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Old 12-07-2006, 12:26 PM
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Default These really should be state mottos

* Alabama
Literacy ain't everything, Ya want fries with dat?
We Have Electricity
At Least We're not Mississippi

* Alaska
Come, freeze your butt off
11,623 Eskimos Can't be Wrong!

* Arizona
Winter home to 150,000 snowbirds
But It'* a Dry Heat

* Arkansas
At least we're not Mississippi
Litterasy Ain't Everthing

* California
Nobody'* actually from here
Fast reloading lanes available
Hey, with this many of us, we can make anything legal
As Seen on TV

* Colorado
Too wimpy to cross the mountains so we stopped here
If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother

* Connecticut
Way too close to New York
Like Massachusetts, Only Dirtier and With Less Character

* Delaware
Parking for Dupont employees only
You'll need a map to find us
We Really Do Like the Chemicals in our Water

* Florida
Give me your sick, your old, your rich retirees...
Senior citizen discounts available
Come, enjoy the humidity
Ask Us About Our Grandkids

* Georgia
Home of the Rednecks
Gateway to Florida
We Put the "Fun" in Fundamentalist Extremism

* Hawaii
Try our lei-away program
Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death to Mainland Scum, But Leave Your Money)

* Idaho
Ain't nothing here
More Than Just Potatoes...Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Are Real Good

* Illinois
Land of the voting dead
Gateway to Iowa
Please Don't Pronounce the "*"

* Indiana
Home of David Letterman
2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

* Iowa
It'* easy to spell
We Do Amazing Things With Corn

* Kansas
Hayfever capital of the Midwest
Dole slept here
There'* no place like home
First Of The Rectangle States

* Kentucky
Tobacco is a vegetable
Gateway to Nashville
Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

* Louisiana
Swim the beautiful Bayou
Cancer Alley'* just a name, and names will never hurt you
We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That'* Our Tourism Campaign

* Maine
We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster
For Sale
You can spit on Canada from here

* Maryland
If it weren't for Washington, you couldn't find us
If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It
A Thinking Man'* Delaware

* Massachusetts
Taxus Por Un Fortunat Bums
Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden'* (for most tax brackets)

* Michigan
Where cars used to come from
First Line of Defense From the Canadians

* Minnesota
Not Sweden, but we try to act like it
10,000 Lakes and 10,000,000 Mosquitoes

* Mississippi
Why would you want to come here?
Elvis was born here, but heck, even he left
Come Feel Better About Your Own State

* Missouri
Gateway to Kansas
Here'* mine, Show Me yours
We love company
Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work

* Montana
It'* where you're wanted
Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, and Very Little Else

* Nebraska
Not much to look at, but we sure have a lot of it
More corn than Kansas
Go to Kansas, turn north
Ask About Our State Motto Contest

* Nevada
More weirdos than Alaska (warmer too)
2 words - Death Valley
3:5 you'll leave broke
We have our own nuclear testing
Two to one you will come again

* New Hampshire
Like Old Hampshire, only newer
About as exciting as Vermont
Go Away and Leave Us Alone

* New Jersey
Waste not...Send it here instead
You Want a ##$%## Motto?? I Got Yer ##$%## Motto Right Here!!

* New Mexico
We have reservations
Alien Welcome Center - Roswell
Lizards Make Excellent Pets

* New York
Like we CARE about a motto
English spoken here; sometimes
You Have the Right to Remain Silent...

* North Carolina
We're bigger than South Carolina
Tobacco is a Vegetable

* North Dakota
The OTHER South Dakota
We Really ARE One of the 50 States!

* Ohio
Don't judge us by Cleveland
Proud polluters of Lake Erie
We're easy to spell
We Wish We Were In Michigan

* Oklahoma
I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto
Rather Sooner than later
We're OK, you're NOT!
Like the Play, Only No Singing

* Oregon
As pretty as California but not as weird
You can see the sunset from here
Spotted Owl...It'* What'* For Dinner

* Pennsylvania
Free lube job with oil change
Freeway On-Ramps - What'* That?
Cook With Coal

* Rhode Island
Size ain't everything
Nobody famous came from Rhode Island
We're Not REALLY An Island

* South Carolina
Settled by prisoners, what do you expect
Just south of North Carolina
Where the Civil War is Never Over

* South Dakota
To rent this space call 1-800-SEE-COWS
Closer Than North Dakota

* Tennessee
To stay here, you'd HAVE to be a Volunteer!
A great fixer-upper
The Educashun State

* Texas
See, EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas!
Si' Hablo Ing'les (Yes, I speak English)

* Utah
At least our sheep can't talk
Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus

* Vermont
Bet ya can't name 2 of our towns
Yep

* Virginia
Please don't confuse us with West Virginia!
Who Says Government Stiffs and Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?

* Washington
If we'd meant DC, we'd have said DC, stupid
We like our state, so STAY OUT!
Help! We're Overrun By Nerds and Slackers!

* Washington, D.C.
Seattle is NOT our capital, WE are the CAPITAL!
Wanna Be Mayor?

* West Virginia
Well, it sounded better than Eastern Ohio...
One Big Happy Family - Really!

* Wisconsin
Come Cut Our Cheese
Land of funny accents
Say "Cheeeese"

* Wyoming
The nation'* best beef cattle. Watch where you step
More elk than people, but not much traffic
Wynot?
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Default Re: These really should be state mottos

Originally Posted by wjcollier07

* South Carolina

Where the Civil War is Never Over
Yer, darned tootin' it ain't over,it'* JUST halftime



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Originally Posted by wjcollier07
Redneck.
yankee
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i think 10,000,000 is an under exageration
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Originally Posted by ieatfeets
Originally Posted by wjcollier07
Redneck.
yankee
i'm from hawaii and california, how the hell am i a yankee?
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* New York
Like we CARE about a motto
English spoken here; sometimes
You Have the Right to Remain Silent...
Should also say..."Guilty, until proven innocent".
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Default Re: These really should be state mottos

Originally Posted by wjcollier07
* Illinois Land of the voting dead

so true LOL
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Originally Posted by wjcollier07
Originally Posted by ieatfeets
Originally Posted by wjcollier07
Redneck.
yankee
i'm from hawaii and california, how the H*** am i a yankee?
california sided with the union during thier time as a territory
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