Having seen the post, I want to create the special place for Americans to insult... err, give your comment about different part of the USA.
Originally posted by Azeroth:
<STRONG>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
Delaware:
We Really Do Like the Chemicals in our Water
Florida:
Ask Us About Our Grandkids
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
Kansas:
First Of The Rectangle States
Kentucky:
Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
Louisiana:
We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign
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 the Canadians
Minnesota:
"10,000 Lakes and 10,000,000 Mosquitoes"
Mississippi:
Come Here To 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
Tennessee:
The Educashun State
Texas:
Si' 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, D.C.:
Wanna Be Mayor?
West Virginia:
One Big Happy Family -- Really!
Wisconsin:
Eat Cheese or Die
Wyoming:
Wynot?</STRONG>
I've never been to the US, so I'll decide which part of the US seems to be worth visiting after reading posts.
"Strength without wisdom falls by its own weight."
A word to the wise is sufficient Minerva (Semi-retired SYMer)
Originally posted by Aegis:
<STRONG>Well, isn't Hawaii and Alaska the freak states? </STRONG>
*Ack* You punk! Everybody knows it’s the damn Canadians that are the real trouble making freaks!
"Blame Canada!"
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Originally posted by Sailor Saturn:
<STRONG>You really love that whale, don't you, Kayless? </STRONG>
Ah yes, my loyal Hell Orca. You can find all about out this little gif and how it got started in the [url="http://www.gamebanshee.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=003550&p=9"]Shadow Mages[/url] topic.
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Originally posted by C Elegans:
<STRONG>Well, not in Miami - I think I've never seen so many people below 25 in a city. Si' Hablo Ing'les might fit Florida better than Texas.</STRONG>
Not Florida, which is still largely Anglo, but definitely Miami, which is now more than 50% Hispanic, according to the latest census.
To the Righteous belong the fruits of violent victory. The rest of us will have to settle for warm friends, warm lovers, and a wink from a quietly supportive universe.
Hehehe Alaska rocks. The Northern Lights were out in full force last night, and they were brighter than I’ve seen them in years. The brilliant green, blue, and red glow of the Aurora Borealis is simple incredible to behold and if you've never seen them in person, no description can truly do them justice. Despite the sub-zero temperatures I’m still glad to live here in the North Pole(we get a free light show ).
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Originally posted by fable:
<STRONG>Not Florida, which is still largely Anglo, but definitely Miami, which is now more than 50% Hispanic, according to the latest census.</STRONG>
I only spent a few days here and there at other places than Miami, since my husband lived and worked in Miami. Thinking about it, it didn't see a lot of Latin/Hispanic (what is the preferred term?) people at other places. Actually, I didn't see a lot of people at all, except for at the Keys.
"There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance." - Hippocrates
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Originally posted by Kayless:
<STRONG>Hehehe Alaska rocks. The Northern Lights were out in full force last night, and they were brighter than I?ve seen them in years. The brilliant green, blue, and red glow of the Aurora Borealis is simple incredible to behold and if you've never seen them in person, no description can truly do them justice. Despite the sub-zero temperatures I?m still glad to live here in the North Pole(we get a free light show ).</STRONG>
Oooh, great I'm so envious! I never get to see the Aurora Borealis here. I'm not much south of you, but the city lights makes it impossible to see anything.
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