State Mottos


ALABAMA: Literacy ain't everything; ya want fries with dat?

>ALASKA: Come, freeze your butt off.

>ARIZONA: Winter home to 150,000 snowbirds

>ARKANSAS: At least we're not Mississippi

>CALIFORNIA: The Granola State; nobody's actually from here; fast reloading >lanes available the really long state.

>COLORADO: Too wimpy to cross the mountains so we stopped here; official home >of the winter ski bunny

>CONNECTICUT: Way too close to New York

>DELAWARE: You'll need a map to find us, so close to Washington you can smell >it.

>FLORIDA: The Gunshine State; elephant graveyard; where the old Republicans >go to die; senior citizen discounts available; come, enjoy the humidity; the >snow capital of the U.S..

>GEORGIA: Home of the Rednecks; gateway to Florida; Confederate money >welcome.

>HAWAII: Sure, we've got Interstates... drive on over; book 'em Danno; Tom >Sellack, Jack Lord, Don Ho - Paradise!; come, get lei-ed.

>IDAHO: Ain't nothing here; we don't care if you spell potato with an "e"; >land of a billion "eyes".

>ILLINOIS: Land of the voting dead; gateway to Iowa.

>INDIANA: Home of David Letterman.

>IOWA: Just east of Omaha; it's easy to spell.

>KANSAS: Hayfever capital of the Midwest; Dole slept here; there's no place >like home; ya want flat, we got flat.

>KENTUCKY: Tobacco is a vegetable; we're all related; gateway to Nashville.

>LOUISIANA: Swim the beautiful Bayou; Cancer Alley's just a name, and names >will never hurt you

>MAINE: For Sale; you can spit on Canada from here.

>MARYLAND: If it weren't for Washington, you couldn't find us.

>MASSACHUSETTS: Home of the young girls from Nantucket, also the home of Ted >Kennedy, hmmmm...

>MICHIGAN: Land of the free, home of the Buick.

>MINNESOTA: Not Sweden, but we try to act like it; sure beats Canada; Land of >10,000 Flakes.

>MISSISSIPPI: We're lucky we can spell it; why would you want to come here?

>MISSOURI: Gateway to Kansas; here's mine, show Me yours; we're better than >Illinois.

>MONTANA: Land of the Big Sky, and very little else; we've got lots of

>10'x10' shacks in the woods; it's where you're wanted; at least >our cows are sane.

>NEBRASKA: More corn than Kansas; Go to Kansas, turn north

>NEVADA: More weirdos than Alaska (warmer too); 2 words - Death Valley; 3:5 >you'll leave broke; we have our own nuclear testing site.

>NEW HAMPSHIRE: Like Old Hampshire, only newer; about as exciting as Vermont.

>NEW JERSEY: You have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an >attorney...Tell 'em Guido sent ya.

>NEW MEXICO: Lizards make excellent pets; we have reservations; Aliens Welcome

>Center - Roswell.

>NEW YORK: At least we're not New Jersey!; we're more than a big city; we're >a state; like we CARE about a motto; English spoken here; sometimes.

>NORTH CAROLINA: Five million people; fifteen last names; we're bigger than >South Carolina.

>NORTH DAKOTA: The OTHER South Dakota.

>OHIO: Don't judge us by Cleveland; proud polluters of Lake Erie; we're easy >to spell.

>OKLAHOMA: We're OK, you're NOT!; I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, >Toto.

>OREGON: As pretty as California but not as weird; we're not named after a >musical instrument; you can see the sunset from here.

>PENNSYLVANIA: Cook with coal; free lube job with oil change.

>RHODE ISLAND: Size ain't everything; nobody famous came from Rhode Island.

>SOUTH CAROLINA: Just south of North Carolina.

>SOUTH DAKOTA: Closer than North Dakota.

>TENNESSEE: The Educashun State; thank goodness we've still got Elvis; a >great fixer-upper.

>TEXAS: Si Hablo Ingles; See, EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas!

>UTAH: Our Jesus is better than your Jesus; at least our sheep can't talk.

>VERMONT: Bet ya can't name 2 of our towns

>VIRGINIA: Please don't confuse us with West Virginia!

>WASHINGTON: We like our state, so STAY OUT!

>WEST VIRGINIA: Where "family values" has a different meaning.

>WISCONSIN: Land of funny accents; say "Cheeeese".

>WYOMING: Where men are lonely and sheep are scared.


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