New Mexico: It grows as it goes (Latin: Crescit eundo)
New York: Ever upward (Latin: Excelsior)
Not phallic, but still funny.
Maryland: Manly deeds, womanly words (Italian: Fatti maschii, parole femine)
Michigan: If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you (Latin: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice)
And then there are state slogans, made for advertising purposes by people who would have us die by our own laughter.
Idaho: Great Potatoes. Tasty Destinations.
Illinois: Right Here. Right Now.
Louisiana: Come as you are. Leave Different.
Maryland: America in Miniature
Oklahoma: Oklahoma is OK
Oregon: Things Look Different Here (1987 - 2003)
Texas: It's Like a Whole Other Country
Utah: This Is Still The Right Place
During my childhood, the state slogan (there is a difference between the slogan and motto which some Wikipedia entries confuse) of Michigan was "Yes!" or "Say Yes to Michigan"; I miss those days. Other former state slogans missed: Virgina is for Lovers; You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania; Don't Mess with Texas; I LoVermont.
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