Minnesota: “Land of Two Seasons: Winter Is Coming and Winter Is Here”
"Land of 2 seasons: Winter is coming, Winter is here" was cited with other "Minnesota slogans" in the newsgroup rec.humor in January 1990. The "Land of Two Seasons: Winter…
Minnesota: “Where the elite meet the sleet”
"Where the elite meet to eat" was the slogan of Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy, airing from 1941 to 1951. "Where the elite meet (the) sleet" is a…
Minnesota: Bread and Butter State (nickname)
Minnesota has been called the "Bread and Butter State" because of its wheat and dairy production. For the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, New York, in 1901, the state of Minnesota…
Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Lakes (nickname)
The country of Finland has long been known for its many lakes -- estimated to number over 187,000 lakes, and there is also a Finnish lake district. "Land of the thousand lakes" was a…
Minnesota: Minny (abbreviation)
"Minny" is an abbreviation of 'Minnesota." The term has been most frequently used in sports, especially in newspaper headlines. "'SHI' AND 'MINNY'…
Minnesota: New England of the West (nickname)
"New England of the West" is an old nickname for Minnesota. In the first half of the 19th century, many new areas of the west wanted to be compared to the success of New England. The…
Minnesota: North Star State (nickname)
Minnesota, a state along the northern border of the United States with Canada, is called the "North Star State." Polaris, called the "Pole Star" or the "North Star,"…
Mississippi: “What do you call a hippie’s wife?”/“Mississippi.”
The state of Mississippi sounds like "Mrs. Hippie." The pun has been cited in print since at least December 14, 1968, when this was printed in the Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette: "A…
Mississippi: Tadpole (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksApril 1845, Cincinnati Miscellany (Cincinnati, OH), pg. 240, col. 1:Mississippi, Tadpoles.**This name is especially appropriate, as among a certain class in…
Missouri: “How did Flori die?”/“She died in Missouri.”
A pun and riddle about two states (Florida and Missouri) is: Q: How did Flori die? (Florida)A: She died in Missouri. (misery) "How did Flori-die (Florida)? She died in Misery (Missouri)"…
Montana: Stub Toe State (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 7 January 1890, Logansport (IN) Daily Reporter, pg. 4, col. 4:The following are the Nicknames for the new states. North Dakota is the" flickertail state." This…
Nebraska: Antelope State (nickname)
Nebraska had many antelope in its fields in the 19th century. The Nebraska nickname of "Antelope State" has been cited in print since at least 1866. Nebraska has also been called the…
Nebraska: Bug Eater (nickname)
Citizens of Nebraska in the 1800s were called "Bug Eaters" (or "Bugeaters"), and Nebraska was called the "Bug Eater State." The name is from the bug-eating European…
Nebraska: Cornhusker (nickname)
Citizens of Nebraska were called "Bug Eaters" in the 1800s, and Nebraska was called the 'Bug Eater State" and the "Tree Planters State." Charles Sumner…
Nebraska: Tree Planters State (nickname)
Most of the trees in Nebraska were planted by its citizens, and >he first "Arbor Day" was founded in Nebraska in 1872. "Tree Planters State" was suggested as a Nebraska state…
Nevada: Sage Hen (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)sage cock n.1840 A. Wislizenus Ausflug nach Felsen-Gebirgen 1839 ix. 49 Sage cock, cock of the plains.sage hen n. = sage cock n.1843 J. Williams…
New England: Eel (nickname)
Eel fishing was very popular in New England in the 19th century. "The Yankees are called Eels" was cited in an 1834 newspaper. "The Eels of New-England" was cited in a passage…
New Hampshire: “Iowa picks corn, New Hampshire picks presidents”
New Hampshire likes to brag that its primary is more important that the Iowa caucus to the presidential election cycle. In 1988, Vice President George H. W. Bush lost the Iowa caucus to Kansas…
New Hampshire: “Live free or die” (motto)
"Live Free or Die" is the New Hampshire motto, approved in 1945 by its legislature after a suggestion by the Daughters of the American Revolution. New Hampshire's John Stark…
New Hampshire: Granite State (nickname)
New Hampshire was first called the "Granite State" at an honorary dinner for Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) on June 22, 1825. Philip Carrigain (1772-1842), a former secretary of state…