Nassau, we have slogans for you
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is spending $5,000 in an effort to trademark a slogan extolling the glories of his domain: "Nassau County: Golden From Coast To Coast." It's a phrase Blakeman used last year in national ads promoting the county's attractions and is likely to pop up again in promotions of Nassau's 125th anniversary and the Cricket T20 World Cup next month.
The county probably doesn't need to shell out money to protect this banal slogan from being pirated, but if Blakeman has $5K to burn perhaps it would be better spent finding more appropriate words which capture this moment in time for Long Island's most western metropolis. In that sprit, we offer these suggestions:
Nassau County: Where taxation reaches new heights
Nassau County: We came here to get away from that
Nassau County: A Costco chicken in every pot, three cars in every garage
Nassau County: Keep calm and donate your guns
Nassau County: You just can't beat the traffic
Nassau County: Eroding from coast to coast
Nassau County: Where the signs are even bigger than the egos
Nassau County: Our militia is second to none
Nassau County: Crows at my window, dogs at my door, no one can take these taxes anymore
Nassau County: Bet on us, though we might never get a casino
Nassau County: We don't need no stinkin' governor
Nassau County: No masks, no mandates, no transgender athletes
Nassau County: My driving is your problem
Nassau County: Our leaders go for the gold in grandstanding
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