# New State Mottos **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116 "2011-08-18T04:08:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/1 "2011-08-18T04:08:08Z")
Montana: Go Away, We’re Full New Mexico: Red or Green? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/2 "2011-08-18T04:13:02Z")
Arizona: Yes, it’s hot here. Michigan: At least we’re not Alabama. North Carolina: Not just for hillbillies, anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/3 "2011-08-18T05:05:06Z")
Alaska: Palin by Comparison Hawaii: One Giant Pimple North Dakota: More Than Just Boring ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/4 "2011-08-18T05:19:36Z")
**Illinois** …_Our governors make our licenses plates_ ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/5 "2011-08-18T05:25:10Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > North Dakota: More Than Just Boring North Dakota: Hey, come back! New Jersey: America’s Punchline ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/6 "2011-08-18T06:59:40Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Michigan: At least we’re not Alabama. Alabama: At least we’re not Mississippi. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/7 "2011-08-18T08:08:31Z")
Oregon: Saying it wrong will get you a punch in the face. New Mexico: Yes, there’s a _new_ Mexico. Utah: Dry, in every sense of the word. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/8 "2011-08-18T08:25:25Z")
> [@TheChileanBlob](#): > > Alabama: At least we’re not Mississippi. Mississippi: At least we’re not Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/9 "2011-08-18T14:08:56Z")
Missouri: It’s worse than you think. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/10 "2011-08-18T14:13:25Z")
Colorado: One of the rectangular states! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/11 "2011-08-18T14:20:27Z")
Kansas: Boldly Striding Into the 17th Century Missouri: Damn it’s humid! ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/12 "2011-08-18T14:31:45Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > Colorado: One of the rectangular states! I was thinking: **Colorado: Wait…uh…what?** But maybe that’s just Boulder. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/13 "2011-08-18T14:33:11Z")
Arizona: But It’s a _Dry_ Dust New York: Pretentious? _Moi_? Texas: All Hat and No Cattle Florida: We Are NOT America’s Penis ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/14 "2011-08-18T14:36:07Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Oregon: Saying it wrong will get you a punch in the face. Heh. Yesterday in Seattle I saw a girl wearing a T-shirt that said ‘It’s NeVAda, not NeVAHda!’ Louisiana: Third World And Proud Of It! ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/15 "2011-08-18T14:45:59Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Oregon: Saying it wrong will get you a punch in the face. Illinois: _The ‘s’ is silent_ ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/16 "2011-08-18T14:48:45Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Michigan: At least we’re not Alabama. Connecticut: We’re conveniently between Manhattan and Boston. Plus we’re not New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/17 "2011-08-18T15:00:23Z")
Washington, DC: Stand on the right, walk on the left. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/18 "2011-08-18T15:06:28Z")
Massachusetts: You think you hate it now, but wait till you live here! ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/19 "2011-08-18T15:14:38Z")
Indiana: Yeah, right there between Illinois and Ohio. No really. ---
**Author:** ![sevenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116/20 "2011-08-18T15:15:58Z")
New Jersey: You got a problem with that? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116.md?page=2)