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1->''"I'm from New Jersey, man! In Jersey we kill people for no reason at all, cuz we all got cancer anyway, so who gives a shit!"''
2-->-- '''Buddy Bradley''', ''Hate''
3
4->''Baby, this town rips the bones from your back\
5It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap\
6[[WanderlustSong We got to get out while we're young]]\
7Because tramps like us, baby we were born to run''
8-->-- '''Music/BruceSpringsteen''', Born to Run, the state's "Unofficial Youth Rock Anthem"
9
10->''"Today, sleep is regarded as a complex and inconstant state, a state not unlike New Jersey."''
11-->-- '''Howie Mandel''', on ''Series/StElsewhere''
12
13->''You don't have a disease. You just live in New Jersey.''
14-->-- '''Anonymous Doctor'''
15
16->'''''Q:''' How many people from New Jersey does it take to change a light bulb?\
17'''A:''' Three: One to change the bulb, one to witness, and the third to shoot the witness.''
18
19->''"Noah was a drunk. Look what he accomplished, and no one's asking you to build an arc. All you have to do is go to New Jersey."''
20-->-- '''Metatron''' to Bethany in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''
21
22->''Twas bergen and the eirie road\
23Did mahwah into paterson:\
24All jersey were the ocean groves,\
25And the red bank bayonne.\
26\
27"Beware the Hopatcong, my son!\
28The teeth that bite, the nails that claw!\
29Beware the bound brook bird, and shun\
30The kearney communipaw."\
31\
32He took his belmar blade in hand:\
33Long time the folsom foe he sought\
34Till rested he by a bayway tree\
35And stood a while in thought.\
36\
37And, as in nutley thought he stood,\
38The Hopatcong with eyes of flame,\
39Came whippany through the englewood,\
40And garfield as it came.\
41\
42One, two, one, two, and through and through\
43The belmar blade went hackensack!\
44He left it dead and with its head\
45He went weehawken back.\
46\
47"And hast thou slain the Hopatcong?\
48Come to my arms, my perth amboy!\
49Hohokus day! Soho! Rahway!"\
50He caldwell in his joy.\
51\
52Twas bergen and the eirie road\
53Did mahwah into paterson:\
54All jersey were the ocean groves,\
55And the red bank bayonne.''
56-->-- '''Paul Kieffer'''
57
58->'''Anna Baragli:''' He's definitely gonna steal the Codex. I can feel it. I'm not sure when.\
59'''Cardinal''': ''Attempt'' to steal, you mean. The vanity in this man Hudson Hawk! The Vatican has foiled the advances of ''pirates'' and ''terrorists.'' We will not lie down for some ''schmuck'' from ''New Jersey!''
60-->-- ''Film/HudsonHawk''
61
62->'''Leela:''' Who would've thought hell would really exist? And that it would be in New Jersey?\
63'''Fry:''' Actually...
64-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', "Hell Is Other Robots"
65
66->'''Scientist:''' I thought the army destroyed Godzilla?\
67'''Mayor:''' He's New Jersey's problem now.
68-->-- ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries''
69
70->''Located in you know where the fuck we are, and bordered by a bunch of places that can suck it -- especially you, Pennsylvania -- New Jersey is one of the nation's oldest and most historic states. So fuck you. Founded by a guy who could kick your state founder's ass, and boasting some of the safest, cleanest cities in America -- you hear that, jerk? -- New Jersey will destroy you, just say the word. And while the state has in recent years come under fire from environmental groups, that doesn't fucking matter because Jersey rules. Oh, and by the way, the entire state was balls-deep in your girlfriend last night.''
71-->-- ''Literature/OurDumbWorld''
72
73->''"And, sure enough, away we go into New Jersey. Sing ho! for the open road and that sort of thing. America's heritage--what? So there I am, happy, carefree, emotionally adjusted, all set to be wafted through the bright, wonderful countryside--and what happens? Newark, that's what happens. Psychologically, to say nothing of industrially, it is all wrong... It puts me in a bad humor for hours, and it just isn't worth it. There must be states out West that would be glad to have a city like Newark. New Mexico, for example."''
74-->-- '''George S. Kaufman''', ''Magazine/TheNewYorker'', "Does Newark Have To Be Where It Is?"
75
76->''Oh the factory smoke will make you choke,\
77Deep in the heart of Jersey!\
78And the city rats run in big packs,\
79Deep in the heart of Jersey!\
80\
81Oh the Parkway man takes a quarter from your hand,\
82Deep in the heart of Jersey!\
83And Route 17, the traffic there is mean,\
84Deep in the heart of Jersey!\
85\
86Oh the city skies ain't fit for flies,\
87Deep in the heart of Jersey!\
88And the pizza man says "I'ma no unnerstan',"\
89Deep in the heart of Jersey!\
90\
91Oh the dumps in June ain't like perfume,\
92Deep in the heart of Jersey!\
93But it's my state; I think it's great,\
94Deep in the heart of Jersey!''
95-->-- '''[[ExcitedKidsShowHost Uncle Floyd]]'''
96
97-> '''Gun-Toting Dame:''' Why can't I pull the trigger?\
98'''Nightmares the Clown:''' When you entered my hell, you walked past a sign that says "Abandon hope, all who enter." It is because I have dominion over you. It's an implicit contract.\
99'''Dame:''' I walked past no such sign!\
100'''Nightmares the Clown:''' I'm paraphrasing. It actually said "Welcome to New Jersey."
101-->-- ''Podcast/TheThrillingAdventureHour'', "The Devil You Know"
102
103->'''Julio:''' I don't want to go to Newark.\
104'''Peggy Olson:''' No one does.
105-->-- ''Series/MadMen''
106
107-> ''"Everything is legal in New Jersey."''
108-->-- '''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'''
109
110-> ''They drove over a long, deserted bridge as they left the city behind them. On either side you could see the river flowing – a thick brown that was probably more chocolate milk. The surface was covered in tiny ripples as the rain hit it. The road changed to a checkerboard pattern about halfway over, and once they had finished crossing they were greeted by trees with red-and-white peppermint trunks. A green metal sign told them “Welcome to New Jersey.”\
111\
112Paul stared out the window at the bizarre landscape. “Thank goodness, it’s completely unharmed,” he said.''
113-->-- ''Fanfic/{{Anthropology}}''
114
115->'''(603):''' YOUR STATE IS STUPID
116->'''(201):''' Did you miss a turn again?
117->'''(603):''' WHAT FUCKING IDIOT DECIDED TO DESIGN AN ENTIRE FUCKING STATE WHERE YOU CAN'T MAKE A FUCKING LEFT TURN?!? FUCK NEW JERSEY
118-->-- '''Website/TextsFromLastNight'''
119
120->''This guy thinks he can threaten us where we live? Ms. Marvel has a message for him. This is Jersey City. We talk loud, we walk fast, and we don't take any disrespect. Don't mess.''
121-->-- ''ComicBook/MsMarvel2014''
122
123->''"We're not insane. We're from New Jersey."''
124-->-- '''Bernice Bannister''', ''Film/Madhouse1990''
125
126->'''Will:''' Oh, uh, uh, Trenton, Secaucus, Fort Lee, Passaic.\
127'''Grace:''' Places that suck!\
128'''Will:''' Yes.\
129'''Rob:''' Hey! Guys, (''gestures to his wife Ellen'') we live near Secaucus.\
130'''Will:''' Don't slow us down. Ok, uh, bad accents, bad taste, overworked hair, social stigma.\
131'''Grace:''' Things kids have who are born in New Jersey!\
132'''Will:''' Right!\
133'''Rob:''' Hey!\
134'''Will:''' Oh, guys. It's just a game. I'm sure your kid won't have any of that.
135-->--''Series/WillAndGrace''

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