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The 50th State

By Eric

Dear South Dakota,

Apparently I forgot you. Scroll down through the archives of my quasi-successful state motto project if you don’t believe me. Or just click here. I jumped straight from South Carolina to Tennessee and not one of my 11 readers noticed. They ought to be ashamed of themselves. Because South Dakota (can I call you SD? Yes? Thanks), SD, you have a lot to offer. You have a mountain with faces on it for one. And even less Jews per capita than your brother North Dakota. Another great thing about you is the Indians. You are the home state of chief Sitting Bull and the war leader Red Cloud and newscaster Tom O’Hawk Brokaw.

So my deepest apologies to you SD, old pal. How could I forget you, the home of Deadwood and Wounded Knee and Sioux Falls. How could my friends and your residents let me? There is no excuse and my regrets stream forth like rapids -a Rapid City even.

All the best,

Eric

PS: The real motto for South Dakota is Great Faces, Great Places. I don’t think I can do worse than that. As Brad pointed out Washington could (Say WA -that was real), but me? I’m burned out on making these up. So I’m announcing a slogan contest in the comment section. Best South Dakota slogan wins a right to post whatever text they want on the sidebar, or if i can think of one, a better prize.

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3 Responses to “The 50th State”

  1. Alex Says:
    June 1, 2008 at 7:54 pm | Reply

    South Dakota – We bring nothing to the Union.

  2. Matt Says:
    June 1, 2008 at 9:19 pm | Reply

    Home of the T-Rex named “Sioux,” and in the shadow of Abe’s, Teddy’s face, too.

  3. cardigans Says:
    June 4, 2008 at 12:55 pm | Reply

    “Best South Dakota slogan wins a right to post whatever text they want on the sidebar, or if i can think of one, a better prize.”

    …could mean

    1) The person to think of the best South Dakota slogan wins the right to post on the blog, or a better prize, if you can think of one.

    or

    2) The person to think of the best South Dakota slogan wins the right to post on the blog, or if you can think of a better slogan, the person to think of the next-best slogan will receive a better prize.

    I’m hoping it’s the latter.

    South Dakota: 781,000 people can’t be wrong.

    South Dakota: National monument, cheap parking, historical importance… hey, two outa three ain’t bad.

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