Burma Shave

[SandburRanch]

It didn't take much to entertain country folks 60 years ago.

 

[JDgreen227]

It didn't take much to entertain country folks 60 years ago.

My favorite was:

They missed

The turn

Car was whizzin'

Fault was her'n

Funeral hiz'n

Burma Shave

 

[Bird]

Before the days of Interstate Highways, I always enjoyed seeing the Burma Shave signs. One of my favorites was "Around the curve lickety-split, beautiful car wasn't it. There were a lot of Burma Shave signs on U.S.77 from Dallas to Oklahoma City.

 

[IH3444]

These Burma Shave signs were shown in the movie, "Worlds Fastest Indian" Staring Anthony Hopkins.

Absolutely fantastic movie.

The World's Fastest Indian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[tglass]

We all read them and seemed like there were no two the same. When I saw the first one always looked for the rest of the jingle.

 

[Dmace]

There's a property around here where the owner put up signs along side the road that read:
If you dislike
big traffic fines
slow down til you
can read these signs
Burma Shave
:laughing:

 

[IH3444]

Just got sent this....more Burma Shave.

Do You Remember These

 

[Bird]

Yep, I remember those.

 

[simonds]

Yep, they were neat. I have been going to make some up and put along the road by my place. There is a sharp corner and many younger kids go way to fast and slide around it. One of them went into a big maple tree.
I will try to do this. A set on each side of the road. Good idea.

 

[Pilot]

Burma Shave Slogans of the Fifties - Page One

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I heard the song by Roger Miller before I ever saw any signs. Now my 9-year-old daughter has the song on her MP3 player.

 

[GGB]

This one was my brothers and my favorite from our family fishing and camping trips to Minnesota when we were growing up:


He lit a match

To check gas tank

That's why they call him

Skinless Frank

Burma Shave


GGB

 

[Haoleguy]

Last year I drove my spouse to the west coast and back and we stuck to the old US highways. Somewhere west of the Mississippi we saw some of these signs...not sure but I think it was either Nebraska, South Dakota, or Wyoming. Sticking to the old highways was a real treat and you get to see terrific sights, find good food spots, and meet great people.