Originally Posted By friendofdd Can anyone remember when California had a motto on the license plate? We did, at one time. I think New Hampshire may still have, "Live Free or Die." Here's another California "motto" among all the rest of the states. Too bad that most of them are too long to put on the license plate. 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 Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To The Mainland Scum, Leave Your Money) Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes. Well, OK, 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, That's Just 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, Poker, and Wayne Newton! 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 (Dr. Jerry Born assures me that the actual motto is: Land of the flea and home of the Plague.) 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, Yet South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota Tennessee: The Edyoocashun State Texas: Se Habla 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 With Us! Wyoming: Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Afraid
Originally Posted By peeaanuut <<By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda! >> Its Polyeurothane
Originally Posted By TomSawyer The current real Idaho plates are funny: <a href="http://www.geocities.com/lpmuseum/idahocurrent.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/lpmus eum/idahocurrent.jpg</a> Scenic Idaho - Famous Potatoes Now there's a slogan.
Originally Posted By goodgirl <<Oregon: Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner >> Actually Spotted Owl isn't as good as its alleged to be. Bald eagle tastes much better.
Originally Posted By dltraveler Very funny. I like the Hawaii motto, although North Dakota's (We Really Are One Of The 50 States!) could work for us too. I've actually been asked for a passport when flying from California to Hawaii!
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I thought Oregon's State Motto was : Welcome to Oregon. Now go home.
Originally Posted By LadyKluck >>>The current real Idaho plates are funny:<< Yeah real funny - try having them on your vehicle! Thankfully they've finally come out with other designs so we don't HAVE to have the stupid "Famous Potatoes" plate anymore!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>I thought Oregon's State Motto was : Welcome to Oregon. Now go home.<< Vermont, definitely Vermont!! or Vermont, you're welcome to go anyway you want. or Vermont, we're not just republican any more. or Vermont, you can almost afford to live here.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Actually Rhode Island accually IS an Island. The Official name of the state is; The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Rhode Island is the unofficial name for Aquidneck Island which has the communitites on it; Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth. The only way to get to Aquidneck Island is to take one of three bridges. Next your going to tell me that Rhode Island was named after an island in Greece.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Rhode Island got its name from the Dutch word rhod. Which means rosy or red. Rhode Island is naturally surrounded by wild red roses. When Jackie Kennedy moved into the White House she asked JFK to build a wall around it. He said that the American people would not allow a wall around the White House grounds. So Jackie had roses installed instead.
