(I received this from two different people today. I've seen it before, but never blogged it.)
Rejected State Mottos
Alabama
At Least We're not Mississippi
Alaska
11,623 Eskimos Can't be Wrong!
Arizona
Dehyd-rific!
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
Florida
Ask Us About Our Grandkids
or Welcome To God's Waiting Room
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 Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good
Illinois
Gateway to Iowa
Indiana
2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
Iowa
Land of James T. Kirk
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
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
For Sale
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, and Very Little Else
Nebraska
Ask About Our State Motto Contest
Nevada
Women of ill-repute 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
Um... We've got... Um... Dinosaur Bones?
Yeah, Dinosaur Bones!
Ohio
Don't Judge Us by Cleveland
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
Se Hablo Ingles
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? Be good!
