People Share 30 Honest Slogans For US States, And They’re Hilariously Fitting
Every single state in the US has its very own motto. I mean, New York's state motto is “Excelsior,” and “Eureka!” speaks of California. But what if we try calling the states by their very real names? After all, these do indeed sound a little outdated.
So when someone on r/AskReddit posted a question “If the US States had honest slogans, what would some of them be?” the level of hilarity reached up to the max, and we have some of the most painfully accurate suggestions down below.
We do suspect these will not be approved by the governors any time soon, but hey, we all secretly know that the “You can't afford to live here” motto for California would fit way better. No empty promises, no understatement, simply facts.
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The motto “In God we trust” is known to virtually every American, but do you know what’s the motto for the state of Florida? (This question is for Pandas living in different states.)
In fact, every single US state has its very own motto, a unifying pledge for its people which represents the nation’s common good. Interestingly, 24 of these mottos are in English, 20 in Latin, and the rest are in French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Hawaiian, and Chinook.
Mottos encapsulate the essence of every state and speak of religion, equality, history, patriotism, and other American values.
If they would allow they same speeds as on the German autobahn it would attract a lot of tourists.
I lived in Arizona for 8 years. This is a perfectly accurate description of the heat.
But some states have more peculiar mottos than others. For example, Washington's state motto is "Alki" or "Al-ki" in the American indigenous language Chinook. It translates as "bye and bye," but can be interpreted to mean "Into the future."
According to Forbes, this peculiar motto can be traced back to JK Duncan of Governor Stevens’ state surveying expedition that designed its territorial seal in the 1850s.
“It refers to the forward-thinking nature of the west coast settlers who named their settlement New York when they built it at Alki Point.”
Although millions do... We have the largest county in the US, but it is also one of the poorest.
Other interesting mottos include: "Live free or die" for New Hampshire, "To be rather than to seem" for North Carolina, and "Mountaineers are always free" for West Virginia.
One unique example is Alaska, which adopted the motto "North to the future," which speaks of Alaska as a land of promise since 1967’s Alaska Purchase Centennial.
Yes there is a tree but you can't see it because all of the dogs are lined up!
Better: "There's way more to us than NYC. But you'll probably never get the urge to find out."
For people who don't get the joke: There is one escalator in Wyoming.
My mom literally had to travel out of state to avoid marrying a cousin.
I made NW Arkansas my home when I was in my mid 30's. The Ozarks and Boston Mountains are majestic and the people are the nicest I've ever found!
Oh snap! That's a pic of fort smith. Also our motto should be "the first state to integrate " "Home of the lone ranger" "Walmart lives here"
Still not true. In my 41 years here Ive never met anyone who even dated a relative much less procreated with relatives.
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Nah, I was thinking of Maine. Maine isn’t a state you confuse with another state. That’d be like Wyoming or Montana or something. Maine stands out.
Im 15 and one of the only black people here because me and my twin sister were adopted by white people. When I see a black person i do a double take 😂
Better: "We have more cows than people. And if you don't like football and beer, just leave."
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this was a good article and was a fresh change from all the disney princess stuff bored panda's been putting out lately
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Florida: We aren't really the Sunshine State. We're the "wait 5 minutes and it might turn sunny again" state
I know! It is sunny one minute, pouring the next. I always remember that from summer vacations as a kid. Loved it. It wasn't a trip in Florida unless you drove through at least one rainstorm.
Florida, especially Orlando, where you can set your watch each day by when the rain comes in..chuckle..
California: The Land of Fruits and Nuts
I grew up with my dad saying this about California!
Delaware: Umm, uh, I didn't know there was a state called Delaware
And where was Maryland?
and North Carolina?
Arcticflower170 Good response!
And Oklahoma?
And Virginia
Why did they shorten it to the top 30 though? The US has 50 states. 🤦♀️
And when you clicked the extension to see all the ones they did (52) they still didn't do every state.
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Where is Maryland. ??? I lived there for 3years
Well thank goodness it wasn't in there as it would have just been stereotyped and trashed like all the other states.
Where is the crab state? I also lived there and I am there right now.
Yeah! I lived there for 13 years
Our motto here in MD should be "come here for the crabs if you can get through the traffic gridlock "
Connecticut: Where absolutely everything is taxed in an effort to raise money for all sorts of "improvements." I've lived in CT for 40 years & there are infrastructure "improvements," for example, that were started BEFORE I WAS BORN & are still not even remotely close to being finished.
Wow, the US is so diverse. I wonder how people manage to stereotype Americans.
OHIO - Where the State Tree is an orange highway barrell
John Louis easy
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John Louis haha
John Louis yes
As a vermonter I must say : we have trees everywhere and a fair that only happens once a summer
As a tourism person with 55 years in the industry, this was so refreshing. Added my own comments for each and hopefully I didn't offend anyone. Biggest surprise was how much land area NYC has compared to rest of state.
Ohio: You only care about us for our votes.
New Jersey. It's not Joisey!
Dee Stern haha
Let me tell you a good reason to live right outside of Vegas. 1: On 4th of July the fireworks are beautiful from a certain view. 2: pretty lights at night. 3: Whn we are painting are house or some other thing then we could just drive down to a hotel and stay there for the night and trust me...THERE ARE SO MANY CASINOS/hotels
Michigan: Yooo, you wont believe how big this water is! We have cars! And trout! And big ships! And the rust belt! Hell yeah!
i read every one hoping to find my state but apparently we didn't get a spot - - _
where was north dakota?
Welcome to Oregon! Now go home.
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Virginia. Don't know. Don't care.
Pennsylvania..a place you drive thru while going somewhere else
Mike Rodrick lol
New Hampshire: Welcome to New Hampshire. Leave your money. Go away.
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New York: If you don't agree politically with the Governor, GET OUT
Diana Maria no
Mean-spirited.
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AZ and NY got two each!
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The comments down here... WOW. This list could be made for every country on Earth. If a Bored Panda spoof is enough to put you off an entire country then perhaps it's best to stick close to home. Open minds and unbiased views aren't something for the faint of heart.
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I know it's joking but this post really reminds me why I never want to go to the US.
Where are you from?
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so thankful i don't live there
There was a lot of stereotyping in this article. Anywhere you go has its ups and downs.
Yeah like in Aus we we have our fair share of killer animals but then we have beautiful beaches
this was a good article and was a fresh change from all the disney princess stuff bored panda's been putting out lately
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Elmsaaa haha
Florida: We aren't really the Sunshine State. We're the "wait 5 minutes and it might turn sunny again" state
I know! It is sunny one minute, pouring the next. I always remember that from summer vacations as a kid. Loved it. It wasn't a trip in Florida unless you drove through at least one rainstorm.
Florida, especially Orlando, where you can set your watch each day by when the rain comes in..chuckle..
California: The Land of Fruits and Nuts
I grew up with my dad saying this about California!
Delaware: Umm, uh, I didn't know there was a state called Delaware
And where was Maryland?
and North Carolina?
Arcticflower170 Good response!
And Oklahoma?
And Virginia
Why did they shorten it to the top 30 though? The US has 50 states. 🤦♀️
And when you clicked the extension to see all the ones they did (52) they still didn't do every state.
Clara Knaub follower
Where is Maryland. ??? I lived there for 3years
Well thank goodness it wasn't in there as it would have just been stereotyped and trashed like all the other states.
Where is the crab state? I also lived there and I am there right now.
Yeah! I lived there for 13 years
Our motto here in MD should be "come here for the crabs if you can get through the traffic gridlock "
Connecticut: Where absolutely everything is taxed in an effort to raise money for all sorts of "improvements." I've lived in CT for 40 years & there are infrastructure "improvements," for example, that were started BEFORE I WAS BORN & are still not even remotely close to being finished.
Wow, the US is so diverse. I wonder how people manage to stereotype Americans.
OHIO - Where the State Tree is an orange highway barrell
John Louis easy
John Louis +
vladua -
John Louis follower
John Louis haha
John Louis yes
As a vermonter I must say : we have trees everywhere and a fair that only happens once a summer
As a tourism person with 55 years in the industry, this was so refreshing. Added my own comments for each and hopefully I didn't offend anyone. Biggest surprise was how much land area NYC has compared to rest of state.
Ohio: You only care about us for our votes.
New Jersey. It's not Joisey!
Dee Stern haha
Let me tell you a good reason to live right outside of Vegas. 1: On 4th of July the fireworks are beautiful from a certain view. 2: pretty lights at night. 3: Whn we are painting are house or some other thing then we could just drive down to a hotel and stay there for the night and trust me...THERE ARE SO MANY CASINOS/hotels
Michigan: Yooo, you wont believe how big this water is! We have cars! And trout! And big ships! And the rust belt! Hell yeah!
i read every one hoping to find my state but apparently we didn't get a spot - - _
where was north dakota?
Welcome to Oregon! Now go home.
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Virginia. Don't know. Don't care.
Pennsylvania..a place you drive thru while going somewhere else
Mike Rodrick lol
New Hampshire: Welcome to New Hampshire. Leave your money. Go away.
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New York: If you don't agree politically with the Governor, GET OUT
Diana Maria no
Mean-spirited.
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AZ and NY got two each!
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The comments down here... WOW. This list could be made for every country on Earth. If a Bored Panda spoof is enough to put you off an entire country then perhaps it's best to stick close to home. Open minds and unbiased views aren't something for the faint of heart.
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I know it's joking but this post really reminds me why I never want to go to the US.
Where are you from?
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so thankful i don't live there
There was a lot of stereotyping in this article. Anywhere you go has its ups and downs.
Yeah like in Aus we we have our fair share of killer animals but then we have beautiful beaches