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A small state like Delaware isn't much to look at on the map, so it is astonishing that there are more corporations in the city of Wilmington than there are people, at least on paper. Many Americans didn't even know Delaware was a state until Enron registered several of its entities there.

As there is no state tax in Delaware, we thought up this new state motto to replace "The First State: Delaware, "The Tax Shelter State".

Now, there are many states that need new lines. Think about it. New Jersey, The Garden State. Just doesn't go with its image anymore. And I bet Indiana residents don't even know what a "Hoosier" is. Ask the average Oklahoman, "What's a Sooner?" Bet you more "Sooners" know who's Secretary of the Interior than what that means.

WIN Valuable prizes! Earn Fame and Recognition! Be Some body!*

Have some fun and submit your own ideas. Give us a new line for your favorite (or any) state and you could win next month's "Restate the State Game". FIRST PRIZE: Mytee Mitt™ Cleaning Sponge. SECOND PRIZE: Two Mytee Mitt™ Cleaning Sponges. THIRD PRIZE: Bottle of Lysol™...GRAND PRIZE: FREE Photo-shoot with SABER-TOOTH COWS

Send your submissions to: RESTATE THE STATE GAME



			Our Most Recent Winner, Jane Smith, a fourth-grader from Wala Wala, Washington, wrote: "Dear Restate the State Game, On the TNN game show, "Taboo", both the host and the contestant said that Michigan was the "Show Me" State. Isn't that Missouri's motto?" That's right. And Ms. Smith wins simply for showing us that an average nine-year-old knows more than a 20-something TV game show host.

			* Winners will be selected solely on the cleverness of their answers, determined solely by the subjective opinion of Susan V. Carroll. Employees of Susan Carroll Creative and their relatives, including second cousins once removed, are not eligible.