I just HAVE to share this...
For those who never saw any of the BurmaShave signs, here is a quick lesson in our history of the 1930's and '40's. Before there were interstates, when everyone drove the old 2 lane roads, BurmaShave 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 advertising BurmaShave, a popular shaving cream
Here are more of the actual signs:
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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
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
OF PAUL FOR BEER
LED TO A WARMER
HEMISPHERE
BurmaShave
AROUND THE CURVE
LICKETY-SPLIT
BEAUTIFUL CAR
WASN'T IT?
Burma Shave
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
WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING
DEPENDS ON YOU
TO DO HIS THINKING
B urmaShave
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?
They sure did for me!
Driving down the highways for our Sunday Afternoon outings... and seeing these signs from the open windows of the Old 4~door Ford Galaxy!
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Top picture stolen from the GREAT Website below!!!
Click below and check your own years!!!
I am thinking that the world could USE a little more common sense...
Bring them back!!!
http://burma-shave.org/jingles/1936/the_cream
The draftee
ReplyDeleteTried a tube
And purred
Well whaddya know
I've been defurred
>>> DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
>>> OUT SO FAR
>>> IT MAY GO HOME
>>> IN ANOTHER CAR.
>>> BURMA SHAVE
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>>> IF KISSIN WHILE DRIVING
>>> IS YOUR SPORT
>>> THEN TRADE IN YOUR CAR
>>> FOR A DAVENPORT
>>> Burma Shave
>>>
>>> FOR ALL THE DRUNKS
>>> WHO DRIVE ON SUNDAY.
>>> FEW LIVE TO DRIVE AGAIN
>>> ON MONDAY
>>> Burma Shave
>>>
Tons more jingles here, (listed by year and 1st line)
ReplyDeletehttp://burma-shave.org/
Please click on the link below and turn up your speakers.
ReplyDeleteBurma Shave with the Statler Brothers .
You may need to watch it twice; once to watch the Burma shave signs change, and once to catch all the pictures plus listening to the music of the Statler Brothers.
I am sending this to my 'older friends' because most folks under 50 would have no idea what I am talking about. Too bad they missed it!
http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm
Special thanks to friend Duane!
Mwuah!
XOXO
me