The Big Apple or The World's Second Home

[WxMurray 0]

New York To Drop 'The Big Apple' For Another Nickname

 

NEW YORK -- Forget "The Big Apple." New York now wants to be known as "The World's Second Home."

 

The city has filed an application to trademark the slogan, "The World's Second Home," giving the city exclusive rights to use it to promote business and tourism.

 

The phrase is likely to come up often as New York makes its push to host the 2012 Olympics.

 

If application No. 78484751 is accepted, the city would have exclusive rights to attach the phrase to a list of more than 200 products and services, according to Thursday's editions of the New York Times.

 

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a self-made billionaire, has been much more aggressive about filing for city trademarks and patents than his predecessors. One such application includes licensing the phrase "Made in NY."

 

In the 1970s, the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau officially gave New York City the moniker "The Big Apple." Around the same time, the state took on the "I (Heart) NY" slogan.

Which nickname do you prefer?

[Seiben 0]

Ugh.. I think I like Big Apple better. I'd like to be able to go to New York City and say I took a bite out of the Big Apple. :wacko:

[EMsfriend 0]

I don't like either. How did NYC get the nickname "The Big Apple" anyway?

[Cougar 0]

I swear I saw this exact poll somewhere else.

LOL I did, and it was on another forum by you WXmurray.

[Dumbass 0]

How about:

 

New York - Home of "Friends" and "Seinfeld"

 

:wacko:

[Grom 0]

As an avid Mets fan, it must be the big apple. It would look dumb for a giant house to rise in center field whenever a homerun was hit.

 

:wacko:

[Dumbass 0]

As an avid Mets fan, it must be the big apple. It would look dumb for a giant house to rise in center field whenever a homerun was hit.

 

:wacko:

I'm reminded of something Scott Adams (Dilbert) said once. "During the Industrial Revolution factories were springing up everywhere - some people were flung for miles by factories springing up unexpectedly."

[Atragon9 0]

How about "New York City - What IS that smell??"

 

[Kansas_Jones 0]

How about "New York City - What IS that smell??"

 

ROFL!!

[Grom 0]

How about "New York City - What IS that smell??"

 

Rotten apples? :wacko:

[WxMurray 0]

I swear I saw this exact poll somewhere else.

LOL I did, and it was on another forum by you WXmurray.

Gee, now how could that have happened? :wacko:

 

Did you get the right answer this time? :o

Edited February 18, 2005 by WxMurray

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New York, New York, the city so nice you'll be mugged within the hour. :wacko:

[Vex Xiang 0]

NYC is the "Big Apple"...the city cant make up its own nickname in order to market itself better to tourists, please!

[Nemesis 0]

New York- Hey where did my wallet go?

[STSF Laura 0]

"New York -- stop mocking us or else!" ? :wacko:

[WxMurray 0]

"New York: We have two football teams...in New Jersey."

[Seiben 0]

New York: Our streets are littered with taxis, but you'll be darned if you're able to hail one!

 

or..

 

New York: Where our roaches and rats are bigger than some dogs!

 

Ooh, ohh.. New York City: Fuggedaboutit!

 

:wacko:

Edited February 18, 2005 by Seiben

[Cougar 0]

Gee, now how could that have happened? :wacko:

 

Did you get the right answer this time? :o

Actually I just like posting that :P

 

and BTW, seinfeld rocks!

[Dumbass 0]

Here is one Mayor Guliani said himself:

 

"New York - We can kick your city's ass!"

[Images 0]

Randomly from the Daily Show

 

"The Italian space agency is also helping with the project. The Italian space agency's motto of course being "What are you looking at? We're a legitimate space agency."

[DaryusZaphodDracal 0]

I think it was Robin Williams who said this one....

 

A New York echo;

"Helloooooooooooo.........."

"Shut the **** up!"

 

:wacko:

 

I do like "The Big Apple" It's what it's been forever. Leave it the way it is.

 

Zaphod,

"Milk, it does a kitty good."

Edited February 19, 2005 by DaryusZaphodDracal

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Randomly from the Daily Show

 

"The Italian space agency is also helping with the project. The Italian space agency's motto of course being "What are you looking at? We're a legitimate space agency."

I saw that episode! That was funny.

 

I like the one where he's about to start another news story, and people keep laughing s he goes, "Hey, I am doing the news!" The commercial that has taht is funny.

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I saw that episode! That was funny.

 

I like the one where he's about to start another news story, and people keep laughing s he goes, "Hey, I am doing the news!" The commercial that has taht is funny.

Its the only American news show I trust :wacko:

[Nemesis 0]

New York- Where our police are better equipped than the military

[Plikiplaki 0]

Further slogans for the good people in New York:

 

New York: Watcha gonna do about it?!

 

also

 

New York: New York