“Live Free or Die” Is dead

**Core Shot** · 03-13-2019, 05:17 AM

https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/03...e-or-die-motto

**Vt-Freeheel** · 03-13-2019, 05:32 AM

Too many people dying?

**steff** · 03-13-2019, 06:04 AM

Live cheap or die.

**spanghew** · 03-13-2019, 06:12 AM

Back in the good old days of Vietnam, you could be arrested in New Hampshire for putting a piece of tape over the motto on your license plate, as many were doing. And of course the license plates about living freely and dying were made by prisoners in prison, an irony that helped launch Bill Morrisey's songwriting career-- on Shoot the Cat records . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIqyjhzDLYU

**smartyiak** · 03-13-2019, 07:05 AM

Pussies!

**AdironRider** · 03-13-2019, 11:13 AM

They tried this like a decade ago as well. It was all hush hush until they changed the signs on the highway then became a big stink.

Give it a couple weeks, and all the backwoods libertarians out west by Keene will have raised enough hell the true motto will return.

I am a bit biased though.

**LHutz Esq** · 03-13-2019, 11:21 AM

So wait, you don't have the freedom to not have "Live Free or Die" on your car?

'Murca?

Just like those poor Manitobans - required to be "Friendly" all the fkn time.

KQ · 03-13-2019, 01:55 PM

Don't mess with state mottos/slogans.

IIRC a while back Idaho tried to remove "Famous Potatoes" from their license plates. People were not happy esp. the Idaho Potato Commission.

Now you can get a special potato plate!

^^^ That's an awesome plate. You could have a lot of fun coming up with potato themed personal plates

**Kenny Satch** · 03-13-2019, 02:02 PM

How about that Shawshank Redemption line

"Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying"

**mcski** · 03-13-2019, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Kenny Satch

How about that Shawshank Redemption line

"Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying"

Which one of those guys was the gay one?

NTTAWWT

**spanghew** · 03-13-2019, 02:43 PM

Vacationland sounds mighty great
I wouldn’t mind stamping out the Garden State
It’s enough to make me cry
Live Free or Die
—Bill Morrisey, RIP

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**Kenny Satch** · 03-13-2019, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by mcski

Which one of those guys was the gay one?

NTTAWWT

That's a trick question
Doesn't prison make them all gay ?
NTTAWWT

**Viva** · 03-13-2019, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by Kenny Satch

Doesn't prison make them all gay ?

No. Just being Canadian suffices.

**riser4** · 03-13-2019, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by Core Shot

https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/03...e-or-die-motto

Good.

**iceman** · 03-13-2019, 06:14 PM

Live Free or move back to Massachusetts if you need social services.

**Kenny Satch** · 03-13-2019, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Viva

Not being Canadian suffices.

FIFY....

**Tele 'til You're Smelly** · 03-14-2019, 11:38 AM

If you look at the article, they are just using "Live Free" without the rest in some marketing materials, no one is changing the state motto or the license plates. "Come to New Hamphire and Live Free or Die!" doesn't really work on a tourist brochure.

**Obstruction** · 03-14-2019, 12:43 PM

Always wondered if the whole “Live Free or Die” thing was meant to be a suggestion, command or threat.

Speaking of while driving up 93 last week some old geezer in an 20 yr old Honda Civic starts riding my ass like I’m in prison, even though I’m going 75. I finally am able to change lanes and sure enough turns out Elmer is one of the 4723 citizen legislators that populate the NH House of Representatives. I was going to out him via the plate number on the inter webs but a. I didn’t give enough of a fuck and 2. His ride was plastered with ski stickers,

**Crock** · 03-14-2019, 12:44 PM

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**jackstraw** · 03-15-2019, 11:10 AM

Why not use the whole quote - “Live free or die. Death is not the greatest of evils.”

Laughing at the comments from the nh hicks.

And the joke about it in current times is our assfuck gov is going to veto the legal weed if it passes. Live free eh?While all the surrounding states actually are more free than us.

**Todd Zander** · 03-15-2019, 11:54 AM

back before i lived here i tried to purchase some beer just before pinkham 3 days before i was to celebrate my 21st at hojos and he wouldnt sell. i asked him about the state motto and he replied that it should read "live free or die trying".

i ended up finding plenty at the mountain

**AdironRider** · 03-15-2019, 12:02 PM

Well NH folks drink more booze than any other state, by gallons (of pure alcohol). He really didn't need the business.

**Todd Zander** · 03-15-2019, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by AdironRider

Well NH folks drink more booze than any other state, by gallons (of pure alcohol). He really didn't need the business.

yea, because craft beer and booze are sold within the same storefronts in NH. try again at making your worthless point

**jackstraw** · 03-15-2019, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Todd Zander

yea, because craft beer and booze are sold within the same storefronts in NH. try again at making your worthless point

And the booze is sold to out-of-state'ers cruising up the highways. What a racket the state has with that scene. All the restaurants have to buy their booze from the state.