Every state has an antiquated motto, usually a timely little statement such as “Don’t Tread on Me.” But no one understands them except local historians, and you know how they are. So as a public service we here at the Institute for Better Slogans are fostering more up-to-date expressions such as:  “We Put the Fun in Fundamentalism” (Georgia), and “Two Billion Years Tsunami Free” (Indiana). If any of you states out there think you deserve a new motto, we’ll be happy to oblige. Here are samples of our latest slogans for your perusal.  Alabama: “Yes, We Have Electricity.” Arizona: “But It’s Dry Heat.” Colorado: “If You Don’t Ski, Don’t Bother.” Florida: “Ask About Our Streamlined Ballots.” Iowa: “We Do Weird Things with Corn.” Kentucky: “Five Million Residents, 50 Surnames.” Maine: “It’s Really Cold, But Lobsters are Cheap.” Michigan: “First Line of Defense Against Marauding Canadians.” Massachusetts: “Our Senators Swim Good.” Mississippi: “Come Visit, and Feel Better About Your State.” Louisiana: “Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work.” Montana: “Land of Big Sky and the Unabomber.” North Carolina: “Tobacco is a Vegetable.” Oklahoma: “Like the Musical Without the Music.” Tennessee: “Home of the Exciting and Colorful Al Gore Museum.” Nebraska: “Ask About Our State Motto Contest.” Wisconsin: “Come Cut Your Cheese.” West Virginia: “Land of Happy Coal Miners’ Daughters.” New Mexico: “Se Hable Ingles.” South Dakota: “Warmer Than North Dakota.” North Dakota: “Warmer Than Alaska.” Alaska: “You Don’t Need a Refrigerator.” District of Columbia: “Work-Free Drug Place.” Oregon: “Thanksgiving Stuffed Owl.” New York: “Home of ‘Law and Order.’” Ohio: “At Least You’re Not in Pennsylvania.” Pennsylvania: “Cook with Coal.” Kansas: “We Name All Our Dogs TOTO.” Hawaii: “Haka Tiki Mou Sha-ami Leeki Toru.” Idaho: “More than Just Potatoes.” Illinois: “Please, Don’t Pronounce the ‘S.’” New Hampshire: “Leave Us Alone!” Utah: “Our Jesus is Bigger than your Jesus.” Texas: “These Boots Ain’t Made for Walking.” Arkansas: “Literacy Ain’t Everything.”   (Send cash — no checks or CODs.)