# For US Citizens, here's YOUR STATE MOTTO\* \*

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 6, 2005, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-us-citizens-heres-your-state-motto/302675 "2005-05-06T13:00:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-us-citizens-heres-your-state-motto/302675/81 "2005-05-08T22:23:49Z")

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Florida: 1) Unlicensed to drive. 2) It looked nicer before the hurricane. 3) College football superpower. 4) Home of 'gator wrestling.  
Hawaii: Overrun by tourists, rats, and snakes.  
Louisiana: 1) Show us yer tits! 2) Try the nutria. 3) Do the fi-do-do.  
Massachusetts: America’s frat house.  
Minnesota: 1) 10,000 hockey rinks. 2) The Slap Shot State.  
Montana: Trendy name & real estate.  
New Jersey: 1) Taste the dioxin. 2) Gas up for less! 3) Your mortgage = our property tax.  
North Carolina: Hi-tech with a hillbilly accent.  
New York: You’re not on the list.  
North Dakota: The American Siberia.  
South Dakota: Four famous faces – none ours.  
Texas: 1) All the class petrodollars can buy. 2) Friday night lights. 3) Supersized egos.  
Utah: 1) B&W never go out of style. 2) We inspired “South Park”!  
Wyoming: Ranches of the rich & famous.

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**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-us-citizens-heres-your-state-motto/302675/82 "2005-05-08T22:32:56Z")

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> [@The Scrivener](#):
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> Utah: 1) B&W never go out of style. 2) We inspired “South Park”!

Wasn’t South Park inspired by Colorado?

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**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-us-citizens-heres-your-state-motto/302675/83 "2005-05-08T22:44:08Z")

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Yeah, I was wrong about that. Set in Colorado and apparently [inspired](http://www.answers.com/topic/south-park) by Parker & Stone’s childhoods in Littleton, Co.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-us-citizens-heres-your-state-motto/302675/84 "2005-05-09T02:20:03Z")

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> [@Kythereia](#):
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> [No wonder nobody could find Nunavit on a map…](http://www.gov.nu.ca/Nunavut/)
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> 😃

Okay, okay! How about this…

Nunavut - at least WE can spell Massachusetts

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**Author:** ![Baggins111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Baggins111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggins111)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-us-citizens-heres-your-state-motto/302675/85 "2005-05-09T02:26:34Z")

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I grew up in Wisconsin. I though the motto was:

“Hey there now, kiddo. Sit down. Here’s some cheese curds, and have a beer, kid - wait, you over four, right? OK. Now shut up so we can play cribbage while the Packer’s game is on.”

At least they ID’ed.

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