[2427] in Humor
HUMOR: State Mottos
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sharalee M. Field)
Tue Aug 25 16:07:20 1998
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 16:05:17 -0400
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From: "Sharalee M. Field" <sharalee_field@harvard.edu>
>From: yasha@harari.org
>Subject: DAILY DOSE! 8/24/98
>Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 18:24:43 -0400
>
>NEW STATE MOTTOS
>
>Alabama:
>At Least We're not Mississippi
>
>Alaska:
>11,623 Eskimos Can't be Wrong!
>
>Arizona:
>But It's a Dry Heat
>
>Arkansas:
>Litterasy Ain't Everthing
>
>California:
>As Seen on TV
>
>Colorado:
>If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother
>
>Connecticut:
>Like Massachusetts, Only Dirtier and With Less Character
>
>Delaware:
>We Really Do Like the Chemicals in our Water
>
>Florida:
>Ask Us About Our Grandkids
>
>Georgia:
>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
>
>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:
>A Thinking Man's Delaware
>
>Massachusetts:
>Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets)
>
>Michigan:
>First Line of Defense From the Canadians
>
>Minnesota:
>Ditto
>
>Mississippi:
>Come 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:
>We Wish We Were In 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 Our Cheese
>
>Wyoming:
>Wynot?
>
>
>Source: Not Jeff Keeton
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