# Zogby: If America Were 'Survivor' Which State Would You Vote Off?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 4, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zogby-if-america-were-survivor-which-state-would-you-vote-off/297687 "2005-04-04T16:45:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zogby-if-america-were-survivor-which-state-would-you-vote-off/297687/141 "2005-04-12T20:51:02Z")

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What’s with the southern exposure bias here? Don’t you guys realize the evil that is Minnesota? Jessie Ventura, Garrison Keillor, blizzards…

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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zogby-if-america-were-survivor-which-state-would-you-vote-off/297687/142 "2005-04-12T21:43:54Z")

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“It grows as it goes, motherfucker!”

Somebody needs to send the second half of this thread to Dave Chappelle. I can see it now: State mottos as read by Samuel L. Jackson (with Chappelle doing a Jackson impersation, of course.)

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**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zogby-if-america-were-survivor-which-state-would-you-vote-off/297687/143 "2005-04-13T03:06:41Z")

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It also works for some of the [Canadian mottos.](http://durtydan.paintballresource.org/www.durtydan.com/ddcc/provmottos.html)

“You Can Ride our Black Flies, motherfucker!”  
“Spuds? We Got Spuds Comin’ Out Our Arses, motherfucker!”

Whaddya mean those aren’t official? Damn.

OK, but the [official ones](http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=List+of+Canadian+provincial+and+territorial+symbols&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1) ain’t the greatest. Although that damn Saskatchewan stole America’s national motto. \<glares northwestward, starts racking the shotgun\>

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zogby-if-america-were-survivor-which-state-would-you-vote-off/297687/144 "2005-04-13T03:55:41Z")

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No, these are _Canadian_ mottos:

Strong and free, unclefucker  
Splendour without diminishment, unclefucker  
Glorious and free, unclefucker  
Hope was restored, unclefucker  
Seek ye first the kingdom of God, unclefucker  
One defends and the other conquers, unclefucker  
Loyal she began, loyal she remains, unclefucker  
The small under the protection of the great, unclefucker  
Je me souviens, baiseur d’oncle  
From many peoples, strength, unclefucker  
Nunavut our strength, unclefucker

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