These short phrases were crafted to perfectly encapsulate each state’s repulsive residents and atrocious history. The Onion examines the official motto of every state.
The Official Motto Of Every State
Alabama
Sister Lickin’ Good
Alaska
Anxiously Awaiting Death’s Icy Embrace
Arizona
Brought To You By Viagra
Arkansas
Sass Is In Our Name, Miss Thang!
California
There’s Tits And Ass In Them Hills
Colorado
AVALANCHE!
Connecticut
[Sound of the ice in an empty scotch glass being shaken at the housekeeper]
Delaware
Hey, You’ve Got To Embezzle Your Money Somewhere
Florida
N/A (Latin motto repealed for being too foreign)
Georgia
Ominous Banjo Sounds
Hawaii
E ʻoluʻolu e hauʻoli i kou noho ʻana ma Hilton. (Hawaiian for “Please enjoy your stay at the Hilton.”)
Idaho
He Who Controls The Potatoes, Controls The Masses
Illinois
I Could Eat
Indiana
We’re Telling God On You
Iowa
Born To Corn
Kansas
Ad Pizza Hut Per Aspera
Kentucky
In Giant Horse Cock We Trust
Louisiana
Land Of Unbreakable Levees
Maine
My Father Was A Lobsterman, My Father’s Father Was A Lobsterman, And My Father’s Father’s Father Was A Lobsterman
Maryland
All Shall Bow Before The Mighty Claw
Massachusetts
We Don’t Understand Why We Pay This Much To Live Here Either
Michigan
Don’t Drink The Water
Minnesota
Ope and Dreams
Mississippi
Probably Best Not To Look Too Deeply Into Our Past
Missouri
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto
Montana
In The Mountains, No One Can Hear You Scream
Nebraska
There Are Fates Worse Than Death
Nevada
1-800-GAMBLER Help For Problem Gambling
New Hampshire
Live Free Or—Well, Not Exactly Die, Because That Would Be Catastrophizing, Which Our Therapist Has Us Working On, But Certainly Live A Slightly Worse Life
New Jersey
Liberty And Prosperity Or Your Money Back
New Mexico
The Screen Saver State
New York
Hey, I’m Excelsiorin’ Here!
North Carolina
We Call Police
North Dakota
Good Afternoon. I Am Required By Law To Inform You That I, The State Of North Dakota, Am A Registered Sex Offender
Ohio
If It Bleeds, It Breeds
Oklahoma
Closed On Tuesdays
Oregon
Dude, That Shit Must Be Laced
Pennsylvania
Where God’s Bounty Is Stuffed With French Fries And Covered In Melted Cheese
Rhode Island
[Too small to read]
South Carolina
ULTRAMAGA NOT VAXXED 1A 2A RETIRED
South Dakota
In Gosh We Trust
Tennessee
The Birthplace Of Car Commercial Music
Texas
Unleash Your Child-Rearing Side
Utah
The Planet Kolob Of The West
Vermont
0 Days Since Penis Stuck In Sap Hole
Virginia
*~*~* Whatever Tomorrow Brings, I’ll Be There With Open Arms And Open Eyes, Yeah *~*~*
Washington
What Do You Mean You’re Not An REI Member?
West Virginia
Property of Jim Justice
Wisconsin
We’re Good To Drive, Seriously
Wyoming
One Geyser To Rule Us All