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 : 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 : 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 : "10,000 Lakes and 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 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, 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 : Ya Wanna 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, DC : Wanna Be Mayor?

West Virginia : One Big Happy Family - Really!

Wisconsin : Eat Cheese or Die

Wyoming : Wynot?