A friend of mine sent me this and I thought some of you might enjoy it too.
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> For those who never saw any of the BurmaShave signs, here is a quick lesson
> in our history of the 1930s and '40's. Before there were interstates, when
> everyone drove the old 2 lane roads, BurmaShave signs would be posted all
> over the countryside along the main routes.
> 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 BurmaShave, a
> popular shaving cream.
>
> Here are more of the actual signs:
>
>
>
> DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
> OUT SO FAR
> IT MAY GO HOME
> IN ANOTHER CAR.
> BURMASHAVE
>
> TRAINS DON'T WANDER
> ALL OVER THE MAP
> 'CAUSE NOBODY SITS
> IN THE ENGINEER'S LAP
> BurmaShave
>
> SHE KISSED THE HAIRBRUSH
> BY MISTAKE
> SHE THOUGHT IT WAS
> HER HUSBAND JAKE
> BurmaShave
>
> 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
> BurmaShave
>
> BROTHER SPEEDER
> LET'S REHEARSE
> ALL TOGETHER
> GOOD MORNING, NURSE
> BurmaShave
>
> CAUTIOUS RIDER
> TO HER RECKLESS DEAR
> LET'S HAVE LESS BULL
> AND MORE STEER
> BurmaShave
>
> SPEED WAS HIGH
> WEATHER WAS NOT
> TIRES WERE THIN
> X MARKS THE SPOT
> BurmaShave
>
> THE MIDNIGHT RIDE
> OF PAUL FOR BEER
> LED TO A WARMER
> HEMISPHERE
> BurmaShave
>
> AROUND THE CURVE
> LICKETY-SPLIT
> BEAUTIFUL CAR
> WASN'T IT?
> Burma Shave
>
> NO MATTER THE PRICE
> NO MATTER HOW NEW
> THE BEST SAFETY DEVICE
> IN THE CAR IS YOU
> BurmaShave
>
> A GUY WHO DRIVES
> A CAR WIDE OPEN
> IS NOT THINKIN'
> HE'S JUST HOPIN'
> BurmaShave
>
> AT INTERSECTIONS
> LOOK EACH WAY
> A HARP SOUNDS NICE
> BUT IT'S HARD TO PLAY
> BurmaShave
>
> BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL
> EYES ON THE ROAD
> THAT'S THE SKILLFUL
> DRIVER'S CODE
> BurmaShave
>
> THE ONE WHO DRIVES
> WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING
> DEPENDS ON YOU
> TO DO HIS THINKING
> BurmaShave
>
> CAR IN DITCH
> DRIVER IN TREE
> THE MOON WAS FULL
> AND SO WAS HE.
> Burma Shave
>
> PASSING SCHOOL ZONE
> TAKE IT SLOW
> LET OUR LITTLE
> SHAVERS GROW
> BurmaShave
>
>
> Do these bring back any old memories?
> If not, you're merely a child.
> If they do - then you're old as dirt....
> LIKE ME!
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Of course I only remember these as a small child in the back seat...
