New language gets start as a spin off of development contest

More exciting news arrived with New York’s Lieutenant Governor today in Niagara Falls. A contest was announced to sort out the best ideas, designs, and concepts for new developments in downtown Niagara Falls.  Hoping to attract national and perhaps global architects, engineerings, and builders, the contest will offer up to $8 million per year for five years to the “winners.”  The details have been written up in so many media outlets, we won’t bore you with them.  Instead, let’s explore the Who’s, What’s, and Why’s of the idea.

This is a chance for anyone to put his ideas and philosophies to work.  Just think, every person that has strong convictions of what needs to be done in Niagara Falls has a chance to put their words into action. You can team up with a builder, meet with an architect to help you design your vision, or man-up and present the deal yourself.  There is much criticism of those who attempt to make progress in this town usually from those who have never tried. That’s the beauty of this – it’s time to put up or shut up.  If you start your conversations with, “You know what they need around here, you know what they should do?” then here is your chance to do it.

If the thought of designing and building the next Disney World right here scares you, then the stage is open for you to debut on a smaller scale.  Think of the positive vibes that can be generated with the creation of a new Niagara Falls.  That opens the doors to lots of small business startups, employment opportunities with any big national outfits that come here, and a general increase in values as each business and home owner fixes up their property to respond to the momentum. Yeah, I know we’ve heard it all before, but sooner or later something’s gotta give.

Let’s try a new language in town.  I’ll list the old sayings and offer a positive twist to it.

Old Saying:  “Oh, that’s the Governor’s buddy, he gets all the handouts.”

Replace with: “Hey, that guy met the bid specs and came up with the best deal. He’s pretty sharp, no wonder the governor likes him.”

Old Saying:  “Sure, he pulls up in his BMW and gets a grant from the State. Like he really needs it.”

Replace with:  “Man, that guy is living large, he’s either smart, lucky, or both.”

Old saying: “Whoa! They can’t build that there, it blocks my view.”

Replace with: “Damn, I had the chance to buy that lot years ago, well, I hope the new building improves the neighborhood.”

Old Saying:  “Those councilmen are thick as thieves, they just care about themselves.”

Replace with: “I’m gonna start going to those meetings on Monday and tell them my ideas. Maybe I’ll get someone to listen.”

Old Saying:  “There’s too much crime around here.”

Replace with: “I leave the porch lights on now, and check out the window once and a while. If I see anything crazy, I call the police.”

Old Saying: “Those politicians are idiots.”

Replace with: “I’m going to make sure I vote this year.”

Old Saying: “Forty years ago, this town was rockin’.”

Replace with: “Let’s step things up a notch, in ten years it’ll be totally different.”

Offer your own renditions of the new Niagara Falls language in the comments section.  What do we call this language?  Niagrowin?

 

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