WEEKLY WHINE
Honk if you...
Yesterday was "Driving Toward Democracy Day" in Washington DC, when new license plates were made available. The plates bear the friendly message Taxation Without Representation, a slander upon the federal regulations that collect income taxes from DC residents but denies them a representative in Congress. Here's a report from CNN about it.
In this spirit of automotive complaining, here are some other license plate slogans that states might want to consider.
Alabama
BUT THE 'ALA' IS OPTIONAL
Alaska
COME ON UP - WE'VE GOT ROOM
Arizona
PRE-RAISED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
Arkansas
ARKUN CAME, ARKUN SAW, ARKUN CONQUERED
California
WHERE SIN AND VICE COME TO PLAY
Colorado
GO METRIC! MAKE DENVER THE 1.61KM HIGH CITY
Connecticut
CONNECT THE CUTS, LA LA-LA LA-LAH
Delaware
OLDEST AND WISEST
Florida
DAVE BARRY SLEPT HERE!
Georgia
SOME PEOPLE JUST LIKE TO SAY 'PEACH'
Hawaii
GET A LOAD OF OUR INTERSTATES!
Idaho
MMM, GENETICALLY ENGINEERED POTATOES
Illinois
THE PLACE FOR SICK INNOYS
Indiana
DAYLIGHT WHATING TIME?
Iowa
THE INDEBTED STATE
Kansas
MISSOURI TOOK HALF OF OUR CITY
Kentucky
OUR GRASS IS BLUER THAN YOURS
Louisiana
BUT THE FIRST 'I' IS OPTIONAL
Maine
HOME OF THE OTHER PORTLAND
Maryland
OR JUST 'MYRLYND'
Massachusetts
WE CAN'T PRONOUNCE 'WORCHESTER' EITHER
Michigan
TWICE AS NICE!
Minnesota
MISSISSIPPI STARTS HERE
Mississippi
THE ONE-SECOND STATE
Missouri
CAN'T SPELL 'SHOW ME THE MONEY' WITHOUT 'SHOW ME'
Montana
HAVE SOME SKY - WE'VE GOT PLENTY
Nebraska
FLATTER THAN THIS _
Nevada
VIDEO POKER MACHINE ON BOARD
New Hampshire
YOUR SOURCE FOR GRANITE
New Jersey
TOMS RIVER: 1998 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
New Mexico
FIXING OLD MEXICO'S MISTAKES
New York
YOU KNOW, HALF OF US DON'T LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY!
North Carolina
TOBACCO IS BAD FOR YOU - BUT IT'S SURE GOOD FOR US
North Dakota
THE SUNSHINE STATE... FOR SOME REASON
Ohio
THE PLACE FOR CITY NAMES LIKE 'TOLEDO', 'AKRON', AND 'CLEVELAND'
Oklahoma
THE OKAY STATE
Oregon
HOME OF THE OTHER OTHER PORTLAND
Pennsylvania
DAVE BARRY SLEPT HERE, TOO!
Rhode Island
GOT RED?
South Carolina
SOME PEOPLE JUST LIKE TO SAY 'PALMETTO'
South Dakota
WHAT, NO GOOD LANDS?
Tennessee
TITANS: 1999 AFC CHAMPIONS
Texas
NOT JUST OIL AND CATTLE - THERE'S RIBS TOO
Utah
YOU THAME, YOU TAW, YOU THONQUERED
Vermont
NO, NOT 'VERMOUTH'
Virginia
NEWPORT: WHERE THE NEWS IS MADE
Washington
NO, THE OTHER ONE
West Virginia
MMM, WHOLESOME COAL GOODNESS
Wisconsin
BEER, SAUSAGE, AND CHEESE: A REAL MAN'S DIET
Wyoming
HOME OF... WELL, NOT VERY MANY
