Thursday, January 11, 2018

New Latin State Mottoes

New Latin State Mottoes
for the 21st Century


Alabama 
Ubi fas est discipulos in ludo verberare
“Where it is still legal to beat students at school”

Alaska 
Ab his litoribus Russiam videmus
“From these shores we see Russia”

Arizona 
At aestus aridus est 
“But it is a dry heat”

Arkansas 
Verres plus oculis amamus
“We love the Razorbacks more than our eyes”

California 
Ubi secedere possumus?
“When can we secede?”

Colorado 
Nobis stupefactivi et montes sunt
“We have drugs and mountains”

Connecticut 
Optima pitta, pessimi raedarii
“The best pizza, the worst drivers”

Delaware 
Pullorum fundos et fabricas redolens
“Smelling of chicken farms and factories”

Florida 
Semper soleas gerere
“Always wearing sandals”

Georgia
Filiarum praenomina sunt cognomina matrum 
“Daughters’ first names are their mothers’ last names”

Hawaii 
Cafea, litora, lunae melles
“Coffee, beaches, honeymoons”

Idaho 
Aliquis hic dux dux manuum sit
“Anyone could be a militia leader here”

Illinois 
Multi cives hinc fugerunt
“Many citizens have fled from here”

Indiana 
Cum vir virum in matrimonium ducat, nostri artoptae bellarium non faciunt
“When a man marries another man, our bakers do not make the cake”

Iowa 
Magni porci, magni homines
“Big pigs, big people”

Kansas 
Supra nos semper volatis
“You always fly over us”

Kentucky
Nostri equi sunt celeres, nostrum temetum forte
“Our horses are fast, our liquor strong”

Louisiana
Iecoribus conviviis magnis nocere 
“Harming livers with big parties”

Maine 
Cur non pars Canadae sumus? 
“Why aren’t we part of Canada?”

Maryland 
Vetus Sinus omnibus
“Old Bay on everything”

Massachusetts 
Tacete, scimus nos asperos esse
“Shut up, we know we are rude”

Michigan 
Nos paenitet aquam atram habere
“We are sorry we have poisonous water”

Minnesota 
Aestates caldissimae, hiemes frigidissimae
“Very hot summers, very cold winters”

Mississippi 
Nostri ludi non sunt pessimi
“Our schools are not the worst”

Missouri 
Scivitisne nos sex millia speluncarum hic habere?
“Did you know we have 6,000 caves here?”

Montana 
Vetera dictio lingua Hispana conscripta est
“Our old motto was in Spanish”

Nebraska 
Segetes conversae ante oculos versantur
“Fields of modified grain appear before our eyes”

Nevada 
Lustra et aleae
“Brothels and gambling”

New Hampshire 
Candidati nos amare adsimulant
“Candidates pretend to love us”

New Jersey 
Pontes et litora claudere
“Closing bridges and beaches”

New Mexico 
Nolite pittas super tectos iacere
“Don’t throw pizzas on our roofs”

New York 
Bona nobis tributa magna auferunt
“High taxes deprive us of wealth”

North Carolina 
Nihil carnum fumosorum sine acido
“No barbecue without vinegar”

North Dakota 
Sedes vitae importuna hieme
“A place unsuitable for living in the winter”

Ohio 
Nostra flumina non iam ardent
“Our rivers no longer catch on fire”

Oklahoma 
Nulli turbines nos timent
“Tornados don’t scare us”

Oregon 
Mercatura iusta et cibi naturales
“Fairtrade and organic foods”

Pennsylvania
Volventem Molem et Urbem Ferream cotidie bibere 
“Drinking Rolling Rock and Iron City everyday”

Rhode Island 
Perlucida etiam sorbitio peloridis sit
“Clam chowder should actually be clear”

South Carolina 
Memento semper victos belli civilis
“Always remember the losers of the Civil War”

South Dakota 
Nolite nostram terram foedare
“Don’t pollute our land”

Tennessee 
Cantator in omnibus tabernis
“A musician in every bar”

Texas 
Locus futurus magni muri 
Future home of the big wall

Utah 
Candida nix, candidior gens
“White snow, whiter people”

Vermont 
Cavete cervos!
“Watch out for the deer!”

Virginia 
Ecce, omnes, intecta femina in vexillia picta est
“Check it out, everyone, a naked lady is on our flag”

Washington
Sine umbraculis
“Without umbrellas”

West Virginia 
Nonne carbo adhuc rex est?
“Coal is still king, right?”

Wisconsin 
Caeseum, cervesa, farcimen
“Cheese, beer, sausage”

Wyoming
Venite ut fundum carissimum comparetis
“Come buy a very expensive ranch”

Washington, D.C.
Nisi nos fallit, urbs modo est
“Unless we are mistaken, this is just a city”


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