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| For those of you who have never seen the Burma Shave signs, a quick lesson. Before Interstates, when everyone drove the old 2-lane roads cross country, 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 identifying BurmaShave. Here are a few examples of the old Burma Shave sign, compliments of Chubby Harper, a friend. |
| 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 SPEEDERS 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** THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL FOR BEER LED TO A WARMER HEMISPHERE **Burma-Shave** SPEED WAS HIGH WEATHER WAS NOT TIRES WERE THIN X MARKS THE SPOT **Burma-Shave** AROUND THE CURVE LICKETY--SPLIT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR WASN'T IT? **Burma-Shave** |
| BURMA SHAVE |
| PASSING CARS WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE MAY GET YOU A GLIMPSE OF ETERNITY **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** PASSING SCHOOL ZONE TAKE IT SLOW LET OUR LITTLE SHAVERS GROW **"Burma-Shave" |
| What do you think? If you are old enough to remember these, do they bring back memories ? |