Rejected State Mottos

In order to form a more perfect Union…

 

  • Alabama – At least we’re not Mississippi
  • Alaska - 11,623 Eskimos Can’t be Wrong
  • Arizona - Dehyd-rific
  • Arkansas – Litterasy Ain’t Everything
  • 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’re too Small to Have a Motto
  • Florida - Ask us About out 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 OK, We’re Not but he Potatoes Sure are Real Good
  • Illinois – Gateway to Iowa
  • Indiana – 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
  • Iowa – Land of James T. Kirk
  • Kansas – First of the Rectangle States
  • Kentucky – Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
  • Louisiana – We’re not all Drunk Cajun Whackos, but That’s our Tourism Campaign
  • Maine – 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 - For Sale
  • 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, 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 – Umm…We’ve Got…Umm…Dinosaur Bones? Yeah, Dinosaur Bones!
  • Ohio – Don’t Judge us by Cleveland
  • 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 – Se Hable Ingles
  • 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 Our Cheese
  • Wyoming – Why Not?