[1970] in Humor
HUMOR: Rejected State Mottos
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (abennett@MIT.EDU)
Mon Mar 24 10:03:04 1997
From: <abennett@MIT.EDU>
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 09:39:31 EST
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 23:49:51 -0800
From: Connie Kleinjans <connie@interserve.com>
From: Frank Bowlin <bowlin@got.net>
Rejected State Mottos:
ALABAMA:
Literacy Ain't Everything
ARKANSAS:
At Least We're not Oklahoma
CALIFORNIA:
Se Habla Ingles
CONNECTICUT:
New York City's OTHER Suburb
FLORIDA:
The Gunshine State
IDAHO:
Famous Potatoes ... and Neo-Nazis
ILLINOIS:
Gateway to Iowa
INDIANA:
Home of Dan Quayle
KANSAS:
Don't Blame Us, We Voted For Dole
KENTUCKY:
Tobacco is a Vegetable
MAINE:
For Sale
MARYLAND:
We're Better Than Virginia, Damn It!
MASSACHUSETTS:
The Sue Me State.
MINNESOTA:
Land of 7,000 lakes and 3,000 man-made ponds
MONTANA:
Land of the Big Sky, and Very Little Else
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Love thy neighboring state, and it's economy.
NEW JERSEY:
The Garbage State
NEW MEXICO:
Lizards Make Excellent Pets
NEW YORK:
You Have the Right to Remain Silent, You Have the Right to an Attorney
NORTH CAROLINA:
Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
OHIO:
Don't Judge us by Cleveland
OREGON:
Jerry Garcia was here!
PENNSYLVANIA:
Cook with Coal
SOUTH DAKOTA: Closer than North Dakota
TENNESSEE: The Educashun State
TEXAS:
Don't Mess with Texas -- We're Armed
UTAH:
Our Jesus is Better Than Your Jesus
VIRGINIA:
We're Better Than Maryland, Damn It!
WASHINGTON:
Keep Washington Green, Grow Hemp
WEST VIRGINIA:
Incest is Best
