Oh god. I have to say something.
Weebles. Wobble. But. They. Don’t. Fall. Down.
Ha! I used to think the same thing when I was a kid. It made perfect sense, after all, even if it, in the proper frame of mind, it could sound a bit cheeky. But apart from that, “Nobody does X like Y” is a well known phrase, so why wouldn’t SaraLee use it?
And then I learned what was really being said, and I thought, “Well that’s lame.” Nobody else didn’t think so, either.
Also, I’m surprised no one has yet mentioned the South Lake Union Trolley.
I think it was last year’s Super Bowl that featured a bunch of ads for pepsi featuring their new slogan…
Brown and Bubbly
It didn’t last very long.
Maybe it’s Maybelline
And, uh, what? Maybe it’s not?
Do you think any other company wishes they would have thought of this first?
Maybe it’s Taco Bell
Maybe it’s Nike
Maybe it’s Coke
Reminds me of the building that has, in huge letters, the initials of Somerville Community Access Television.
Maybe it’s an enhanced committment to leveraging your company’s core compentencies…maybe it’s Coke!
KANSAS: As big as you think.
I’m pretty sure that whatever people think about Kansas, they’re not thinking, “Well, gosh, it’s big.”
On the other hand, it’s proven to be a useful slogan in other ways. A political group in my hometown made up buttons reading “KANSAS: As bigoted as you think.” And a friend swears he used this pick-up line successfully:
“Hey, I’m from Kansas. And yes, it IS as big as you think.”
Also, more in the “slogans I loathe” category: I can’t stand the McDonalds billboards that say “EXPRESSO.” Yes, I get it, it’s express espresso. But lots of people already spell and pronounce it “expresso” (gahh!)… doesn’t it just look like the equivalent of a billboard reading “HAMBURGERS”? Or worse, will it encourage people to think that that’s actually how you spell/pronounce “espresso”? Ah, perish the thought!
The full slogan is “Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s Maybelline.” I guess what they’re trying to say is Maybelline will make you look so good, people can’t tell you’re wearing makeup or something.
A Taiwanese company which imported heaters from Germany briefly used as their slogan/mascot “Declare war on the cold front!” as spoken by a cartoon Hitler.
Around the time of the SARS crisis, Hong Kong adopted a quickly-pulled slogan: “Hong Kong will take your breath away.”
Legend has it a Japanese Internet company which used Woody Woodpecker as a web guide had the slogan “Touch Woody the Internet pecker.”
Of course, people who know the Caddoan language of the native Hasinai tribes need only see the word Texas to get that impression.
Disease/injury-focused medicine. There are a number of consultants who can be hired to remind doctors, nurses, etc. that people don’t like to hear themselves referred to as “the wrist in the hallway” or “the appendectomy in room 211.”
Also, some people come away from a hospital visit thinking that they practice schedule-focused medicine, that it’s the patient’s job to fit their needs into a standard schedule.
No, wait, Wikipedia now says Webelo=Buffalo. Hurry up and look!
I’ve always liked the honesty of San Luis Obispo Transit.
And I once saw this one on the side of a box truck for a tool company:
“It takes a [SIZE=6]MIGHTY TOOL to please a pro!”[/SIZE]
…and I thought, “well, no shit!”
What, that we’re sissies? Well hyell, if we’re such sissies, why don’t ya see too many of them people around anymore, huh?
Because you’re sissies with diseases?
Well, since you asked…it’s all about symbolism…
"The history and significance of the Cross and Flame emblem are as rich and diverse as The United Methodist Church. The insignia’s birth quickly followed the union of two denominations in 1968: The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church.
Following more than two dozen conceptualizations, a traditional symbol—the cross—was linked with a single flame with dual tongues of fire. The resulting insignia is rich in meaning. It relates The United Methodist church to God through Christ (cross) and the Holy Spirit (flame). The flame is a reminder of Pentecost when witnesses were unified by the power of the Holy Spirit and saw “tongues, as of fire” (Acts 2:3).
The elements of the emblem also remind us of a transforming moment in the life of Methodism’s founder, John Wesley, when he sensed God’s presence and felt his heart “strangely warmed.” The two tongues of a single flame may also be understood to represent the union of two denominations."
This brings me so much joy it is impossible to contain. Thank you for who you are.
I must politely disagree with ‘‘Oklahoma is OK.’’ If it was anything else, I could see your point, but that slogan makes me immediately think,
‘‘OK - L - A - H - O - M- A Oklahoooooooma!’’ And then I have the sudden urge to call my husband ‘‘honey lamb’’ and watch large carnivorous birds circle lazily about the sky.
Personally, whenever I hear the word “Oklahoma”, I want to bang pots together over my head and run around in circles shouting “Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma!”
I should say, WhyNot, that i didn’t mean to say that your OP was lackluster, but that the truncated quote used by the school was, hence your appropriate OP. Which has resulted in a lot of great subsequent posts on stupidity. Good thread.
I do think that Einstein’s full statement is worth high school student’s discussion, as it can open up a dialogue on critical thinking skills, especially at that age, when the impetus of developing egos often rebels at Old School thought. Einstein’s quote stresses the use of mental facilities to build on knowledge, which can get young minds excited about their own contribution to future thought, not static at all. Nothing used to kill the creative spark in me as a teen more than a teacher saying,
“It just IS, so learn it, don’t ask so many questions.” Better to harness that creative thought as having an active part in the future.
I know I’ve gone on about it here, beyond what the thread is now, but, I so love Einstein for his appreciation of the yet to be known understanding of the world, and want his fine mind to still be heard in all it’s complexity.
Yep, we get a lot of that from pot-heads here in Oklahoma. 
On East Evans in Denver, there is (was?) a bar called The Pelican, which proudly advertised “Warm Beer. Lousy Food.”
In these parts, look for the big letters (just the letters, too!) on the sides of some busses that belong to St. Charles Area Transit.
Ever had Pop Rocks, the candy? It’s a novelty thing, it fizzes when it gets wet, i.e., you put it in your mouth. This stuff was originally called Space Dust.