Sez Farmer Jones who’s bald on top, wish I could rotate the crop BURMA SHAVE
richardsaccount wrote:
This isn't quite the same but I recall seeing in Nevada these Stuckeys shacks in the
middle of nowhere advertising pecan log rolls. I always wondered how far their employees
had to travel to get there.
Lots of Stuckeys back in the 60s on the route from NYC to Florida.
I remember stopping in South Carolina for some “Fo Yo Pancakes.”
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
Who remembers BURMA SHAVE (GREAT reminder of the past)?
I'm sure that Burma Shave actually saved some lives. People laughed and then were more careful! It was a REAL "service" to America, even though it was an advertisement and it was one of the RARE "really useful" ones!
A man, a miss,
A car a curve.
He kissed the miss,
And missed the curve. Burma Shave
DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
OUT SO FAR
IT MAY GO HOME
IN ANOTHER CAR. Burma Shave
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I remember them very well
llamb
Loc: Northeast Ohio
Around the corner,
Lickety-split,
Beautiful car,
Wasn't it - Burma Shave
An excellently informative and amusing book, "The Verse by the Side of the Road" by Frank Rowsome Jr. is available from Amazon. It tells the story of the sign crew. And it lists all of the jingles.
~Lee
Nosaj
Loc: Sarasota, Florida
Here’s one I remember:
Cold today - hot tomale.
BURMA SHAVE
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
Who remembers BURMA SHAVE (GREAT reminder of the past)?
I'm sure that Burma Shave actually saved some lives. People laughed and then were more careful! It was a REAL "service" to America, even though it was an advertisement and it was one of the RARE "really useful" ones!
A man, a miss,
A car a curve.
He kissed the miss,
And missed the curve. Burma Shave
DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
OUT SO FAR
IT MAY GO HOME
IN ANOTHER CAR. Burma Shave
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I remember those I always wondered who came up with those catchy phrases to all those years.
Bruce
Nosaj
Loc: Sarasota, Florida
Sorry - My previous post is not a Burma Shave example. It comes from a different collection of road signs.
I do--always enjoyed them.
I remember those signs quite well, and the Burma-Vita Company that brought us those highway rhymes was located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I used to love those signs. I still drive the 2-laners and occasionally I'll see one - or at least part of one.
If my memory isn't playing games with me, I think there are some of these signs on the old Route 66 between Selligman AZ and Kingman.
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
Who remembers BURMA SHAVE (GREAT reminder of the past)?
I'm sure that Burma Shave actually saved some lives. People laughed and then were more careful! It was a REAL "service" to America, even though it was an advertisement and it was one of the RARE "really useful" ones!
A man, a miss,
A car a curve.
He kissed the miss,
And missed the curve. Burma Shave
DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
OUT SO FAR
IT MAY GO HOME
IN ANOTHER CAR. Burma Shave
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No clue. Either I am too young (<70) or they never had those road signs in California. I remember the Copper Tone, and Enjoy Coca-cola signs.
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
Who remembers BURMA SHAVE (GREAT reminder of the past)?
I'm sure that Burma Shave actually saved some lives. People laughed and then were more careful! It was a REAL "service" to America, even though it was an advertisement and it was one of the RARE "really useful" ones!
A man, a miss,
A car a curve.
He kissed the miss,
And missed the curve. Burma Shave
DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
OUT SO FAR
IT MAY GO HOME
IN ANOTHER CAR. Burma Shave
Who remembers BURMA SHAVE (GREAT reminder of the p... (
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A couple of months ago "Our Iowa" magazine had an article on Burma Shave signs. Then they put one sign in all 99 Iowa counties. The last sign had to say "Our Iowa"
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