state mottos

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STATE MOTTOS

Alabama:

At Least We're not Mississippi

 

Alaska:

11,623 Eskimos Can't be Wrong!

 

Arizona:

But It's a Dry Heat

 

Arkansas:

Litterasy Ain't Everthing

 

California:

As Seen on TV

 

Colorado:

If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother

 

Connecticut:

Like Massachusetts, Only Dirtier and With Less Character

 

Delaware:

We Really Do Like the Chemicals in our Water

 

Florida:

Ask Us About Our Grandkids

 

Georgia:

We Put the "Fun" in Fundamentalist Extremism

 

Hawaii:

Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru

(Death to Mainland Scum, But Leave Your Money)

 

Idaho:

More Than Just Potatoes... Well Okay, We're Not, But The

Potatoes Sure Are Real Good

 

Illinois:

Please Don't Pronounce the "S"

 

Indiana:

2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

 

Iowa:

We Do Amazing Things With Corn

 

Kansas:

First Of The Rectangle States

 

Kentucky:

Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

 

Louisiana:

We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign

 

Maine:

We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster

 

Maryland:

A Thinking Man's Delaware

 

Massachusetts:

Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets)

 

Michigan:

First Line of Defense From the Canadians

 

Minnesota:

"10,000 Lakes and 10,000,000 Mosquitoes"

 

Mississippi:

Come Feel Better About Your Own State

 

Missouri:

Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work

 

Montana:

Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, and Very Little Else

 

Nebraska:

Ask About Our State Motto Contest

 

Nevada:

Whores and Poker!

 

New Hampshire:

Go Away and Leave Us Alone

 

New Jersey:

Ya Wanna ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!

 

New Mexico:

Lizards Make Excellent Pets

 

New York:

You Have the Right to Remain Silent, You Have the Right to an Attorney...

 

North Carolina:

Tobacco is a Vegetable

 

North Dakota:

We Really are One of the 50 States!

 

Ohio:

We Wish We Were In Michigan

 

Oklahoma:

Like the Play, only No Singing

 

Oregon:

Spotted Owl... It's What's For Dinner

 

Pennsylvania:

Cook With Coal

 

Rhode Island:

We're Not REALLY An Island

 

South Carolina:

Remember the Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender

 

South Dakota:

Closer Than North Dakota

 

Tennessee:

The Educashun State

 

Texas:

Si, Hablo Ingles (Yes, I speak English)

 

Utah:

Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus

 

Vermont:

Yep

 

Virginia:

Who Says Government Stiffs and Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?

 

Washington:

Help! We're Overrun By Nerds and Slackers!

 

Washington, D.C.:

Wanna Be Mayor?

 

West Virginia:

One Big Happy Family-Really!

 

Wisconsin:

Eat Cheese or Die

 

Wyoming:

Wynot?