Burma Shave
For older readers, who might remember Burma Shave signs... These signs used to appear alongside the highway, each sign containing one sentence of a longer slogan. So you would drive by and the kids would all read aloud each of the signs. (And those kids are now in their '60s.)Anyway, some of these can be pretty fun, though it pays to pause between each line and imagine yourself rumbling over the old 2-lane road between Benton and Shickshinny, top down on the Chevy convertible, watching America roll by.
DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD TO GAIN A MINUTE YOU NEED YOUR HEAD YOUR BRAINS ARE
IN
IT
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DROVE TOO LONG DRIVER SNOOZING WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS NOT AMUSING
**Burma-Shave**
BROTHER SPEEDERS LET'S REHEARSE ALL TOGETHER GOOD MORNING NURSE
**Burma-Shave**
CAUTIOUS RIDER TO HER RECKLESS DEAR LET'S HAVE LESS BULL AND LOTS MORE STEER
**Burma-Shave**
THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL FOR BEER LED TO A WARMER HEMISPHERE
**Burma-Shave**
SPEED WAS HIGH WEATHER WAS NOT TIRES WERE THIN X MARKS THE SPOT
**Burma-Shave**
AROUND THE CURVE LICKETY--SPLIT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR WASN'T IT?
**Burma-Shave**
PASSING CARS WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE MAY GET YOU A GLIMPSE OF ETERNITY
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NO MATTER THE PRICE NO MATTER HOW NEW THE BEST SAFETY DEVICE IN THE CAR
IS
YOU
**Burma-Shave**
A GUY WHO DRIVES A CAR WIDE OPEN IS NOT THINKIN' HE'S JUST HOPIN'
**Burma-Shave**
AT INTERSECTIONS LOOK EACH WAY A HARP SOUNDS NICE BUT ITS HARD TO PLAY
**Burma-Shave**
BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL EYES ON THE ROAD THAT'S THE SKILLFUL DRIVER'S CODE
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THE ONE WHO DRIVES WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING DEPENDS ON YOU TO DO HIS THINKING
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PASSING SCHOOL ZONE TAKE IT SLOW LET OUR LITTLE SHAVERS GROW
"Burma Shave'
SPRING HAS SPRUNG, THE GRASS HAS RIZ WHERE LAST YEAR'S CARELESS DRIVER IS."
**Burma-Shave**
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