On Tuesday, New Jersey Network (NJN) News aired a report about this year’s New Jersey State Fair. In case you didn’t know the Garden State has a State Fair every year. Like those you would find in the Midwest, there are agricultural contests, live stock, entertainment and of course rides and other amusements. Plus there is a farmer’s market where you can get all sorts of good Jersey Fresh produce and other foods along with plants and other Garden State made products.
The fair, at The Sussex County Fairgrounds, runs through August 10th.
One fun thing about the NJN report is that one of the people they interview is from a neighboring state that some poor misguided souls think is on a par with New Jersey.
Who doesn’t remember those New Jersey and You, Perfect Together tourism commercials from back in the 1980s and early 1990s featuring Governor Tom Kane. This one has a Bill Cosby voice over and of course the governor at the end. Judging from the look of Governor Kane, we’d date this from the 1980s.
Where else would Bill Cosby go for a weeks vacation with his wife?
Yes.
We admit it.
New Jersey has Guidos.
No, we aren’t one, but that should be obvious because of the tasteful graphic layout here and our use of standard English.
We are not proud of them.
We tend to avoid them like the plague.
Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle (pictured, right) did have the right idea calling them as welcome as, oh, Canada Geese” in his July 4th newsletter. He also insulted Staten Islanders and as punishment had to visit Staten Island.
The scandal with the former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has nothing on the Jim McGreevey scandal which still has legs even a couple years after it is over. The latest is that Jim McGreevey got a young driver into a ménage à trois with his then wife - something which she deinies. It was enough to make several front pages, some more prominently than others. Political scandals, nobody does them better than New Jersey!
The Garden State has some strange, odd, bad, and/or funny road signs, yet another endearing characteristic. Here are some we have personally found around the state. Click on the photos for more details and locations.
We all know one of the things that makes New Jersey great is the Garden State’s great political scandals from Sharpe James to Jim McGreevey. No other state, with the exception of Louisiana. The New York Times has revealed that the call girl of choice “Kristen” of the Emperors Club “Client #9″ (aka soon to be former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer) was a Jersey girl.
A few weeks ago we stumbled upon a clip of New Jersey television icon Uncle Floyd exploring New Jersey. We found another clip
from him. This time is is Patterson in Passaic County. As expected, wackiness ensues when hardly anyone recognizes him.
Yes.
We all know one of the things that makes New Jersey great is the Garden State’s great political scandals from Sharpe James to Jim McGreevey. No other state, with the exception of Louisiana. 