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Daithi · 02-20-2012, 10:00 AM

Now that the quiz is over, here is joke I saw on the State mottoes--

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 Mainland Scum,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
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 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 -- 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 Hablo 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!
Wyoming -- Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared

02-20-2012, 10:00 AM	#5699
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Now that the quiz is over, here is joke I saw on the State mottoes-- 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 Mainland Scum,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 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 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 -- 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 Hablo 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! Wyoming -- Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared Last edited by Daithi; 02-20-2012 at 10:14 AM.