**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!  

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

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

  * 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  

  * WYOMING: Flat Is Where It's At