Unofficial State Mottos

Time for a little levity...I got this from the Koocanusa News which we find around town on restaurant tables, grocery stands, etc. It's a free flyer full of fun facts and stories. Being a former resident of Washington State, #47 is my favorite cause it is oh so true. WARNING: You are about to enter a politically incorrect zone.....

1. Alabama: Hell, Yes...We Have Electricity.
2. Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong.
3. Arizona: It's A Dry Heat.
4. Arkansas: Literacy Ain't Everythang.
5. California: Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda.
6. Colorado: Don't Ski? Don't Bother.
7. Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only Smaller.
8. Delaware: We Like The Chemicals In Our Water.
9. Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids.
10. Georgia: We Put The Fun In Fundamentalist Extremism.
11. Hawaii: Welcome Mainland Scum, Leave Your Money.
12. Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes. Well, Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Good.
13. Illinois: Please Don't Pronounce The "S".
14. Indiana: 2 Billion Years and Tidal Wave Free.
15. Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn.
16. Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States.
17. Kentucky: Five Million People, Fifteen Last Names.
18. Louisiana: We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos.
19. Maine: We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster.
20. Maryland: If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It!
21. Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's.
22. Michigan: First Line of Defense From The Canadians.
23. Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes and 10 Zillion Mosquitos.
24. Mississippi: Come Visit and Feel Better About Your State.
25. Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work.
26. Montana: Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, and Honest Elections.
27. Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest.
28. Nevada: Hookers and Poker!
29. New Hampshire: Go Away and Leave Us Alone.
30. New Jersey: I Got Yer ##S%##! Motto Right Here!
31. New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent Pets.
32. New York: You Have The Right To Remain Silent, But No Right To Self Defense.
33. North Carolina: Tobacco Is A Vegetable.
34. North Dakota: We Really Are One of the Fifty States!
35. Ohio: At Least We're Not Michigan.
36. Oklahoma: Like The Play, But No Singing.
37. Oregon: Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner.
38. Pennsylvania: Cook With Coal.
39. Rhode Island: We're Not REALLY An Island.
40. South Carolina: Remember the Civil War? Well, We Didn't Actually Surrender, Yet!
41. South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota.
42. Tennessee: Home of the Al Gore Invention Museum.
43. Texas:Se Habla Ingles.
44. Utah: Our Jesus is Better Than Your Jesus.
45. Vermont: Too Liberal for the Kennedys.
46. Virginia: Where Government Stiffs and Slackjaw Yokels Mix.
47. Washington: Our Governor Can Out-Fraud Your Governor.
48. West Virginia: One Big Happy Family...Really!
49. Wisconsin: Come Cut the Cheese!
50. Wyoming: Where Men Are Men and the Sheep Are Scared.