I thought you would like these!
Jan
>From: "David McGlumphy" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: State mottoes
>Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 09:54:06 -0400
>
>STATE MOTTOES
>
>
>Alabama: 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 Kennedy's Don't Own It
> Yet
>
>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: 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 (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 And 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: You Want 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: At Least We're Not 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: Come Cut The Cheese
>
>Wyoming: Where Men Are Men ... and the sheep are scared !!!
>
>jal 08/21/2001
>
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