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Old 11-14-2004, 10:43 PM
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And Illinois... does anyone really live anywhere else but Chicago? I've driven through this state (from north to south) and there's absolutely NOTHING!
I grew up in Southern Illinois, and it's definitely "Chicago and the rest of the state." There are some nice parts in Southern IL and we do have a fascinating history.
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Old 11-14-2004, 10:49 PM
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Default A Little State Humor from my inbox

No one get offended; all in fun!

State Mottos

Alabama : Hell Yes, We Have Electricity

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Alaska : 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!

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Arizona : But It's A Dry Heat

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Arkansas : Literacy Ain't Everything

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California : By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda

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Colorado : If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother

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Connecticut : Like Massachusetts , Only The Kennedys Don't Own It Yet

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Delaware : We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water

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Florida : Ask Us About Our Grandkids

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Georgia : We Put The "Fun" In Fundamentalist Extremism

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Hawaii : Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum,

But Leave Your Money)

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Idaho : More Than Just Potatoes ... Well Okay, We're Not, But The

Potatoes Are Real Good

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Illinois : Please Don't Pronounce the "S"

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Indiana : 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

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Iowa : We Do Amazing Things With Corn

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Kansas : First Of The Rectangular States

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Kentucky : Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

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Louisiana : We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our

Tourism Campaign

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Maine : We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster

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Maryland : If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It

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Massachusetts : Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets)

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Michigan : First Line Of Defense From The Canadians

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Minnesota : 10,000 Lakes... And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes

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Mississippi : Come And Feel Better About Your Own State

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Missouri : Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work

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Montana : Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-wing Crazies,

And Very Little Else

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Nebraska : Ask About Our State Motto Contest

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Nevada : Hookers and Poker!

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New Hampshire : Go Away And Leave Us Alone

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New Jersey : You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto

Right Here!

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New Mexico : Lizards Make Excellent pets

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New York : You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right

To An Attorney ...

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North Carolina : Tobacco Is A Vegetable

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North Dakota : We Really Are One Of The 50 States!

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Ohio : At Least We're Not Michigan

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Oklahoma : Like The Play, Only No Singing

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Oregon : Spotted Owl... It's What's For Dinner

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Pennsylvania : Cook With Coal

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Rhode Island : We're Not REALLY An Island

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South Carolina : Remember The Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender

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South Dakota : Closer Than North Dakota

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Tennessee : The Educashun State

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Texas : Si' Hablo Ing'les (Yes, I Speak English)

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Utah : Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus!

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Vermont : Yep

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Virginia : Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?

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Washington : Help! We're Overrun By Nerds And Slackers!

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Washington , D.C. : Wanna Be Mayor?

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West Virginia : One Big Happy Family... Really!

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Wisconsin : Come Cut The Cheese

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Wyoming : Where Men Are Men ...and the sheep are scared!

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OMG Gypsy Sorcerer, those were HILARIOUS, but these were my absolute favorites

[QUOTE][QUOTE=GypsySorcerer]

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Florida : Ask Us About Our Grandkids

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Indiana : 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

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Kentucky : Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

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Nebraska : Ask About Our State Motto Contest

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New Jersey : You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto

Right Here!

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Vermont : Yep



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I'll give the very best award to Florida
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My version of certain State Mottos:

Alabama : At least we aint Mississippi

Arizona : We have cactuses & Stevie Nicks!

Arkansas : Where Bill Clinton fornicated first

California : Not quite as stupid as Flori-DUH!

Delaware : Are we really a state?

Florida : We like to "Boat" in "erections" every 4 years

Kentucky : Makin' Ark-i-saw look smarter

Massachusetts : "Liberals...I see liberals everywhere...They only dont know they're liberals"

Mississippi : Putting the "bred" in "In-bred yokel"

Nevada : Hookers, Poker, ELVIS & all ya can eat buffets for $5.99

New Jersey : Tony Sopranos is OUR outstanding citizen youse guys (With Jay & Silent Bob as runners up 'snootches')

New Mexico : Not really new, But definitely Mexico

New York : P*ssies

Oklahoma : Hating Texas from sun-up to sun-down (And the rest of the millinneum for that matter...Y'all!!!)

Texas : Texas...Like a whole other country...MEXICO!

Utah : 1 man....18 wives

Washington , D.C. : The F**ktard capital of the United States of A-holes
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