State Motto Tapestries
Description: Popularly known as "The Show Me State", Missouri actually has no official state nickname. There are many stories as to where the phrase came from, but the one circulated the most comes from a speech by Congressman Willard Vandiver in 1899, who said, "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton, cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I'm from Missouri, and you have got to show me." This is in keeping with the saying "I'm from Missouri" which means "I'm skeptical of the matter and not easily convinced." I'm a Missourian through and through. A skeptic about everything from UFOs to Bigfoot to the Paranormal. If you want me to believe in something, you're going to have to show me, first ...
Description: This design features an outline of the state of Ohio with the phrase "You'll have to drive through it at some point" written below. It's the brutally honest state motto of Ohio! Makes a great gift for Ohioans who have a self deprecating sense of humor, sports fans on the Michigan side of the Michigan - Ohio State rivalry, and anyone who has an irrational dislike of the Buckeye State.
