Rejected U.S. State Mottos

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• ALABAMA
  Literacy ain't everything Ya want fries with dat?
• ALASKA
  Come, freeze your butt off
• ARIZONA
  Winter home to 150,000 snowbirds
• ARKANSAS
  At least we're not Mississippi
• CALIFORNIA
  The Granola State Nobody's actually from here Fast reloading lanes available The really long state
• COLORADO
  Too wimpy to cross the mountains so we stopped here Official home of the winter ski bunny
• CONNECTICUT
  Way too close to New York
• DELAWARE
  You'll need a map to find us So close to Washington you can smell it
• FLORIDA
  The Gunshine State Elephant Graveyard; where the old Republicans go to die Senior citizen discounts available Come, enjoy the humidity The snow capital of the US
• GEORGIA
  Home of the Rednecks Gateway to Florida Confederate money welcome
• HAWAII
  Sure, we've got Interstates... drive on over Book 'em Danno Tom Selik, Jack Lord, Don Ho - Paradise! Come, get lai-ed
• IDAHO
  Ain't nothing here We don't care if you spell potato with an "e" Land of a billion "eyes"
• ILLINOIS
  Land of the voting dead Gateway to Iowa
• INDIANA
  Home of David Letterman
• IOWA
  Just east of Omaha It's easy to spell
• KANSAS
  Hayfever capital of the Midwest Dole slept here There's no place like home Ya want flat, we got flat
• KENTUCKY
  Tobacco is a vegetable We're all related Gateway to Nashville
• LOUISIANA
  Swim the beautiful Bayou Cancer Alley's just a name, and names will never hurt you
• MAINE
  For Sale You can spit on Canada from here
• MARYLAND
  If it weren't for Washington, you couldn't find us
• MASSACHUSETTS
  Home of the young girls from Nantucket, also the home of Ted Kennedy, hmmmm...
• MICHIGAN
  Land of the free, home of the Buick
• MINNESOTA
  Not Sweden, but we try to act like it Sure beats Canada
• MISSISSIPPI
  We're lucky we can spell it Why would you want to come here?
• MISSOURI
  Gateway to Kansas Here's mine, Show Me yours We're better than Illinois
• MONTANA
  Land of the Big Sky, and very little else We've got lots of 10'x10' shacks in the woods It's where you're wanted. At least our cows are sane.
• NEBRASKA
  More corn than Kansas Go to Kansas, turn north
• NEVADA
  More weirdos than Alaska (warmer too) 2 words - Death Valley 3:5 you'll leave broke We have our own nuclear testing site
• NEW HAMPSHIRE
  Like Old Hampshire, only newer About as exciting as Vermont
• NEW JERSEY
  You have the right to remain silent, You have the right to an attorney... Tell 'em Guido sent ya
• NEW MEXICO
  Lizards make excellent pets We have reservations Alien Welcome Center - Roswell
• NEW YORK
  At least we're not New Jersey! We're more than a big city; we're a state Like we CARE about a motto English spoken here; sometimes
• NORTH CAROLINA
  Five million people; Fifteen last names We're bigger than South Carolina
• NORTH DAKOTA
  The OTHER South Dakota
• OHIO
  Don't judge us by Cleveland Proud polluters of Lake Erie We're easy to spell
• OKLAHOMA
  We're OK, you're NOT! I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto
• OREGON
  As pretty as California but not as weird We're not named after a musical instrument You can see the sunset from here
• PENNSYLVANIA
  Cook with coal Free lub job with oil change
• RHODE ISLAND
  Size ain't everything Nobody famous came from Rhode Island
• SOUTH CAROLINA
  Just south of North Carolina
• SOUTH DAKOTA
  Closer than North Dakota
• TENNESSEE
  The Educashun State Thank goodness we've still got Elvis A great fixer-upper
• TEXAS
  Si Hablo Ingles See, EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas!
• UTAH
  Our Jesus is better than your Jesus At least our sheep can't talk
• VERMONT
  Bet ya can't name 2 of our towns
• VIRGINIA
  Please don't confuse us with West Virginia!
• WASHINGTON
  We like our state, so STAY OUT!
• WEST VIRGINIA
  Where "family values" has a different meaning
• WISCONSIN
  Land of funny accents. Say "Cheeeese"
• WYOMING
  Where men are lonely and sheep are scared