Missouri City, TX has a new motto -- "Show Me"

[Wilson Gray]

"Ineptness"? What's happened to "ineptitude" and "unaptness"?

-Wilson


On 10/29/07, Barry Popik <bapopik at gmail.com> wrote:
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> For Gerald Cohen and whoever else is interested...If Corpus Christi
> were to use "Windy City," I still wouldn't get in the papers down
> here.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_City,_Texas
> Missouri City is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the
> Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city is mostly in
> Fort Bend County with a small portion within Harris County. As of the
> 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 52,913 (though a
> 2004 estimate placed the population at 62,570).
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> http://www.khou.com/news/local/fortbend/stories/khou071011_jj_missouricityshowmecity.15eb14bd4.html
> Missouri City to be known as 'Show Me' city
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> 03:35 PM CDT on Thursday, October 11, 2007
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> KHOU.com staff report
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> Missouri City wants to get out from the shadows of Houston and Sugar Land.
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> So, it will now be called the "Show Me" city after the state it was
> named after.
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> The city will also get a new logo to go along with that slogan.
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> Officials say they asked residents how best to improve the city's image.
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> Most voted against changing Missouri City's name.
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> The new slogan and logo will be phased in over the next year
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> http://www.khou.com/news/local/fortbend/stories/khou071016_tnt_missouricity.178d79c05.html
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> Missouri City gets a new logo
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> 05:26 PM CDT on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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> KHOU.com staff report
> Missouri City has a new logo.
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> The logo was approved Monday night.
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> It's all a part of a new image campaign that also includes the slogan,
> "The Show Me City."
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> http://www.fortbendnow.com/opinion/3484/why-couldnt-citizens-have-come-up-with-mo-city-slogan
> Opinion/Analysis
> Why Couldn't Citizens Have Come Up With Mo. City Slogan?
> Oct 25, 2007, 12 08 PM
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> I have a comment about Missouri City's new slogan of "Show Me". In the
> mid- 1890s it is said that a mining town in Colorado had to use miners
> from Missouri due to a strike. These miners were not familiar to
> Colorado methods of mining and required lots of instruction. Pit boses
> began saying "That man is from Missouri, he doesnt know anything, you
> will have to show him. Its said that this is where the show me state
> came from.
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> Sounds like ineptness is associated with the" show me state",, guess
> our city council finally got it right at least where they are
> concerned anyway.
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> Why couldn't the citizens been allowed to have input with a contest to
> come up with a slogan and logo.. or is it that this council doesn't
> want any input because if citizens become involved , then questions
> begin to be asked and council must come up with some answers.
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> Just keep 'em dumb and stupid I guess.
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> David Whythe
> Missouri City
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