I don't use Twitter so I'm late to the game on this one, but apparently the citizenry of Winnipeg is taking to creating their own civic slogans.

The business of slogans in Winnipeg is a tricky one. The current slogan is downright uninspiring; however, it replaced a slogan which dated back to the Unicity amalgamation in the 1970s. Change was needed, but the marketing bureaus hired to do this type of work these days will not generate anything with true meaning.

The slogans proposed on Twitter are all self-deprecating since this is an exercise in humour, but then again, this tends to reflect the feelings and opinions of most Winnipeg residents anyway.

Here are some choice selections from #unofficialwinnipegslogans:

• Underdemolished, not overbuilt
• Home of the 1990 Grey Cup champions
• One great suburb
• We hate things now, but we hate change more
• Bringing back the Jets since 1995
• The economic conditions of the maritimes, without the ocean.
• We were born here. What's your excuse?