The Slice: Spokane city slogans written by third graders could give Visit Spokane a run for its money, or not

My teacher friend, Tiffiny Santos, asked her third-graders to come up with slogans for Spokane.

Here are their offerings.

“This place is just full of smiles.” – Olivia.

Well, full of something certainly.

“The city of the future.” – Zane

Yes, but when will it get here?

“A town of never predictable weather.” – Andrew

As a city slogan? I don’t know.

“The city of smiles on every corner.” – Cedriana

There must be something in the water.

“A great place to go to water parks.” – Ben

Somewhat narrowly focused, but OK.

“A great place to swim and fish.” – Grey

To appeal to the the Huck Finn market.

“A great place to be in a green recycling city.” – Czar

But can you see that on a bumper sticker?

“The city of joy.” – Mylz

Well, we don’t want to overpromise.

“The city of kindness and the capital of the apples.” – Jackson

Uh, I don’t know, Jackson.

“This city is full of mystery.” – Andrew

Like just what does Andrew mean by that?

“The town of love and peace and no friend left behind.” – Alberto

A little long, but nice sentiment.

“The city of happiness.” – Cylus

Well, it might have been if Karnowski had made a few shots.

“Spokane … the city full of smiles.” – Myia

That might actually be gas.

“The city of kindness.” – Valeria

It can be.

“The city of freeness.” – Jaxon

OK, but does that easily trip off the tongue?

“A great place of nature.” – Jersey

There’s some truth to that.

“A bright place with a large lake.” – Gavin

Quite a few lakes actually.

“A town where everyone is important.” – AnnaLee

Just some more than others.

“A beautiful city of flowers.” – Mackenzie

Yes, but what about winter tourism?

“The city of laughter.” – Nicole

But are they laughing at us, or with us?

“A great city full of weird kids.” – Tyler

My personal favorite. After all, weird kids are our future.

Today’s Slice question: So, speaking of slogans, what promotional wording would be perfect for The Spokesman-Review?

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