La. came out of this unscathed ;)

-----Original Message-----
From: Perry, Todd 
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 4:25 PM
To: Oh, Jeffrey; Bruce, James; Symes, Kate; Swain, Steve; Stokley,
Chris; Mumm, Chris; Oh, John
Subject: FW: State Mottos 



Alabama 
     At least we're not Mississippi 
Alaska 
     11,623 Eskimos can't be wrong 
Arizona 
     But it's a dry heat 
Arkansas 
     Litterasy ain't everthing 
California 
     As seen on TV 
Colorado 
     If you don't ski, don't bother 
Connecticut 
     Like Massachusetts, only dirtier and with less character 
Deleware 
     We really do like the chemicals in our water 
Florida 
     Ask us about our grandkids 
     Welcome to God's waiting room 
Georgia 
     We put the "fun" in Fundamentalist Extremism 
Hawaii 
     Haka tiki mou sha'ami leeki toru (Death to mainland scum but 
leave your money) 
Idaho 
     More than just potatoes.....Well okay, we're not, but the potatoes 
sure are real good 
Illinois 
     Please don't pronounce the "s" 
Indiana 
     2 billion years tidal wave free 
Iowa 
     We do amazing things with corn 
     Home of James Tiberius Kirk 
Kansas 
     First of the rectangle states 
Kentucky 
     Five million people; fifteen last names 
Maine 
     We're really cold, but we have cheap lobster 
Maryland 
     A thinking man's Delaware 
Massachusetts 
     Our taxes are lower than Sweden's (For most tax brackets) 
Michigan 
     First line of defense from Canadians 
Minnesota 
     10,000 lakes and 10,000,000 mosquitos 
     Our Governor can beat up your Governor 
Mississippi 
     Come feel better about your own state 
Missouri 
     Your federal flood relief tax dollars at work 
Montana 
     Land of the big sky, the Unabomber, right-wing crazies, and very 
little else 
Nebraska 
     Ask about our state motto contest 
Nevada 
     Whores and poker 
New Hampshire 
     Go away and leave us alone 
New Jersey 
     Ya wanna ##$%##! motto? I got yer ##$%##! motto right here! 
New Mexico 
     Lizards make excellent pets 
New York 
     You have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an 
attorney.... 
North Carolina 
     Tobacco is a vegetable 
North Dakota 
     We really are one of the 50 states! 
Ohio 
     We wish we were in Michigan 
Oklahoma 
     Like the play, only no singing 
Oregon 
     Spotted Owl...It's what's for dinner 
Pennsylvania 
     Cook with coal 
Rhode Island 
     We're not REALLY an island 
South Carolina 
     Remember the Civil War? We didn't actually surrender 
South Dakota 
     Closer than North Dakota 
Tennesse 
     The educashum state 
Texas 
     S? hablo Ing'les (Yes, I speak English) 
Utah 
     Our Jesus is better than your Jesus 
Vermont 
     Yep 
Virginia 
     Who says government stiffs and slackjaw yokels don't mix? 
Washington 
     Help! We're overrun by nerds and slackers 
Washington DC 
     Wanna be Mayor? 
West Virginia 
     One big happy family - really! 
Wisconsin 
     Eat cheese or die 
     Come cut our cheese 
Wyoming 
     Wynot? 

Best regards,

Keven Malkewitz



  e-mail:   keven_malkewitz@ncsu.edu

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                North Carolina State University
                College of Management/Department of Business Management
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                Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7229