slogan’s run
“The average number of slogans in Nebraska has been more than three per decade — more than 10 slogans since 1972’s “Nebraska … the Good Life.” Three since that time have lasted only a year, and the 1980s were a particularly neurotic decade.”
Nebraska slogans
Since 1972, Nebraska has had a dozen slogans designed to entice tourists.
2004-2006: Possibilities … Endless
2002-2003: America’s Frontier
1998-2001: Genuine Nebraska
1992-1997: Send a Postcard from Nebraska
1988-1991: Come See What We’re Up to Now
1987: Celebrate Nebraska
1986: My Choice, Nebraska
1982-1985: Nebraska … Discover the Difference
1980-1981: Nebraska … Delightfully Different
1979: Vacation Nebraska
1977-1978: Nebraska … the Good Life
1976: Rediscover Nebraska during the Bicentennial
1972-1975: Nebraska … the Good Life
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I did not know there were so many… I just went with the one that I remembered the most when naming my Nebraska Portfolio and Exhibition. Which looks here to have been the best choice, provided you knew of a midwestern state’s tourism slogan from the 1970s.
i like the slogan…”nebraska, where the possiblilities are as endless as your imagination”. this tells me, that the only way you can actually enjoy nebraska is to have a pretty good imagination. this does not sit too well with most americans and nebraskans who struggle in this department, where having an imagination or thinking critically is frowned upon.
strange but true. i met a guy from italy in sweden. he told me that during the previews at the movie theatres, he remembers seeing nebraska tourism commericals. weird, but i think he was thinking of alaska. but he did know quite a bit about nebraska. so maybe he was not confused.
Comment by kevin — 6/14/2006 @ 12:33 pm