
                          Rejected state mottos
                          ---- ------- --------
 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:
 Home of Dan Quayle

 KANSAS:
 Don't Blame Us, We Voted For Dole

 KENTUCKY:
 Tobacco is a Vegetable

 MAINE:
 For Sale

 MARYLAND:
 We're Better Than Virginia, Damn It!

 MASSACHUSETTS:
 The Sue Me State.

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

 MONTANA:
 Land of the Big Sky, and Very Little Else

 NEW HAMPSHIRE:
 Love thy neighboring state, and its economy.

 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 DAKOTA:
 Closer than North Dakota

 TENNESSEE:
 The Educashun State

 TEXAS:
 Don't Mess with Texas -- We're Armed

 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

