Are You Old enough to remember Burma Shave?

[V-35]

I raise cows

They eat hay

Don't throw trash

On the right of way

Berma Shave



Art

 

[Cdog]

As an octogenarian, YEP, I remember them.

As a middle aged Baptist that remembers a lot of old stuff too, I have to ask "what does our religion have to do with this?"



Man, I simply couldn't resist. Too much Redd Foxx growing up?

Congrats on surviving yours and even more astounding, your children's youth!

 

[mr-mom]

Yup, I remember the Burma-Shave and Wall Drug signs along US highway#20 thru northern Illinois and Iowa. Now, how many remember Sky King, The Green Hornet, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry on the radio after school?
OldFart

 

[CW Spook]

I always looked forward to seeing them on family vacation trips, which included Wall Drug, BTW. A couple of the Burma Shave signs I remember are:

She kissed the hairbrush
By mistake;
She thought it was
Her husband, Jake
Burma Shave

In this vale
Of toil and sin
Your head grows bald
But not your chin.
Burma Shave

 

[rwsmith]

Terrible

Remember High Karate? EYAAA!!!

Hai Karate was AWFUL. Nothing but advertising.

 

[rwsmith]

Coca Cola

"Every Bottle Sterilized"

 

[Bob L]

The Burma Shave signs made the longs drives more fun. I still remember driving to Florida with my family and seeing the chain gangs tolling on the side of the highway in the southern state. Remember when we had like 12 or 15 westerns on in prime time and staying up late until the TV stations went off the air. How about when only a few gas stations were open from Sat night until Monday mornings.

 

[Stu1205]

In Florida, on the Turnpike they have signs like that
promoting Sunpass, the pre-paid toll system.
Some of them are quite amusing.

Stu