State Mottos

Alabama:

Hell Yes, We Have Electricity

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Alaska :

11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!

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Arizona :

But It's A Dry Heat

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Arkansas :

Literacy Ain't Everything

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California :

By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic

Than Your Honda

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Colorado :

If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother

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Connecticut :

Like Massachusetts , Only The Kennedys

Don't Own It yet

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Delaware :

We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water

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Florida :

Ask Us About Our Grandkids

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Georgia :

We Put The "Fun" In Fundamentalist Extremism

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Hawaii :

Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru

(Death To Mainland Scum, Leave Your Money)

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Idaho :

More Than Just Potatoes...Well, Okay, We're Not,

But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good

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Illinois :

Please Don't Pronounce the "S"

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Indiana :

2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

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Iowa :

We Do Amazing Things With Corn

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Kansas :

First Of The Rectangle States

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Kentucky :

Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

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Louisiana :

We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos,

But That's Our Tourism Campaign

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Maine :

We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster

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Maryland :

If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It

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Massachusetts :

Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden 's (For

Most Tax Brackets)

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Michigan :

First Line Of Defense From The Canadians

and Ohio

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Minnesota :

10,000 Lakes..And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes

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Mississippi :

Come And Feel Better About Your Own State

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Missouri :

Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work

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Montana :

Land Of The Big Sky, The Unibomber,

Right-wing Crazies, Yellowstone, Buffalo , Elk, and Very Little Else

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Nebraska :

Ask About Our State Motto Contest

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Nevada :

Hookers and Poker!

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New Hampshire :

Go Away And Leave Us Alone

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New Jersey :

You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got

Yer ##$%##! Motto Right here!

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New Mexico :

Lizards Make Excellent Pets

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New York :

You Have The Right To Remain Silent,

You Have The Right To An Attorney..

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North Carolina :

Tobacco Is A Vegetable

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North Dakota :

We Really Are One of The 50 States!

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Ohio :

At Least We're Not Michigan

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Oklahoma :

Like The Play, Only No Singing

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Oregon :

Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner

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Pennsylvania :

Cook With Coal

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Rhode Island :

We're Not REALLY An Island

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South Carolina :

Remember The Civil War?

We Didn't Actually Surrender

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South Dakota :

Closer Than North Dakota

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Tennessee : The Educashun State

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Texas :

Sí, Hablo Ingles

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Utah :

Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus

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Vermont :

Yep

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Virginia :

Who Says Government Stiffs and

Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?

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Washington :

We have more rain than you do

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Washington , D.C. :

Wanna Be Mayor?

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West Virginia :

One Big Happy Family...Really!

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Wisconsin :

Come Cut The Cheese

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Wyoming :

Where Men Are Men...And The Sheep Are Scared