Can't You Come Up With Your Own Stuff?
Yes, I'm stealing from a joke e-mail, but I have good reason. As the American ambassador to Canada I must educate them on American culture. In the spirit of continental respect and understanding I give you a list of all 50 states with their mottos.
Please take notes, there will be a test later.
Alabama
Hell 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 Tike Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru
(Death To Mainland Scum,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
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 Hookers 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, But 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? Well, We Didn't Actually Surrender
South Dakota
Closer Than North Dakota
Tennessee
The Edyoocashun State
Texas
Se Hablo Ingles
Utah
Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
Vermont
Ay, Yep
Virginia
Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?
Washington
We have more rain than you do
West Virginia
One Big Happy Family...Really!
Wisconsin
Come Cut The Cheese!
Wyoming
Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared
Exile
Original_exile@hotmail.com
Please take notes, there will be a test later.
Alabama
Hell 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 Tike Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru
(Death To Mainland Scum,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
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 Hookers 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, But 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? Well, We Didn't Actually Surrender
South Dakota
Closer Than North Dakota
Tennessee
The Edyoocashun State
Texas
Se Hablo Ingles
Utah
Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
Vermont
Ay, Yep
Virginia
Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?
Washington
We have more rain than you do
West Virginia
One Big Happy Family...Really!
Wisconsin
Come Cut The Cheese!
Wyoming
Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared
Exile
Original_exile@hotmail.com
posted by exile at
6/28/2005 01:58:00 PM
12 Comments:
you're so american....so you getting some plastic too? you're CALI!
and you need not "teach" the Canadians a thing.....we're not the ones who don't learn about the other country. no i know. lol viva USA...and Mexico, of course.
By
Anonymous, at Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:46:00 PM
whoa! just put you're zamboni in park kiddo.
i'm just helping my friends to the north.
somebody woke up on the wrong side of the igloo...
By
exile, at Tuesday, June 28, 2005 4:27:00 PM
take er easy there pachineezee...that's a place in sicily italy, you're italian, so.
:)
By
Anonymous, at Tuesday, June 28, 2005 5:11:00 PM
*muah*
By
exile, at Tuesday, June 28, 2005 5:22:00 PM
right back at ya....muah.
By
Anonymous, at Tuesday, June 28, 2005 5:30:00 PM
grar?
By
exile, at Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:01:00 PM
always for u
By
Anonymous, at Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:12:00 PM
excellent! this was effing funny. does this mean you're educating us up at the northern-way?
By
{illyria}, at Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:44:00 PM
mitzee- GRAR!
trans- i belive stongly in Edyoocashun
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exile, at Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:40:00 AM
pf- there are 50 (unless you count canda) and the reason we have so many states named after you is because we were a part of you for a while, remember?
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exile, at Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:20:00 PM
pf- yeah, americans are ignorant, but everyone wants to be like us
we have floride in our water
By
exile, at Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:27:00 PM
i've never heard of copper helping bones before. hmmmm...
By
exile, at Friday, July 08, 2005 10:33:00 AM
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