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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 07:54 AM
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Know Your State Motto! :)
KNOW YOUR STATE MOTTO

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 Kennedys Don't Own It Yet.

Delaware
We Really Do Like the Chemicals in Our Water.

Florida
Ask Us About Our Grandchildren.

Georgia
We Put the Fun in Fundamentalist Extremism.

Hawaii
Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru
(Death to Mainland Scum, 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

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 Una bomber, 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 F##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer F##$%##! 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, But 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? Well, We Didn't Actually Surrender Yet

South Dakota
Closer Than North Dakota

Tennessee
The Edyoocashun State

Texas
Se Hablo Ingles

Utah
Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus

Vermont
Ay, Yep

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

Washington
We Have More Rain Than You Do

West Virginia
One Big Happy Family...Really!

Wisconsin
Come Cut the Cheese!

Wyoming
Where Men Are Men... And the Sheep Are Scared

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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 07:57 AM
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1. Funny!
I hadn't seen this list before.

Thanks.

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jmcon007 Donating Member (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 08:40 AM
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2. actually, you're wrong about Oklahoma.....
Oklahoma's motto is "Oklahoma is OK".

Our second choice was "Oklahoma is better than a kick in the Ass".
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 09:01 AM
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3. this got Pennsylvania's motto wrong, too
It's actually "Our Potholes are Bigger than Your Potholes"
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SCDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 09:03 AM
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4. South Carolina's is really
What you call the Civil War we call the War of Northern Agression
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 09:05 AM
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5. so true too
Maryland
If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 09:07 AM
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6. The Mass motto is outdated
:D

we're 36th in tax burden. I know, it's a joke...
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tyedyeto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 09:07 AM
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7. If I hear ...
'but it's a dry heat' one more time when it's 110+, I'm going to shove them out the door and lock their sorry ass out so they can enjoy the oven.
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