14 May 2007

Burma Shave

I received one of those e-mails that has been spinning around the Internet for several years about the old Burma Shave signs that used to line the highways and byways of this great country. The e-mail listed a bunch of the signs, but neglected to list my very best favorite. I don't know where or when I spotted it, but it has stayed with me ever since. For those too young to have ever seen any, they were a series of five small signs - about 8" by 24" - that contained verses about driving on the first four, then the last was the Burma Shave ad. So here's my favorite:
Famous last words
About lights that shine:
If he won't dim his,
I won't dim mine.
Burma Shave.

Take heed all you drivers!

By the way, I never knew anyone who used Burma Shave.

2 comments:

chloespop said...

Come to think of it....neither did I.

Ronabear41 said...

Never heard of Burma Shave