New State Mottos
August 27, 2009
I didn’t write these but they sure are funny…and true.
Alabama: At Least We’re not Mississippi & Yes, We Have Electricity
Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can’t be Wrong! & We Also Take American Money
Arizona: But It’s a Dry Heat
Arkansas: Litterasy Ain’t Everything
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: 10,000 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 10,000,000,000,000 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 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: 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 Ing’les (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?
m's daddyman
Aug 27, 03:05 PM
In Texas we really like this one – “We don’t care how you did it up north!”
Drew
Aug 27, 03:09 PM
So that’s how other people see my state…
Paul
Aug 27, 03:38 PM
MN – Our state bird is the mosquito.
MN – Two seasons: Winter and Road Construction.
MN – The Silicon Valley of the Midwest.
blsdw8
Aug 27, 03:42 PM
Here in Maryland we like to say “Welcome to Maryland, please don’t stare”
Joey - FamilyDads.com
Aug 27, 04:13 PM
GA – All roads lead to Atlanta.
Jeff
Aug 27, 04:32 PM
I hate cheese
Its true — I was born and raised in WI
That is why I moved to GA
tim
Aug 27, 05:03 PM
MT-Montana Sucks! Tell Your Out of State Friends
greg
Aug 27, 07:21 PM
maine—‘my brother is my cousin is my aunt”
Tim H
Aug 27, 07:31 PM
Washington, DC: That curious blend of Northern Hospitality and Southern Efficiency. (Where nothing ever gets done and you get shafted in the process.)
Robert M
Aug 28, 01:49 PM
In CA we like/hate this one: “California: Land of fruits and nuts.”
bill
Aug 28, 04:34 PM
For CA, isn’t it “what ain’t fruits and nuts is flakes”
Danny
Aug 28, 04:54 PM
Arkansas – where most people’s life ambition is to run the ferris wheel.
Keith
Aug 29, 11:11 PM
ForWV- Thank You, Dear Lord for Mississippi!
Paul Stackhouse
Aug 30, 06:38 PM
The reason West Virginia is almost heaven is because heaven is found in Kentucky.
Greg
Sep 7, 11:34 AM
MN – Many are cold, but few are frozen.
Ron
Sep 28, 01:48 AM
Utah – Closed on Sunday
David
Oct 7, 03:14 PM
MS-WE DO have electricity and running water!