Alternate State Mottos

list of alternate mottos for the States comprising the United States. It may be a little cryptic for readers outside the US, but even so, you'll get the idea. 8-)

Alabama: Yes, We Have Electricity

Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!

Arizona: But It's a *Dry* Heat

Arkansas: Litterasy Ain't Everthing

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 Kennedys 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 OK, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are 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 Some Tax Brackets)

Michigan: First Line Of Defense Against Canada

Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes And 10,000,000,000 Mosquitoes

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, & Very Little Else

Nebraska: At Least The Cows Are Sane

Nevada: Strippers, Lounge Lizards, 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: Acceleration Ramps - What's That? Civil Engineers - Who Needs Them!

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 Ingles

Utah: Our Snow Is Better Than Your Snow

Vermont: Yep

Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?

Washington: Help! We're Overrun By Nerds And Slackers!

West Virginia: One Big Happy Family...Really!

Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese

Wyoming: The nation's best beef cattle. Watch where you step