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No. 423: "No Motto What"

The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the state of Ohio must stop using a motto it displays many places, including on some official stationery, on tax returns, and on a bronze plaque in the sidewalk just outside the Statehouse in Columbus. What is the banned motto? (Question courtesy of Peter Carlin.) 

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Tuesday's Question (No. 422)—"We Three … Kings?":

"Vioxx is doing well," said expert analyst Jack Lafferty. And the cognoscenti agree that Vioxx, along with Zocor and Propecia, are primarily responsible for the magnificent triumph. Of what? 

"John McCain."—Beth Sherman

"The sparkling revival of Kiss Me, Kate."—Larry Amoros

"Spelling over meaning."—David Finkle (Steven Davis, zoxecia.com [formerly, Amanda Charles] had a similar answer.)

"The Elián rescue mission. 'Those agents were able to go in there without being distracted by arthritis pain, high cholesterol, or low self-esteem brought on by male pattern baldness,' Lafferty continued, while popping a Prozac."—Francis Heaney (similarly, Kevin Gregg, Matthew Cole, and Mark Wade)

" 'Modern medicine over human suffering.'*

*Modern medicine has not been demonstrated to cure human suffering in all users. Some users report mild side effects, including nausea, cramps, diarrhea, internal bleeding, and surliness toward researchers. The incidence of these side effects was noticeably higher than for those users who were given a sugar pill—but noticeably lower than those for users who were coerced into eating earwigs. The earwig part wasn't really scientifically necessary; we just wanted to see if they'd do it. Pregnant women should not handle, touch, look at, or think about Propecia tablets. Frankly, if you're pregnant and you've read this far, you might as well give up on the kid: Little Joey or Jane is consigned to a lonely life of pain and abject misery, and all because you couldn't stop reading. Why, God, why? As with any medication, consult a doctor before beginning treatment. Or someone who says he's a doctor. Same difference."—Tim Carvell (similarly, Steve Kiefer)

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