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 Mrs ElderP That was so funny, loved it!! I do remember when I was 7 and we moved to Oklahoma and the plates read: Oklahoma is OK. As a 7 year old I thought that was the funniest ever!
Originally Posted By disneydad109 North Carolina state motto is not correct as posted. The correct motto is " North carolina , New Jersey south !" 1st runner up was " kudzu makes a fine side dish"
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Good except Vermont is Ay-yea! or "The best view of Vermont in the winter is from your rear view mirror" or Take Vermont Back, soon! or Here's you hat...what's your hurry! Or "If your going to creep down the middle of the road while rubber necking the scenery...at least buy a lot of Maple Products.
