BIGRED400
07-16-2003, 12:31 AM
Subject: State Mottos -- Check out your own (Nevada's says it so succinctly!!)
Alabama:
Hell Yes, We Have Electricity
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Alaska:
11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!
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Arizona:
But It's A Dry Heat
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Arkansas:
Literacy Ain't Everything
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California:
By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your
Honda
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Colorado:
If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother
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Connecticut:
Like Massachusetts,
Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It Yet !
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Delaware:
We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water
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Florida:
Where Your Vote Counts....
Sometimes Twice!!!
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Georgia:
We Put The "Fun"
In Fundamentalist Extremism
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Hawaii:
Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru
(Death To Mainland Scum,
But Leave Your Money)
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Idaho:
More Than Just Potatoes....
Well Okay, We're Not, But
The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good
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Illinois:
Please Don't Pronounce The "S"
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Indiana:
2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
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Iowa:
We Do Amazing Things With Corn
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Kansas:
First Of The Rectangle States
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Kentucky:
Five Million People.... Fifteen Last Names
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Louisiana:
We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos,
But That's Our Tourism Campaign
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Maine:
We're Really Cold,
But We Have Cheap Lobster
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Maryland:
If You Can Dream It,
We Can Tax It
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Massachusetts:
Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's
(For Most Tax Brackets)
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Michigan:
First Line Of Defense From The Canadians
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Minnesota:
10,000 Lakes....
And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes
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Mississippi:
Come And Feel Better About Your Own State
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Missouri:
Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work
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Montana:
Land Of The Big Sky,
The Unabomber,
Right-Wing Crazies,
And Very Little Else
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Nebraska:
Ask About Our State Motto Contest
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Nevada:
Hookers and Poker!
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New Hampshire:
Go Away and Leave Us Alone
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New Jersey:
You Want A ##$%##! Motto?
I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!
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New Mexico:
Lizards Make Excellent Pets
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New York:
You Have The Right To Remain Silent,
You Have The Right To An Attorney...
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North Carolina:
Tobacco Is A Vegetable
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North Dakota:
We Really Are One Of The 50 States!
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Ohio:
At Least We're Not 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
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Tennessee:
The Educashun State
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Texas:
Si' Hablo Ing'les!
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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:
Come Cut The Cheese.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wyoming:
Where Men Are Men....
And The Sheep Are Nervous
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alabama:
Hell Yes, We Have Electricity
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alaska:
11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arizona:
But It's A Dry Heat
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arkansas:
Literacy Ain't Everything
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
California:
By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your
Honda
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Colorado:
If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Connecticut:
Like Massachusetts,
Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It Yet !
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Delaware:
We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Florida:
Where Your Vote Counts....
Sometimes Twice!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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:
If You Can Dream It,
We Can Tax It
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mississippi:
Come And 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:
Hookers and Poker!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New Hampshire:
Go Away and Leave Us Alone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New Jersey:
You Want A ##$%##! Motto?
I Got Yer ##$%##! 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:
At Least We're Not 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 Ing'les!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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:
Come Cut The Cheese.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wyoming:
Where Men Are Men....
And The Sheep Are Nervous
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~