Man, its started…of course, the “I Love NY” jingle is wearing thin. Now Florida is pushing itself…though, I like to see what the more obscure states put out. Wonder what Idaho will try to sell us on? “Famous potatoes”? or something like that.
Has anyone ever seen a KANSAS or IOWA tourism ad? I can’t imagine why anybody would consider going to those places for vacation!
What does MISSISSIPPEE have to say? And Delaware-is there any reason to go there? 
Wrong forum, Binky. “Arts and entertainment” topics in Cafe Society, in case you haven’t noticed anytime over the last three years.
I’ll just move this to the Pit, as that’s where it’ll end up once the Dopers from Idaho, Kansas, Iowa, Mississippi, and Delaware open this.
There was a story in the paper yesterday about New York City getting a new official theme song.
The lyrics, IMHO, proverbially bite (the apple / or dirty water dog)
Your tax dollars at work
Homer: The Simpsons are going to Delaware!
Lisa: I want to see Wilmington!
Bart: I want to visit a screen door factory!
I got a travel brochure for Kansas. Between Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Kansas it was the classisest looking one. Their slogan:
“Kansas…As Big As You Think It Is”
Not from Idaho, but have visited relatives there many times. Certainly not a cultural capital like NYC, but lots of great stuff to do if you love the outdoors. Hiking, skiing, golfing, trout fishing, hunting, white water rafting, etc. (not all in the same season, of course).
Unlike North Dakota (which gets the fewest tourists of any state in the nation, IIRC), Idaho has no problem selling itself as a tourist testination.
Pennsylvania: Single Lane Next 50 Miles.
Pennsylvania: Fines Doubled in Work Zones.
Pennsylvania: Construction Zone. Be Prepared to Stop.
Oregon: No, That’s Not Incense You Smell.
Oh, sweet Christ… I haven’t heard this yet, but I hate it already. There’s a perfect New York City word for it: drek. Or shmaltz, if you prefer.
At least it’s not really an official theme song. It’s a commercial jingle, but it’s not like this is the first time the New York Post has drastically exaggerated to make a story sound more important than it really is. And leave it to the Post to misspell shmeer. Oi… what kind of New York paper can’t spell Yiddish words correctly? Shmucks.
I’m not a native or anything; I’ve only lived here for eight and a half years. But I can attest that in all that time, I can’t recall having had a waiter named Tony, even in an Italian restaurant. It’s entirely possible that I have, but the point is, if having a waiter named Tony was such an experience, I’m sure I would have remembered it at least once. Madonn’!
Here’s something I never understood. I live in Maine. Right on the license plates it says, “Vacationland.”
Who the fuck goes on vacation to Maine? There’s nothing here except trees, rednecks and black flies. It’s not exactly WallyWorld, you know?
On WGN I’ve seen promos for Missouri and Maryland (focusing on… golf?).
In past years North Dakota has run ads too. That’s a hard sell even for the natives. (Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota… but North Dakota has better roads!)
West Virginia: Wild and Wonderful.
Just try not to piss off the unions.
Yeah, but we have country roads. 
I’ve always liked this version best:
To the cop
With a gun
The Big Apple is plenty of fun
Stab a priest
With a fork
And you’ll spend your vacation in New York!
Rob a bank
Take a truck
You can get here by stealing a buck
This is bliss
It’s a lark
Honey, everyone’s coming to New York!
Thanks, Opus. Couldn’t have said it better myself. Here’s a web site for those who think it’s nothing but potato fields here: www.visitid.org.
[Wayne & Garth]
Hi, I’m in… Delaware.
[/Wayne & Garth]
I don’t need any tourism ads… I’d go on vacation anywhere. I like seeing all kinds of places, no matter how dull the masses may think they are.
Anyway, I think Ohio’s tourism slogan these days is “So much to discover.” Maybe, but I’ll settle for people discovering that we don’t suck as much as they think we do.
It doesn’t matter where you go, the tourist attractions are only nominally different in every state. A Ferris Wheel is a Ferris Wheel, Water skiing is water skiing. There are some things that are cool and different in each state, but the whole country is pretty fucking boring as a whole, especially what gets posted in those dumbass brochures.
And NY’s political agenda has been to kill off culture as much as possible, to make it friendly to the yuppies moving over top of a nightclub because we need to protect their right to be pissed off at the ‘hip’ neighborhood they moved to because $ 3000 is way too much for a one bedroom apartment.
Erek
I spent two of the worst weeks of my life driving across Kansas one Saturday.
What made that little ditty even more enjoyable is from whence it came: Washington DC
This’ll be the last season.