Saturday, March 27, 2004

Because of LibertyBob's excessive

Iowegian chauvinism, I tried to find Minnesota's Slogan.

Good thing I'm not a native. As Jed Clampet would say, "Pitiful. Just pitiful."

Exhibit A:

1959 HF437 -- "A bill for an act relating to slogans" not passed; House journal indicates there was some discussion of the phrase "No sales tax" among other things.
1980 "Come fall in love with a loon" -- First place in contest sponsored by the Minneapolis Tribune.

Exhibit B (No more direct link, you'll have to scroll down):

MINNESOTA STATE MOTTO:
Quae sursum volo videre; adopted 1849.
Not coded in statutes.

This was the intended motto for the territorial seal, chosen by Henry Sibley, meaning "I wish to see what is above" (generally construed as "I wish to see what is beyond"). As engraved, however, it became Quo sursum velo videre (unintelligible, but something like "I cover to see what is above").

L'etoile du Nord ("Star of the North"); adopted 1858/1861.

This motto also was chosen by Sibley for the state seal; was not formally approved by the legislature until 1861, when the state seal was approved (1861 Minn. Laws Chap. 43).
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Makes me proud to be a Wisconsinite.

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