To: Uncle Frank who wrote (4295 ) 7/27/2000 1:09:26 PM From: Dr. Id Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 22706 These may be apropos (or as DS would say, ahprahpo). In particular, check out Alabama and Georgia: STATE MOTTOS Alabama: Litterasy Ain't Everthing Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong! Arizona: But It's a Dry Heat Arkansas: We Made him Governor Because we're Idiots...What's Your Excuse for Making him President? California: 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: Just as Good as Alabama...without their high IQ 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: If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It 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 Mosquitoes Mississippi: Yes, We Have Electricity! Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work Montana: & Very Little Else Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest Nevada: Prostitutes, Cheating Men and Poker! New Hampshire: Go Away And Leave Us Alone New Jersey: You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here, You Mutha ##$%##! 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, 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 Inglis (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 Computer Nerds And Grunge-Slackers! Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor? West Virginia: One Big Happy Family...just ask Uncle Daddy! Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese Wyoming: Where Men Are Men...And The Sheep Are Scared