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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:58:49 -0500
From: Baobei
Subject: BLAGUES-L: New state mottos


Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 21:25:23 -0500
From: Guru
Subject: New 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:
  Two 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 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:
  Hookers 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 Slackjawed 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?



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