{"id":273,"date":"2008-07-17T05:16:43","date_gmt":"2008-07-17T12:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jerrysjuicebar.com\/blog\/?p=273"},"modified":"2008-07-17T08:25:40","modified_gmt":"2008-07-17T15:25:40","slug":"my-favorite-motto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerrysjuicebar.com\/blog\/?p=273","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Motto"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m sitting in the lobby of the Sheraton in Portsmouth<\/a><\/strong>, New Hampshire getting ready to head back to Boston. On the way I’ll return the rental car. As I pulled the care around this morning to load the luggage I was reminded of one of the many things that make New Hampshire unique. And while small, this something somehow infests the culture and character of the place.<\/p>\n

“Live Free or Die.”<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\"\"<\/a>Now that, my friends, is a motto. A motto that can build a brand. New Hampshire’s motto alone is reason to keep the tradition of this state having the first-in-the-nation presidential primary.<\/p>\n

Exist in the unattainable state of complete freedom, or get the hell off the planet. Exhilarating. Scary. Lots of hard edges.<\/p>\n

I grew up in Louisiana. We had “Sportsman’s Paradise.” Interesting. Focuses on consumer benefits. Aspirational. I’ve always wondered what “paradise” would be. Never thought that would be Louisiana.<\/p>\n

I moved to Texas. The new plate on the Dodge Duster read “Lone Star State”. Historical. Allusions to rugged independence. But I’m not sure what it means exactly. And I’m a bit of a loner myself.<\/p>\n

Both of course beat the most comical state motto. Idaho’s “Famous Potatoes.” What? Potatoes? That’s it? That’s the best they can do? A root vegetable?<\/p>\n

I think motto’s have meaning. They show up on documents, correspondence, business cards, speeches, and yes … license plates. There’s something both ubiquitous and subliminal about them.<\/p>\n

So kudos to those New Hampshirites (sp?) who went ballistic<\/a><\/strong> when someone tried to hoist the wimpy slogan \u201cYou\u2019re going to love it here” on the states signage.<\/p>\n

We don’t care if you love it here or not.<\/p>\n

Live free or die!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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