SUN 05 NOV 2000 SUPPORT GoobNet SPEED

WEEKLY WHINE

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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