Dear City of Columbia,
We shudder to think how much accommodations tax revenue you’re paying ADCO to come up with a new city slogan. Let’s just try to do a little bit better than our neighbors in Newberry who went with “A Place to Work, A Place to Live.” For the record, we have a few we’d like to suggest.

“Columbia: Home of the giant, flying cockroach”
“A Capitol Place to Be Homeless”
“At least it’s not Buffalo”
“The Geographic Center of Americas Nuclear Landfill”
“Where Hootie’s From”
“Uneducated, Well Armed”
“Beware of Our Gamecocks! ...No, seriously, beware.”
“NAMBLA-free since 1978”

Columbia City Paper

Add your slogan with a contact e-mail for a chance to win free swag including "I Hate City Paper" stickers, tees and more. Dinner for two to Copper River Grill and other prizes will be awarded for the best slogan to be announced in an upcoming issue of City Paper. Vote on comments by clicking "green thumbs up" or "red thumbs down icon." There will be a readers choice winner based on your votes. (If you receive an "request failed" error in your browser when leaving a comment, please refresh page don't re-submit as your comments have been received despite the error message. This started when we added voting and are working on the issue.)

Special thanks to the Post and Courier for suggesting slogans for Columbia as early as 2003 and to the cave man that created the first contest by pissing further than the guy to the far right of him. (Also Joe Azar who suggested this contest in late May and included it in his e-newsletter)

 

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Paul  - New Slogan Entry     |2008-06-17 17:46:26 "Columbia: Putting City Council First" Reply | Quote 3   9

York "Budd" Durden   |2008-06-17 18:08:09 Columbia: A Place to Live, A Place to DIE Reply | Quote 3   7

Caron  - Slogan   |2008-06-17 18:12:39 Columbia...A city that fits like a town! Reply | Quote 5   8

Joe Azar  - Azar newsletter     |2008-06-17 18:13:05 Click on and enter the new slogan for Columbia contest. No, you won?t get the $75,000 the city is spending (again-OK, they paid just $50,000 first time) for your award winning slogan, but you can bet someone with whoever is doing it will get inspiration from yours, and maybe just use it as is. Then you and all Columbia can take pride in knowing that we paid someone $75,000 for a slogan they got free from you! Joseph Azar Reply | Quote 2   5

Caron   |2008-06-17 18:14:57 Columbia...Quality of life and close to everywhere else you want to be. Reply | Quote 1   5

Reed Swearingen  - Slogan   |2008-06-17 20:40:18 Columbia: Easy like Sunday morning. Reply | Quote 8   9

Joseph Azar   |2008-06-17 22:28:07 Paul Blake, You have started something here. It might be good to have a serious non-professional list of suggestions, a professional list, and a list of not so serious slogans. Then, about 3-4 weeks from now, a panel can pick the best 25 in each category and let the public vote on them. This will probably conclude before the city's search for a slogan, so it will be interesting to see how the "free" slogans compare with the one we will pay $75,000 for. By the way Paul, what are the prizes in this free slogan contest? Joseph Azar Reply | Quote 1   5

Richard Streett   |2008-06-18 01:24:11 "Guess how many water mains burst this week and win a key to the City" "Wher e a boil water advisory tells you that City Council is spending water revenue on everything but maintaining the water system" "Ou r City Council is more Crooked than Yours" Reply | Quote 1   4

Vivian Sessions  - Columbia's Slogans   |2008-06-18 07:07:51 "Columbia - The Armpit of the South" "Col umbia - There are only 2 seasons" Reply | Quote 1   4

Eric  - Columbia Slogan   |2008-06-18 10:19:12 Columbia: We don't know what the Fu@# we're doing. Reply | Quote 3   4

A.D. Adams  - Columbia's Slogans   |2008-06-18 10:57:28 Columbia: Home of Energy, Education and The Arts! Reply | Quote 2   4

Joe Pinner  - Emperor of Little Mountain et   |2008-06-18 11:09:49 COLUMBIA, (SC)...WE HAVE IT ALL! COLUMBIA, (SC)...YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! COLUMBIA, (SC)...IT'S ALL HERE! Reply | Quote 0   4

K.C.   |2008-06-18 11:22:51 Columbia: home of joe pinner, still. Reply | Quote 10   5

Lovie  - GRANDMOTHER   |2008-07-11 18:12:18 Columbia: home of Joe Pinner's still. Reply | Quote 1   5

Keely Saye     |2008-06-18 12:37:53 Columbia ~ Access to Innovation Columbia has an identity crisis going on, but what do we really know about ourselves? We have great access points and we want to become known for our innovation. We have spun some of our greatest positives into negatives. Is it really so bad to be the Charlanta of the South if that is in fact who we really are? Let's capitalize on our access to interstates, the Ports Authority, beaches and mountains, riverbanks, airport...and the list goes on and on. Let's begin to brand ourselves as the innovative access center that we are! Reply | Quote 0   5

Reed Jackson   |2008-06-18 12:43:54 "There's hospitality tax money for our buddies and taxes, parking tickets and audits for the rest." Reply | Quote 3   4

Reed   |2008-06-18 13:10:47 or "The city that will support a chain to replace your small business" (Like the Starbucks near Adriana's and the Philly eatery, or Wild Wings near a bunch of local restaurants...keep that crap in North East Columbia.) Reply | Quote 3   5

Joanne K   |2008-06-18 15:09:57 Columbia... Your Home. Reply | Quote 0   3

Lovie   |2008-06-18 15:23:08 Columbia: The place where I live. Reply | Quote 0   4

Mitch Oates  - Columbia     |2008-06-18 23:57:22 Columbia - It's Hot. (In fact, I'm sweating like an Iraqi grave digger's asscrack.) Reply | Quote 1   3

JLS   |2008-06-23 09:09:20 Cute! How about... Columbia: It's not the Heat; It's the Stupidity! Reply | Quote 3   5

David McGarrigle     |2008-06-19 05:57:58 Columbia... The place to live for people who write slogans for places where people should live! Reply | Quote 3   3

Ellis Creel  - Columbia     |2008-06-19 06:52:13 Columbia: The Capitol of the South Reply | Quote 0   4

T. D.   |2008-06-19 07:44:55 Columbia: Where All Bridges Lead to Lexington. Columb ia: In Clyburn's District...Need We Say More? Columbia: It Looks Great from West Columbia Reply | Quote 3   4

Rachael M.   |2008-06-19 07:57:34 Columbia: Where the gays in Pelion and Greer come to to be less persecuted since it is almost a city Reply | Quote 0   4

Paul Blake  - Re: Joe Azar   |2008-06-19 08:30:32 We might pick one silly one for a "Rejected Slogan" prize but the main winner will be one that is positive for the city and sums up all Columbia has to offer. Our little newspaper is a fine example of the opportunities Columbia has and the community support for small businesses. Also PLEASE don't re-submit, I'm working on the erroneous error message that pops up. Reply | Quote 2   4

Jim Jones   |2008-06-19 08:44:51 "Sherman had the right idea" "Livi ng in past with hydrogen fuel cells" "Why stop here, you are almost to Folly Beach?" "Al ways under construction at a southern pace" "Colu mbians' aren't phony and passive aggressive, its southern hospitality..bless your heart." "Less racist than the white people in Orangeburg"  4;Bars open 24 hours and churches on every corner" "Ab stinence education and food stamps when it fails" Reply | Quote 1   5

Rhett   |2008-06-19 08:57:07 Cola. SC - Pop Culture What happens in Columbia...is all over town in ten minutes. Columbia SC - Its hot in Herrrr. Columbia SC - No turn signal required. Columbi a SC - Ignoring Eau Claire since 1952. Reply | Quote 4   6

john   |2008-06-19 15:53:59 Columbia: mediocre in arts and education. Reply | Quote 0   4

Keely Saye     |2008-06-19 16:01:24 Columbia ~ Access to Innovation Columbia has an identity crisis going on, but what do we really know about ourselves? We have great access points and we want to become known for our innovation. We have spun some of our greatest positives into negatives. Is it really so bad to be the Charlanta of the South if that is in fact who we really are? Let's capitalize on our access to interstates, the Ports Authority, beaches and mountains, riverbanks, airport...and the list goes on and on. Let's begin to brand ourselves as the innovative access center that we are! Reply | Quote 0   5

Carl   |2008-06-19 16:38:31 "Columbia: Takin' life one traffic light at a time." Reply | Quote 0   4

Matthew F   |2008-06-19 22:31:06 "Columbia: when you just aren't in to mountains, beaches, or professional opportunity." Reply | Quote 1   4

Adam   |2008-06-21 12:41:28 I have a really hilarious one.... Columbia: "That's what she said" Boy am I so original, I just can't help but point out how original I am...yet i am checking Columbia City Paper's every move! Reply | Quote 0   4

Mary   |2008-06-22 13:01:43 Columbia: At least there are a lot of Democrats here! Reply | Quote 1   4

chris   |2008-06-25 13:53:29 Columbia: "Broken government, broken promises" Reply | Quote 1   4

Andy fom Louie's   |2008-06-28 18:10:21 "Smells like Cleveland!, Feels like Saigon!" or "As seen on Cops!" Reply | Quote 0   4

Max  - Slogan contest   |2008-06-29 10:16:57 When frat boys govern Or We make texas look like a legitimate state Reply | Quote 0   4

Matt  - Slogan for Columbia   |2008-07-02 12:34:11 Columbia, South Carolina - the Capital of Grace and Grit --- or --- Columbia, South Carolina - the Capital of Easy Living Reply | Quote 1   4

Andy con Louie's   |2008-07-04 06:22:01 Smells like Cleveland, Feels like Saigon and as deluded as Christmastown! Reply | Quote 0   4

Missy  - Columbia Slogan   |2008-07-11 09:45:12 Columbia: The armpit of South Carolina "It's sticky here!" Reply | Quote 0   5

Mando   |2008-07-14 13:50:19 Columbia: 49th in Education, 1st in your Heart. Reply | Quote 0   5

Jeff Setaro  - Jeff S.   |2008-07-17 17:30:36 "COLUMBIA: THE CAPITAL OF TOMORROW" Reply | Quote 14   2

Pamela Bates   |2008-07-21 07:52:10 Columbia: We Got It All! also works: South Carolina: We Got It All! Oceans, beaches, rivers, mountains etc. Reply | Quote 6   1

SHOTTI  - sdk     |2008-08-03 05:40:25 aaaaaaxsae d Reply | Quote 0   0

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