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From: hutch@shark.UUCP (Stephen Hutchison)
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: Re: "Welcome to X, now ...."
Message-ID: <1415@shark.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 15:02:33 EDT
Article-I.D.: shark.1415
Posted: Mon Jun  3 15:02:33 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 6-Jun-85 01:33:21 EDT
References: <14412@watmath.UUCP> <2072@sdcc6.UUCP> <700@teklds.UUCP> <118@bubba.UUCP> <1589@amdahl.UUCP>
Reply-To: hutch@shark.UUCP (Stephen Hutchison)
Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR
Lines: 33
Summary: 

In article <1589@amdahl.UUCP> gam@amdahl.UUCP (G A Moffett) writes:
>> 			Native Texan and proud of it.
>> 				M.E. Middleton
>> 
>> PS	I really don't really mind Yankees as long as they're just visiting.
>> 	Like the bumper sticker I see everywhere ---
>> 
>> 		 _______________________________
>> 		|				|
>> 		| W E L C O M E  T O  T E X A S |
>> 		|     N O W   G O   H O M E	|
>> 		 -------------------------------
>
>It is with some pride and not a little snobbery that I point out
>that we Californians thought of this [bumper sticker] first.
>
>But you can borrow the idea, anyway.
>-- 
>Gordon A. Moffett               ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!gam

Sorry, Gordon, but Orygun came up with the "visit but don't stay campaign back
in the early '70s under the enlightened governorship of the late, great
Tom McCall, who had the road signs coming into Orygun from California changed
to read "Welcome to Oregon.  Enjoy your visit!"

Along with this change was the installation of the Civilian Border Patrol,
which was set up to harass people moving into Orygun from California,
and the ad campaign showing I-5 passing AROUND this beautiful state.

Washington followed suit almost immediately, then a number of other imitators,
including Texas and California, dragged along after.

Hutch