State Mottos
Lass' List of State Mottos


Alabama:  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, But 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  (For Most Tax Brackets)

Michigan:  First Line Of Defense From The Canadians

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

Mississippi:  Come And 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:  At Least We're Not 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 Edjicashin 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, DC:  Wanna Be Mayor?

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

Wisconsin:  Come Cut The Cheese

Wyoming:  Where Men Are Men  ...  And The Sheep Are Scared !!!



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