“Like a good neighbor, stay over there”
“Like a good neighbor, stay over there” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is a parody of the State Farm insurance jingle, “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.”
“Like a good neighbor, stay over there. #WordOfAdvice” was posted on Twitter by JayQue on June 14, 2011. The saying most likely originated from an image.
Wikipedia: State Farm
State Farm is a large group of insurance and financial services companies throughout the United States with corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. The group’s main business is State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a mutual insurance firm that also owns the other State Farm companies.
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The State Farm jingle (“Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there”) was written by American songwriter Barry Manilow in 1971. A cover was released by Weezer in 2011.
Twitter
JayQue
@ImJustJermayne
Like a good neighbor, stay over there. #WordOfAdvice
4:56 PM - 14 Jun 2011
Twitter
Shortness
@JustLyn1981
Like a good neighbor, stay over there.
7:03 AM - 16 Jun 2011
Twitter
TONY ♕
@diaryofswag
Like a good neighbor, stay over there.
10:26 AM - 19 Jun 2011
November/December 2013, Jack and Jill, “Exclusive Interview: Grumpy Cat,” pg. 15:
What’s your favorite Grumpy Cat meme?
My personal favorite is “Like a good neighbor, stay over there.”
Google Books
Grumpy Cat Coloring Book
By Grumpy Cat
Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc.
2014
Pg. ?:
Like a Good Neighbor…
STAY OVER THERE
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Like a good neighbor, stay over there.
submitted December 9, 2014 by flyingbearfishicorn
Reddit—Jokes
Like a good neighbor . . .
submitted September 3, 2016 by farrenkm
. . . stay over there!
Twitter
Brittany
@atexashoneybee
#FailedAmericanSlogans Like a good neighbor , stay over there
9:10 PM - 29 Jan 2017
Complex
The 50 Funniest Grumpy Cat Memes
BY GRUMPY CATS
JUL 14, 2017
Like most Internet sensations, Tardar Sauce, a.k.a. Tard, a.k.a. Grumpy Cat, first achieved digital fame thanks to a viral Reddit post in 2012. Since then, this frowning feline became the meme to end all cat memes (sorry, Chemistry Cat and Ceiling Cat).
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40. A Good Neighbor
“Like a good neighbor. Stay over there.”
Twitter
Joan kulling
@KullingJoan
Funny doormat outdoor welcome mat “Like a Good Neighbor… Stay Over There” 40x60cm coir
8:11 PM - 25 Aug 2018