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Burma Shave
Burma Shave
BURMA SHAVE Before various governmental agencies started their > safe-driving > > programs, the Burma Shave Company had a very effective safe-driving > program > > that did not cost the taxpayers a penny! For those of you who never saw > the > > Burma Shave signs, here is a quick lesson in our history of the 1930s and > > 1940s. Before the Interstates, when everyone drove the old 2-lane roads, > > Burma Shave signs would be posted all over the countryside in farmers' > > fields. They were small red signs with white letters. Five signs, about > 100 > > feet apart, each containing 1 line of a 4 line couplet ... and the > > obligatory 5th sign advertising Burma Shave, a popular shaving cream. > > > > > > DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD > > TO GAIN A MINUTE > > YOU NEED YOUR HEAD > > YOUR BRAINS ARE IN IT > > *** Burma Shave*** > > > > DROVE TOO LONG > > DRIVER SNOOZING > > WHAT HAPPENED NEXT > > IS NOT AMUSING > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > BROTHER SPEEDER, > > LET'S REHEARSE; > > ALL TOGETHER, > > GOOD MORNING NURSE > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > CAUTIOUS RIDER > > TO HER RECKLESS DEAR > > LET'S HAVE LESS BULL > > AND LOTS MORE STEER > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > SPEED WAS HIGH > > WEATHER WAS NOT > > TIRES WERE THIN > > X MARKS THE SPOT > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > THE MIDNIGHT RIDE > > OF PAUL FOR BEER > > LED HIM TO > > A WARMER HEMISPHERE > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > AROUND THE CURVE > > LICKETY-SPLIT > > IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NEW CAR > > WASN'T IT? > > ***Burma shave*** > > > > NO MATTER THE PRICE > > NO MATTER HOW NEW > > THE BEST SAFETY DEVICE > > IN THE CAR IS YOU > > *** Burma Shave*** > > > > A GUY WHO DRIVES > > A CAR WIDE OPEN > > IS NOT THINKIN' > > HE'S JUST HOPIN' > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > AT INTERSECTIONS > > LOOK EACH WAY > > A HARP SOUNDS NICE > > BUT ITS HARD TO PLAY > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL > > EYES ON THE ROAD > > THAT'S THE SKILLFUL > > DRIVER'S CODE > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > THE ONE WHO DRIVES > > WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING > > DEPENDS ON YOU > > TO DO HIS THINKING > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > CAR IN DITCH > > DRIVER IN TREE > > THE MOON WAS FULL > > AND SO WAS HE. > > ***Burma Shave*** > > > > And the all time favorite: > > > > PASSING SCHOOL ZONE > > TAKE IT SLOW > > LET OUR LITTLE > > SHAVERS GROW > > ***Burma Shave*** Sempers, Roger
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND SSgt. Roger A. One Proud Marine 1961-1977 68/69 http://www.geocities.com/thedrifter001/ |
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Thanks !
for the memories. We used to drive from Memphis to Bolivar TN. every two weeks when I was a kid to visit my grandparents. It was always neat to see if there were new signs. My uncle was a painter and did some of them.
Larry
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