"Drinks, dinner, decisions. Arrive a guest. Leave a legend."

The advertisement was meant to showcase nightlife in North Dakota: Two young men and three women flirt through the window of a downtown Fargo hotel bar.

Yes, this is serious and apparently, it caused such uproar that it was pulled for being too racy. After dozens of complaints that it makes the state look like a tawdry come-on, the state's tourism division yanked it late last week.

One commenter called the ad "sickening," while another called it a "disgrace." Others speculated about what the people in the photo needed to do to "leave a legend."

It does kind of sound like a vintage Barney Stinson quote.

Finken and Sara Otte Coleman, director of North Dakota's tourism division, said Friday that they were surprised by the reaction to the ad among the public.

"I certainly didn't think it was over the line or in any way in poor taste ... It really just takes 1-2 (negative comments), and people jump on the bandwagon."

All we know is we need to visit North Dakota apparently.