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.
Foreign players are most welcome. Feel free to include, along with your answer, your age, gender, vocation, where you live, and who you would vote for in the upcoming presidential election. Feel free also to punctuate your motto liberally (or, if you will, conservatively); for instance: “Battered? A bit. Beaten? Puh-leeze. Onward!”
The best entry, as decided by a quorum of ourselves and a batch of capuchin monkeys we keep at the ready, receives her/his choice of Freakonomics schwag.
Note: The winner of the contest can be found here.
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Hubris: it’s not just for Greeks!
26, M, Banker, Durham NC, Obama
All your oil belong to us.
USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
Timeless, male, sports fan, Anytown, too busy to vote but not too busy to cheer.
Liz, thats 5 letters.. maybe in reply to that there can be 1 more motto
“We need to work on math”
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.
We came. We saw. We conquered.
Enlightment scientific rationality meets puritan morality
34, male, podcaster, Cleveland Ohio, Obama
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Everyone counts. Everyone matters.