Anyone remember Burma Shave?

[fatrap]

Chris's gas cap post brought an old Burma shave jingle to mind. Anyone here old enough to remember driving down the highway and seeing the signs advertising "Burma Shave"?





He light a match....



to check his tank.....



That's why they call him....



Skinless Frank.....



Burma Shave.



fatrap

 

[Bill McElroy]

...only in Iowa!!:wacko:

 

[fatrap]

Mac

They were all over the country. A real hoot to see them and read them.



Around the curve....

Lickey Split....

Beautiful car....

Wasn't It!....

Burma Shave



The monkey took...

one look at Jim...

And threw the Peanuts...

back at him....

Burma Shave.:lol:



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fatrap

 

[Christopher Laurencio]

Hey Fatrap,



I found this for you , Have a blast, LOL



http://burma-shave.org/jingles/
http://burma-shave.org/jingles/

 

[Christopher Laurencio]

The bearded lady

Tried a jar

She's now

A famous

Movie star

 

[fatrap]

Oh Wow!!



Brother speeders...

Lets rehearse...

all together...

Good morning, Nurse....

Burma Shave



Fatrap

 

[Lamar Gilbert]

If Cruso'd kept his chin more tidy

He might have found a lady friday



Yep.....I've been around that long

 

[Larry Harp]

Under this stone



Lies Elmer Gush



Tickled to death



By his shaving brush



Burma Shave





I remember them all over Oklahoma and Texas when I was a kid. That was back when most travel was on two lane blacktop with speed limits never above 60 mph and you could actually read a message written on a 1 X 4 sign. My mother and two uncles were walking encylclopdias of Burma Shave poetry.



Harpo

 

[JIM SHINN]

Wasn't that in "A River Runs Through It"?