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Burma Shave GIFs
BURMA SHAVE SIGNS??? Yes, back in the old days when everyone used straight razors or safety razors you used a shaving cream. Burma Shave was a popular brand. Their main advertising campaign consisted of a set of 5 or 6 related signs with a small, usually funny poem, but the last sign always said "Burma Shave". These signs were placed about a quarter of a mile apart, so we were always careful not to miss one and miss out on part of the rhyme. On a stretch of highway like from Houston to Dallas (200 Miles) there would be 5 or 6 sets of these signs.
There is a book entitled "The Verse by the Side of the Road" by Frank Rowsome, Jr that contains about 600 of the Burma Shave Roadside Rhymes. It was published by Stephen Greene Press Battleboro, Vermont in 1965 but has had some additonal printings. Get the book it is great and afford hours of humor.
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To go to a Burma Shave Web Page where there you will find many Burma Shave Rhymes
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