Re-branding South Yorkshire

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  1. kestyke

    kestyke Well-Known Member

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    Suffolk's tourist board are plaaning to re-brand Suffolk as 'the curious county' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19959510.

    If you were re-branding South Yorkshire what words/phrase would you use?

    I'll start with 'Looking backwards, going nowhere'
     
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    "The clown county"
     
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    Kinnell... ez tha ivver bin to Suffolk?

    Absolutely backwards, nowhere to go.
     
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    It's not all like Sheffield, honest.
     
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    So friendly we'll even tolerate "thereev"!
     
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    I was going to "like" but decided against it. I reckon "tolerate" is being kind!
     
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    In the words of Wallace (as in Gromit) : "South Yorkshire - better than to be expected"
     
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    What about a catchy phrase like the 'F*** off and visit somewhere else,we hate Bird Gough and Parkinson more than you yer soft southern B******s County'........................obviously not taking into account Sheffields 'Heart of the City' and 'The Devonshire Quarter' and the 'Cathedral Quarter'...you can visit the South Yorkshire Riviera there.
     
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    South Yorkshire.

    The home of football, Robin Hood and some of the friendliest people in Britain
     
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    South Yorkshire, proper Yorkshire
     
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    South Yorkshire home of Asian grooming gangs, meadow hall and dickie bird.
     
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    'South Yorkshire, a false county from the stupid minds of government in 1974'

    Now the West Riding that's a real county
     
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    or at least a third of one.
     
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    Often wondered about that.
    Is there a South Yorkshire county council? or is it the four combined MBC's of Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham & Sheffield.
    I seem to remember buying a SY badge from the Civic Hall years ago. When people wore badges. 80's.

    QUOTE=BFC Dave;1187268]'South Yorkshire, a false county from the stupid minds of government in 1974'

    Now the West Riding that's a real county[/QUOTE]
     
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    'Like'

    You tell 'em , old mate!:D
     
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    The land that time forgot?

    I remember years ago my mate used to refer to Thurnscoe as "The forbidden planet".....
     
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    "It's not quite as bad as you think"
     
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    The People's Republic of South Yorkshire
     
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