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DEL.ICIO.USDo we need a nifty city slogan?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Now that we’re an official city, do we need a nifty slogan? Atlanta tells us every day is “opening day” in that fair city. I’m not sure exactly what it means, but it sounds really cool.
Usually these chores are handled by hiring an advertising agency, but I think we have better things to do than put our tax money in the pocket of some slick idea merchant. Not that I have anything against ad folk; I have several friends who are in the ad business. But I also have a friend serving time in a federal penitentiary, so draw your own conclusions.
The point is I think we can handle this little chore all by ourselves and save the city a tidy little sum. Let me toss out a few concepts, just to get the ideas flowing.
As a city we’re less than a year old, so maybe we play to that angle:
Sandy Springs: We’re Still Under the Manufacturer’s Warranty
We Haven’t Been Around Long Enough to Screw Up
We Still Have That Great “New City�? Smell
Or do we think geography and existing assets:
Sandy Springs: Gateway to East Cobb
The Traffic of a Big City Close to Home
We’re the Largest City of Our Size in the World
Do we try to appeal to the young demographic, who represent the future generation of Sandy Springsteens:
We’re Where Hip Meets Hop
Get Yo Bling in the Springs
We Don’t Like Kevin Federline, Either
By now your creative juices should be flowing, or at least beginning to trickle. What is there about our little piece of heaven that you would suggest we promote to let people know about Sandy Springs?
An aside to my pals at city hall – if you choose one of my slogans, consider it a donation to my hometown. But if you want me to dress up in a hillbilly bear costume, stand at the city limits and wave at people as they drive in, I’m going to need some serious
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By Drew
October 30, 2006 09:24 AM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: Where the opening of Trader Joe’s will create even more rush hour traffic on Roswell Road.
By Jason
October 30, 2006 11:10 AM | Link to this
Sandy Spring: We can only look good by slinging dirt at others.
By Ernie Logman
October 30, 2006 11:32 AM | Link to this
SANDYS SPRINGS - YOUR NEW GA 400 SPEED TRAP
By David
October 30, 2006 12:58 PM | Link to this
How about, “Sandy Springs… Dunwoody’s other half!”
By Bear
October 30, 2006 01:00 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs - Si, Es Bueno!
By Brad
October 30, 2006 01:03 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: Kicking Out the Trash, Bringing in the Cash
By JM
October 30, 2006 01:05 PM | Link to this
How about: Sandy Springs: Home of Klansmen without Sheets!
By Juan
October 30, 2006 01:09 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: What Napoleon would look like if he were a city
By gttim
October 30, 2006 01:30 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: Paying for our city one speeder at a time.
Sandy Springs: We will never widen that little stretch of Johnson’s Ferry to 4 lanes no matter how much it hurts us and messes up our traffic!
Sandy Springs: Yeah, we can fix out traffic woes just by syncing the red lights, which we will do right after we spend a few more years on the porn shop issue.
By CarlMcGee
October 30, 2006 01:33 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: Like a fat girl with not bra-all attitude nothing to support it!
By Karen
October 30, 2006 01:35 PM | Link to this
We are happy because we don’t realize everyone hates us
By KOJO
October 30, 2006 02:31 PM | Link to this
SS: Pasty-Pale with a bad weave?
By Mark
October 30, 2006 03:06 PM | Link to this
As a lifelong resident of Atlanta and having grown up in Sandy Springs (with Jim no less) I shall always refer to Sandy Springs by the well-known moniker “The Golden Ghetto”.
By Lola
October 30, 2006 03:08 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs - We’re draining the swamp
By Lola
October 30, 2006 03:11 PM | Link to this
@gttim - it’s JOHNSON Ferry, not Johnson’s Ferry. Sorry. It just makes me crazy when people do that. :)
By gttim
October 30, 2006 03:44 PM | Link to this
@ Lola - Sandy Springs: Where we do not encourage the use of possessive punctuation. ;)
By alex van winkle
October 30, 2006 04:35 PM | Link to this
How about: land of the strip mall, Learning to Pay Our share…finally,
By Tommy
October 30, 2006 07:05 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: Strip malls, not Strip clubs
By Hobart
October 30, 2006 08:08 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs; Where business meets pleasure.
By dougmo
October 30, 2006 10:17 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs-Saying Screw You to Emma Darnell
By Terry
October 30, 2006 11:26 PM | Link to this
How about Sandy Springs - where everyone is a SNOB - Slightly North Of Buckhead.
By Trip
October 31, 2006 06:06 AM | Link to this
Sandy Springs-Speeding tickets, Movie Stars, Se Hablo Aqui—-well two out of three—-Lotz of police & John Mark Karr
By Ralph
October 31, 2006 08:06 AM | Link to this
Sandy Springs… We Suck
By SSREZ
October 31, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: The city that IS! (what my butt smells like)
By Sandynista
October 31, 2006 10:59 AM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: Better than you for many years to come.
Sandy Springs: At least we’re not Norcross.
Sandy Springs: The city everyone loves to hate.
By Keller
October 31, 2006 11:34 AM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: We can’t afford to live in Atlanta so we pretend our city is better
By Springer
October 31, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: We’re above Atlanta
By Lewis
October 31, 2006 06:01 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: The City that loves having 30 occupants per apartment.
By Joe
October 31, 2006 06:02 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: The City that loves having 30 occupants per apartment.
By DJ
November 1, 2006 11:35 AM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: gttim and Ernie Logman leave our City NOW!
By Becca
November 3, 2006 03:27 PM | Link to this
Sandy Springs: Our way or no way. Sandy Springs: Home of Conformity Sandy Springs: We suck so you too must suck