moldy and mainstream. I guess they are more respectable than a blogger which is the lowest form of editorial communication, but you even screwed that up by making things up…not unlike Adam here. At least Adam is smart enough to write about something as hot as City Paper in order to drive traffic to his web site more than his usual five hits a day.