Inspired by a recent trip to London, this recent Times article about England’s reluctant search for a national motto (suggestions range from “No Motto Please, We’re British” to “One Mighty Empire, Slightly Used”), as well as by this new book on six-word memoirs (which we teased not long ago here), I invite you all to attempt the following:
Write a six-word motto for the U.S. of A......
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/contest-a-six-word-motto-for-the-us/?hpSO BESERKER DOES NOT HAVE A SHIT FIT THIS IS FROM THE NY TIMES...see fair and balanced humor.
.February 4th,
2008
3:20 pm “Living proof of Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem.”
24, M, Graduate Student, Durham NC, Obama
http://arbitrarian.wordpress.com — Posted by rapidadverbssuck
2.February 4th,
2008
3:33 pm Still Using Fahrenheit, Feet, and Gallons.
— Posted by Neal
3.February 4th,
2008
3:39 pm “A Billion Dollars Makes You President”
— Posted by Ed
4.February 4th,
2008
3:40 pm “Land of the six word motto”
— Posted by Paul Koenig
5.February 4th,
2008
3:41 pm Just like Canada, with Better Bacon
— Posted by Jason
6.February 4th,
2008
3:42 pm What can we screw up next?
24,m,consultant,CT, Hillary
— Posted by G
7.February 4th,
2008
3:43 pm Aw shucks…we used to have a perfectly good THREE word motto:
“E Pluribus Unum”
— Posted by Matt
8.February 4th,
2008
3:45 pm Good, but could be better.
— Posted by liz
9.February 4th,
2008
3:46 pm Hubris: it’s not just for Greeks!
26, M, Banker, Durham NC, Obama
— Posted by Phrank
10.February 4th,
2008
3:50 pm All your oil belong to us.
— Posted by Scott
11.February 4th,
2008
3:51 pm USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
Timeless, male, sports fan, Anytown, too busy to vote but not too busy to cheer.
— Posted by Paul Hoffman
12.February 4th,
2008
3:52 pm Liz, thats 5 letters.. maybe in reply to that there can be 1 more motto
“We need to work on math”
— Posted by G
13.February 4th,
2008
3:52 pm Equal Representation*
*Offer void in D.C.
27, Paralegal, Washington DC, Al Gore
ps. Unless you’re a scientist, Fahrenheit, feet and gallons are the best units of measurement for humans. but that’s a VERY interesting discussion for another day.
— Posted by NIck
14.February 4th,
2008
3:52 pm We came. We saw. We conquered.
— Posted by Mike B.
15.February 4th,
2008
3:52 pm Enlightment scientific rationality meets puritan morality
34, male, podcaster, Cleveland Ohio, Obama
blacktiemartiniclub.com
— Posted by Caleb
16.February 4th,
2008
3:54 pm Everyone counts. Everyone matters.
— Posted by eli
17.February 4th,
2008
3:55 pm “Supporting Free Trade since 1776 (sic)”
19, M, Economics Student, Norfolk, England.
— Posted by Adam
18.February 4th,
2008
3:59 pm Intelligently designed to constantly evolve.
— Posted by srb
19.February 4th,
2008
3:59 pm “When in doubt, whip it out!”
27, M, lawyer
— Posted by Anon
20.February 4th,
2008
4:02 pm That’s MISTER America to you, pal!
When we say jump - you JUMP!
We’ll kick your skinny foreign ass!
Totally oblivious to our own failures.
US Them US Them US Not Them
— Posted by Dwayne
21.February 4th,
2008
4:02 pm My favorite jingoistic, all-American motto, from the movie Head of State:
“God bless America! And nobody else!”
— Posted by Linda Rogers
22.February 4th,
2008
4:04 pm I Can’t Believe It’s Not Democracy.
— Posted by rbaldwin
