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It’s a holiday week and I’m expecting comments will be pretty light for the next several days (before I shut down the blog for a week or so). Let’s have a little fun today.
This has been done by others, but I don’t think we’ve ever touched on it here. Our current state slogan is, of course, “Land of Lincoln.” Come up with a new one.
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:26 am
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Land of Corruption is OK by Us (we keep voting them in anyway!)…maybe a little long for the license plate. Happy holidays to all!
Comment by Niles Township Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:32 am
“Oh, I thought Chicago was in Michigan or Ohio or something.”
Comment by sam Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:32 am
Pay-to-Playland
Comment by Doodle Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:34 am
In lines with the governor standing behind a soybean field promoting a corn based gas product - I say ‘Land of Dumb Governors’.
Comment by The 'Broken Heart' of Rogers Park Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:39 am
“Corrupt Pols ‘R’ Us!”
Comment by fedup dem Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:41 am
Land of Thinkin’
Comment by zatoichi Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:41 am
“A vote for corruption”
Comment by Snidely Whiplash Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:42 am
“Where’s My Piece of the Action?” This would make a good two liner, top and bottom of license plates, wrap around coins, seals, flags, etc. I suggest a nice 3/4 profile showing the good side of Al Capone, a bottle of booze and a Tommy Gun. An alternative would be a full size outline of a convicted governor, (your choice of individual) holding a citizen upside down by the ankle with change, dollar bills, contracts and other loot streaming from the citizen pockets.
Comment by Ali Bin Haddin Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:45 am
We’ll Show California What Budget Problems Are! or Land of Chapter 11.
Comment by just a thought Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:00 am
Land of Lincoln Turning in his Grave
Comment by Bluefish Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:10 am
Land of Crooks
Land of Shame on Us
Comment by anon #1 Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:12 am
“Imbeciles in Horto”. Wait, no - that’s for Chicago.
Comment by Ken in Aurora Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:13 am
hey, “just a thought” - did you know that the State of Illinois was created for the specific purpose of going into debt? Everytime Congress createdd another state, it diminishes the power and influence of the current states already in it - adds two more Senators and at least one more House member. But Congress wanted to link the Mississippi River with Lake Michigan, for trade and commerce to circle the entire nation at that time. And the Congress did not want to pay for it with east coast generated tax revenues. So the residents of the NW territories were told that if they agreed to issue state bonds to pay for an Illinois(River) - (Lake) Michigan canal, then Congress would not look too closely at their statehood application. (The Illinois River links to the Mississippi, for those of you geographically challenged.)
The State’s founders said okay - but then they saw the proposed boundaries of the new state that Congress intended for them. It was all of Illinois up to just south of Joliet! The Illinois area settlers said - wait, if we are going to put up the bonds for the canal, then we want the economic benefit of it at Lake Michigan terminus. So the northern boundaries were shifted up to the current ones. And the State of Illinois was created - with what would emerge as Chicago as part of it. Two years later, the State founders kept their word and issued bonds for the Illinois-Michigan canal.
Before the canal even opened, though, a new phenominum emerged across America. The railroads! So the canal was obsolete even before it opened, and the lack of use almost bankrupted the State.
The conclusion can only be that being heavily in debt is a proud Illinois state government tradition. Putting up the current Capitol almost did us in, too. Maybe not license plate logo material, but a fact…
Comment by capitol view Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:20 am
Stinkin Land of Lincoln
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:22 am
“Land of The Simpsons”
Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:31 am
la tierra de Lincoln
Comment by Lovie's Leather Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:37 am
“Grateful for Louisiana”
Comment by ZC Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:42 am
“Land of Lineage”
Comment by ZC Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:43 am
Land of Wink and a Nod
Comment by Bubs Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 11:55 am
The land of maximum wage
Comment by Lovie's Leather Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 12:01 pm
“Never Blame the Booster for what the Sucker Does”
Comment by PalosParkBob Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 12:12 pm
Land a stinkin.
Contest ova! Wumpus wins
Comment by Wumpus Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 12:19 pm
Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be stolen today.
Comment by independent downstater Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 12:23 pm
“Where’s mine?”
Comment by respectful Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 12:24 pm
Graceland
Comment by kdruben Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 12:46 pm
Free and Equal, for Some
Comment by Squideshi Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 1:18 pm
“Land of the Leeches”…sucking the taxpayers dry!!!
Comment by lockport Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 1:47 pm
“Illinois: At least it’s not Mississippi!”
Comment by The Abstract Prosaic Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 1:48 pm
“The Combine State.”
PS: The Old-Timers here will remember one of my all-time favorite political quotes: “Someday the license plates in Illinois will read ‘Land of Burris’.” -Roland Burris, ca. 1980
Comment by Arthur Andersen Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 2:25 pm
Ubi Est Mea
Comment by Citizen A Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 2:29 pm
Political Petri Dish Illinois, Where the Host Organism Dies
Comment by Angie Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 2:40 pm
“I. O.U.”
Comment by Beowulf Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 3:15 pm
“It’s Miller Time”
Comment by Beowulf Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 3:16 pm
“Land of the Unfree”
Comment by Common sense Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 3:20 pm
LOL, Beowulf.
“This is MY country…”
Not.
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 3:24 pm
The Land of Liars……which sad to say, in this state, the Republican Party, my party, is. You cannot believe any of them.
Comment by Confused Republican Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 3:49 pm
“Just a few more miles and you’ll be in Indiana!”
Comment by HoosierDaddy Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 4:48 pm
kdruben …. “Disgraceland” is more like it.
Comment by Anonymous ZZZ Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 5:02 pm
“America’s Pay-to-Play State”
Comment by KenoMan Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 5:59 pm
Subpoenas R Us
Land of Crooks & Liars
Back-Scratch Central
Emil’$ Patch
Neverchange Land
Pirates’ Paradise
Comment by Disgusted Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 6:32 pm
I thought, historically, we were called “the sucker state” because settlers fell for the overblown “land of milk and honey” advertisements to get them out here, and found swamps and fever
Comment by dekalb demo Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 6:55 pm
Terra of Obama
Comment by Boone Logan Square Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 7:43 pm
“How much ya got?”
Comment by So-Called "Austin Mayor" Monday, Dec 18, 06 @ 10:34 pm
“Governor Rod Blagojevich’s Land of Lincoln”
Land of Indictment
The Capitol Punishment State - “We convict more politicians than people!”
“Welcome to the Machine”
Illinois: The Check is in the Mail
Comment by Saluki Yayhoo Tuesday, Dec 19, 06 @ 12:15 am
Illinois home of the Prairie Pirates?
Comment by Whizbang Tuesday, Dec 19, 06 @ 2:07 am
All Kids — Will pay for our foolishness.
Comment by Nene Tuesday, Dec 19, 06 @ 8:07 am
Illinois: Former Home of the Illinois
Comment by Squideshi Tuesday, Dec 19, 06 @ 9:04 am
FOR SALE
$ ILLINOIS $
BendOverLand
Comment by Apocalypto Tuesday, Dec 19, 06 @ 11:27 am
Land of nepotisim,Play to pay welcome to Illinois.Merry X-Mas Rich
Comment by Randy Alesia Tuesday, Dec 19, 06 @ 4:23 pm