Which state has the ubercoolest motto?

[Grom 0]

Which state has the ubercoolest motto?

 

I've selected 12 that I think are ubercool!

 

(ok...maybe I only selected the weird ones :P )

[Seiben 0]

Aww, "While I breathe, I hope" I like that.. it's cute. :P Sounds better than Ontario's motto --Yours to Discover.. :P

[Grom 0]

Aww, "While I breathe, I hope" I like that.. it's cute. :P Sounds better than Ontario's motto --Yours to Discover.. :)

Sounds like a tourism board came up with that. :P

[Seiben 0]

Sounds like a tourism board came up with that. :P

You know, you might be right on that, heh. Ontario's previous motto was "Keep it beautiful", probably coined by the Ministry of the Enviroment. Sensing a pattern here? :P

Edited November 17, 2004 by Seiben

[Dumbass 0]

Even though I'm from California I had to vote for Maryland. Any state that can have a motto that blatantly sexist can't be all bad. :P

[Dumbass 0]

I thought California's was "I'll be back." :P

[mtporter 0]

Even though I'm from California I had to vote for Maryland.  Any state that can have a motto that blatantly sexist can't be all bad.  :P

:P Very true. What I wanna know is who came up with that motto?

[Atragon9 0]

Don't forget New Jersey's - "Paper or Plastic?"

[Dumbass 0]

Don't forget New Jersey's - "Paper or Plastic?"

:P :P :) :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

I thought it was "I'm Jay, and this tubby lunchbox here is Silent Bob."

[Grom 0]

:P :P :) :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

I thought it was "I'm Jay, and this tubby lunchbox here is Silent Bob."

I thought it was... "For the last time...we're not New York!"

[NDak 0]

I am a bit biased, but I think mine is ubercool :P

[Johnny Unitas 0]

"Industry" for Utah is strange....but I'll vote for it.....

 

Plus, our real ubercool motto is: "Greatest snow on Earth"

[Grom 0]

"Industry" for Utah is strange....but I'll vote for it.....

 

Plus, our real ubercool motto is: "Greatest snow on Earth"

Where is that?

[Grom 0]

There is a difference between state mottos and state tourism mottos. :P

[NDak 0]

There is a difference between state mottos and state tourism mottos. :P

Yeah, our's is the one listed above, but the "motto" is "Almost Heaven, West Virginia."

[Grom 0]

Yeah, our's is the one listed above, but the "motto" is "Almost Heaven, West Virginia."

That's exactly what I think when I driver through there! :P

[STSF_BluRox 0]

We actually have 4 in Delaware:

 

“The First State”: Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

 

“The Diamond State”: This nickname was given to Delaware, according to legend, by Thomas Jefferson because he described Delaware as a "jewel" among states due to its strategic location on the Eastern Seaboard.

 

“Blue Hen State”: This nickname was given to Delaware after the fighting Blue Hen Cocks that were carried with the Delaware Revolutionary War Soldiers for entertainment during ###### fights.

 

“Small Wonder”: This nickname is basically a new nickname. It was given to Delaware due to its size and the contributions it has made to our country as a whole and the beauty of Delaware.

 

The tourism slogan is Delaware: Home of Tax Free Shopping.

 

Sadly, I've had to relocate to MA. They say the Bay State, but they also seem to think they're number one, cause just about all of them will show that number one sign to everyone else driving by on the highway each day!! LOL

 

My personal tourism note for MA is "Hey, at least Maine and New Hampshire are within driving distance!"

 

Education warning: For more on state nicknames and origins see State Nicknames

[WxMurray 0]

Blu, I think you've gotten confused between state nicknames and state mottos. Deleware's motto is "Liberty and independence". Massachusetts's nicknames are "The Bay State" and "The Old Colony", while their motto is "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" ("By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty).

 

My state, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the Keystone State. Its motto is "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence".

Edited November 18, 2004 by WxMurray

[STSF_BluRox 0]

Well, if you want the real motto for Delaware

 

Liberty and Independence

 

But honestly, nobody ever uses it....

[NDak 0]

That's exactly what I think when I driver through there!  :P

Tourism is the Number 2 Industry in West Virginia accounting for over a Billion dollars in income for the state, so :P .

Edited November 18, 2004 by NDak

[Atragon9 0]

Well, if you want the real motto for Delaware

 

Liberty and Independence

 

But honestly, nobody ever uses it....

Gee, I thought Delaware's motto is "Hide your Corporate profits here."

[WxMurray 0]

Gee, I thought Delaware's motto is "Hide your Corporate profits here."

I thought that was Florida. Or was that "Hide your corporate executives here"?

[NDak 0]

::snarkle::

 

I forgot to add the other WV Motto: "Wild and Wonderful"

Edited November 18, 2004 by NDak

[Guest STSF Dacotah]

I like these better:

 

 

please do not take this seriously or copy for homework assignments. (ha!)

 

State Motto's

Alabama: At Least We're not Mississippi

Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't be Wrong!

Arizona: Dehyd-rific!

Arkansas: Litterasy Ain't Everthing

California: As Seen on TV

Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother

Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only Dirtier and With Less Character

Delaware: is Delaware a state?

Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids

 

 

 

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Georgia: We Put the "Fun" in Fundamentalist Extremism

Hawaii: "Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami" [meaning 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: Gateway to Iowa

Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

Iowa: Land of James T. Kirk

Kansas: Don't Blame Us, We Voted For Dole

Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

 

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Louisiana: We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign

Maine: Cheap Lobster

Maryland: A Thinking Man's Delaware

Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's [For Most Tax Brackets]

Michigan: First Line of Defense From the Canadians

Minnesota: Land of 7,000 Lakes and 3,000 Man-made Ponds

Mississippi: Come Feel Better About Your Own State

Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work

Montana: Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomer, and Very Little Else

 

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Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest

Nevada: Whores and Poker!

New Hampshire: Go Away and Leave Us Alone

New Jersey: The Garbage State

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: Um... We've got... Um... Dinosaur Bones? Yeah, Dinosaur Bones!

Ohio: Don't Judge Us by Cleveland

 

 

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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: Se Hablo Ingles

 

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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 Nerds and Slackers!

Washington DC: Wanna Be Mayor?

West Virginia: One Big Happy Family -- Really!

Wisconsin: Come Cut Our Cheese

Wyoming: Forgot about you

[Nemesis 0]

MUNIT HAEC ET ALTERA VINCIT (One defends and the other conquers)

 

Thats Nova Scotia's Provincial motto