New State Mottos for the 21st Century
Alabama: At Least We’re Not Mississippi
Alaska: But It’s a Dry Cold
Arizona: But It’s a Dry Heat
Arkansas: Litterasy Ain’t Everthing
California: Nouvelle Cuisine and Religions You Never Heard Of
Colorado: If You Don’t Ski, Forget It
Connecticut: Like Massachusetts Only Dirtier
Delaware: You’ll Love 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, Maybe Not
Illinois: Don’t Pronounce the ‘S’
Indiana: Two Billion Years Without a Tidal Wave
Iowa: More Than Just Corn. Well, Maybe Not
Kansas: First of the Rectangle States
Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
Louisana: We’re Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos. Well, Okay, Maybe We Are
Maine: We’re Really Cold, But the Lobster’s Cheap
Maryland: You’ll Love Our Bratwurst. No, Wait, That’s Wisconsin
Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden’s
Michigan: First Line of Defense Against Invasion from Canada
Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes, 10,000,000,000 Mosquitos
Mississippi: Vacation Here, Appreciate Your Own State
Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work
Montana: Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomber, and Right-Wing Crazies
Nebraska: Enter Our State Motto Contest
Nevada: Home of Legal Prostitution
New Hampshire: Go Away, Leave Us Alone
New Jersey: You Want a Motto? Here’s Your %?$in’ Motto
New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent Pets
New York: You Have the Right to Remain Silent
North Carolina: Tobacco Is a Vegetable
North Dakota: We Really Are a State
Ohio: If It Weren’t for Michigan We’d Go to the Rose Bowl
Oklahoma: Just Like the Play, But No Singing
Oregon: Home of the Spotted Owl, and Spotted Owl Pie
Pennsylvania: Now You’re Cookin’ with Coal
Rhode Island: We’re Not Really an Island
South Carolina: Remember the Civil War? We Never Really Surrendered
South Dakota: The Vacation State for North Dakota
Tennessee: Country Music and Cheap Electricity
Texas: Algunos de Nosotros Hablan Ingleses (Some of Us Speak English)
Utah: Our Jesus Can Beat Up Your Jesus
Vermont: Yep
Virginia: Secret Home of the CIA
Washington: Land of Nerds and Hackers
Washington DC: You Can Be Mayor
West Virginia: One Big Happy Family - Literally
Wisconsin: Come Cut the Cheese