"Don't Mess With Texas" Wins Top Honors in National Ad Competition

"Don't Mess With Texas," the anti-littering slogan launched over two decades ago, officially became the top ad slogan today in a national contest held as part of Advertising Week. Besting the likes of "Take a Bite Out of Crime!" and "A Diamond is Forever," the famous phrase is now to be plastered along Madison Avenue and has also earned a spot in the not-yet-open Advertising Icon Museum. In total, over 400,000 people voted for the slogan, thanks in large part to a massive public awareness campaign.

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Don't Mess With Texas all over Madison Ave? Yeah, that'll play real well with New Yorkers...

just what the egos over at GSD&M needed

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