I never saw the Burma Shave signs. Too late and wrong part of the country, But I have read about them and I think they were nice. I wish they still had them.
it was in the age before interstates. the road from north to south from the midwest to Florida generally was a two lane affair, with speeds allowed up to 65, but you had to slow down and ease through towns(always aware of speedtraps), through which the roads traveled. the burma shave ditties, always a welcome respite from the long hours of driving were in between the towns. you could stop at someplace in Kentucky or Tennessee or Georgia (once you got down south, no matter what you ordered, you got a ladle of grits on your plate) at a place usually labeled ‘Eat’ or ‘Cafe’ or perhaps a roadside diner all of them situated just off the road and you angle parked on the street.. Another thing you saw plenty of in that part of the country were the ubiquitous “see Rock CIty” signs ,usually on every barn you passed — white letters on black background.it was a different era
Destiny23 over 12 years ago
The last one’s supposed to say “BURMA SHAVE”!
linsonl over 12 years ago
Hey, I miss those Burma-Shave signs.
strickmaedel over 12 years ago
Lather as You GoBeneath this slabJohn Brown is stowed.He watched the adsAnd not the road.—Ogden Nash
serenasakitty over 12 years ago
I never saw the Burma Shave signs. Too late and wrong part of the country, But I have read about them and I think they were nice. I wish they still had them.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 12 years ago
Her guy’s whiskers
Never phase her.
He shaves by
Electric Razor
skeeterhawk over 12 years ago
I chuckled at Destiny23’s comment. Guess I’m over the hill too.
OldestandWisest over 12 years ago
Now listen, birdsThese signs cost moneySo perch awhile—But don’t get funny!
Nighthawks Premium Member over 12 years ago
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Nighthawks Premium Member over 12 years ago
it was in the age before interstates. the road from north to south from the midwest to Florida generally was a two lane affair, with speeds allowed up to 65, but you had to slow down and ease through towns(always aware of speedtraps), through which the roads traveled. the burma shave ditties, always a welcome respite from the long hours of driving were in between the towns. you could stop at someplace in Kentucky or Tennessee or Georgia (once you got down south, no matter what you ordered, you got a ladle of grits on your plate) at a place usually labeled ‘Eat’ or ‘Cafe’ or perhaps a roadside diner all of them situated just off the road and you angle parked on the street.. Another thing you saw plenty of in that part of the country were the ubiquitous “see Rock CIty” signs ,usually on every barn you passed — white letters on black background.it was a different era
tex4056 over 12 years ago
Grits are like the grace of God. You don’t ask for them, they just come.
vldazzle over 12 years ago
Burma Shave signs were funny and I never drove before my divorce, so got to read them all.