THROWBACK THURSDAY - "Rejected State Slogans"

(jk - here's the original post, published on March 16, 2011)

Okay, so I just arrived in St. Louis to teach a seminar tomorrow and Friday. I've always thought a good slogan for St. Louis would be

"St. Louis: Just One Arch Away From 

a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit"

Then I started thinking that Missouri's State Motto ("The Show Me State") was kinda lame, and that a MUCH better alternative (one that would also promote the tourist business) would be

"Missouri Loves Company"

Get it?  Missouri Loves Company!

Yeah, they didn't like it either.

Anyway, with that in mind, here are some other State Slogans that, unfortunately were passed on by the Powers-That-Be:

ALABAMA: 

Literacy Ain't Everything

ARKANSAS:

At Least We're not Oklahoma

CALIFORNIA:

Se Habla Ingles

CONNECTICUT:

New York City's OTHER Suburb

FLORIDA:

The Gunshine State

IDAHO:

Famous Potatoes ... and Neo-Nazis

ILLINOIS:

Gateway to Iowa

INDIANA:

One of Those Dreary States in the Midwest That Begins With a Vowel

KANSAS:

Hey, Cut Us Some Slack - We're STILL in Kansas, Toto!

KENTUCKY:

Tobacco is a Vegetable

MAINE:

For Sale

MARYLAND:

We're Better Than Virginia, Damn It!

MASSACHUSETTS:

Wicked Re-TAH-did

MINNESOTA:

Land of 7,000 lakes and 3,000 man-made ponds

MONTANA:

Where the Men are Men, the Women are Scarce and the Sheep are Nervous

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:

Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

OHIO:

Don't Judge us by Cleveland

OREGON:

Jerry Garcia was here!

PENNSYLVANIA:

Cook with Coal

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Attention, K-Mart Shoppers

SOUTH DAKOTA:

Closer than North Dakota

TENNESSEE:

The Educashun State

TEXAS:

The Lone Star Beer State

UTAH:

Our Jesus is Better Than Your Jesus

VIRGINIA:

We're Better Than Maryland, Damn It!

WASHINGTON:

Keep Washington Green, Grow Hemp

WEST VIRGINIA:

Incest is Best

Skipnote:  I was going to call this "Rejected State Mottos," but spellcheck says that it's supposed to be spelled "Mottoes."  That just looked too weird. I wonder how Dan Quayle would've spelled it?