AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 19255 posts, RR: 63 Reply 2, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 849 times:
Quoting MD-90 (Thread starter): Oregon:
Alis volat propiis -- She flies with her own wings
Nice, isn't it? But I don't know HOW I could ever have moved to a state whose nickname is "The Beaver State". That was really bad karma on my part.
SATX From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 2840 posts, RR: 8 Reply 3, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 848 times:
Texas - 'Friendship'?! WTF?! I always thought it was 'Don't Mess With Texas!'
Seriously though, what kind of silly pathetic state motto is 'Friendship'?!
Open Season on Consumer Protections is Just Around the Corner...
OzarkD9S From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4684 posts, RR: 23 Reply 4, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 844 times:
Even though I live in Missouri and the state is currently run by rabid/Christo-facist Republicans we do have a cool motto:
Homer71 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2209 posts, RR: 16 Reply 5, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 831 times:
Quoting SATX (Reply 3): Seriously though, what kind of silly pathetic state motto is 'Friendship'?!
Must be some wacked-out right-wing extremist that came up with that one, right?
BTW, Texas comes from the Indian word "tejas" which means "friends" so the motto, I'm taking a wild guess here, probably is based on that.
Some of my favorites:
Arizona: "Leading the Nation in Alien Probes"
Minnesota: "Where Prince Goes Ice Fishing"
New Jersey: "Pretending to be From New York for Over 200 Years"
Oh, wait, those aren't state mottos, just mottos on the new state quarters from Conan O'Brien...sorry
"On spaceship earth there are no passengers...only crew."
Usnseallt82 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 4891 posts, RR: 54 Reply 6, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 820 times:
Texas - "Everything's Bigger in Texas."
Unofficial, of course, but applicable to many situations.
MKEdude From South Korea, joined May 2005, 1008 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 797 times:
Have to love New Hampshire (Live free or die) the only state to mention death on the license plate.
In response to the popularity of the "Don't mess with Texas" campaign there is a new bumpersticker gaining in popularity here..."Don't fuck with Wisconsin"
"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline." Frank Zappa
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 8, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 783 times:
Delaware's unofficial one is pretty good as well..."Home of Tax-Free Shopping", and Nebraska's tourism slogan is just hilarious: "Nebraska: Where the possibilities are as endless as your imagination"...
Greg
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Seb146 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9911 posts, RR: 17 Reply 9, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 767 times:
Quoting MD-90 (Thread starter): Oregon:
Alis volat propiis -- She flies with her own wings
Sometimes our governors are completely useless. I think the motto was changed back in 1991 or 1992 by Barbara Roberts. Not really the sharpest tool in the shed. This was her baby and the most significant thing accomplished during her tenure. Our previous motto: The Union (which also appears on our state seal). Our current governor, Ted Kulingoski, has fought long and hard to get his piece of legislation passed: our state fruit is the pear.
I once saw a list of funny, made-up state and provincial mottos. My favorites are:
Virginia: Who said slack-jawed yokels and high-brow politicians don't mix?
Utah: Our Jesus is better than your Jesus
Wyoming: Wy not?
Saskatchewan: The land where no man can fall to his death.
Chugach From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1041 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 753 times:
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 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,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
Garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5251 posts, RR: 55 Reply 11, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 725 times:
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): South Carolina
Remember The Civil War?
Well, We Didn't Actually Surrender Yet
I'm more partial to the actual SC motto - "While I Breathe, I Hope."
South Carolina - too small to be its own country, too big to be a mental asylum.
PITA333 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 391 posts, RR: 3 Reply 12, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 713 times:
Pennsylvania:
You've Got A Friend in Pennsylvania!
Ctbarnes From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3491 posts, RR: 52 Reply 13, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 681 times:
In no particular order:
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): Washington
We have more rain than you do
The other one is, "Don't Californicate Washington"
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): Missouri
Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work
"There's a reason why we're 'The Show-Me State'"
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): Alaska
11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!
"Keep your F****** hands off my Perminent Fund"
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): Alabama
Hell Yes, We Have Electricity.
"Our 10 Commandments aren't just carved in stone"
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): California
By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda.
"Don't blame me: I didn't vote for Arnie"
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): Oregon
Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner
"So forward thinking we can't even pump our own gas"
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): Utah
Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
"Committed to Diversity-As long as you're Mormon"
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): New York
You Have The Right To Remain Silent,
You Have The Right
To An Attorney...
"STOP CONFUSING US WITH NEW YORK CITY GODDAMNIT!!"
Quoting Garnetpalmetto (Reply 11): I'm more partial to the actual SC motto - "While I Breathe, I Hope."
"...we eventually arrive in the 21st Century."
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): New Mexico
Lizards Make Excellent Pets
"We need a new motto. Pleeeeaaase!"
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): Kansas
First Of The Rectangle States
"We're flat. And proud of it!"
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): Illinois
Please, Don't Pronounce the "S"
"I don't know where they buried Jimmy Hoffa, so please don't ask."
That's all I can think of right now...
Charles, SJ
The customer isn't a moron, she is your wife -David Ogilvy
Chugach From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1041 posts, RR: 3 Reply 14, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 669 times:
New Jersey:
Pretending to be from New York for over 200 years.
While not a motto, I've always liked Alaska's nickname: "The Last Frontier." Simple, yet eloquent. I'm also partial to "The Lone Star State" in Texas thanks to my roots down there.
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79 Reply 16, posted (7 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 656 times:
Quoting Chugach (Reply 10): Louisiana
We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos,
But That's Our Tourism Campaign.
Actually, there are some cool bumper stickers in New Orleans.
New Orleans: Proud to Call it Home
New Orleans: Proud to Crawl Home
Mangeons les French fries, mais surtout pratiquons avec fierte le French kiss
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