History Burma Shave Signs

Fun cruise down memory lane,or see whatcha missed


http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm

 

I loved and lost

Do I feel stupid

Shot by a husband

Instead of cupid

Burma Shave

( I made that one up)

 

here i sit

on the pooper

giving birth to

a new state trooper

burma shave

 

Covered many times, here are a few threads.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=346033&highlight=burma+shave

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=305507&highlight=burma+shave

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111127&highlight=burma+shave

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87561&highlight=burma+shave

 

Here I stand and I'm a Big Talker

I hope No Troopers see this and shoot John Walker

 

New sets put up a couple years back each side of Saligman AZ on Rt66

 

I've got a paperback book that tells the history of the signs and lists all 600 of the verses and which years they came out. I bought my set of Burma Shave signs several years ago from a guy in Wyoming and was able to locate the verse in the book.

Jim

 

what next ?... Wall Drug

 

Have you dug Wall Drug?

 

don't lose your head to save a minute you need your head your brains are in it...new ones pop up in my area every so often. pretty catchy

 

Burma shave signs. The American version of Japonese haiku.

 

Burma shave signs = Visual pollution.

 

Visual pollution is on your tv set every day. At least the Burma shave signs add a little humor to life.

 

This was posted on "FORDBARN" from Route 66,still there evidently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSvf4_gzH1Y

 

When is was a little kid (4-7 years old) we traveled all over the country in a '36 Ford pulling a small trailer to live in.
I was so impressed with the Burma Shave signs, that now (at 68 years old) made this third brake light in the back window of my Biscayne!!!!

 

i'm surprized the american picker guys havn't found any out picking..... they are some cool signs

 

next to Ontario, CA airport, there is a road that had the Bruma Shave signs. Last time I saw it was 2 years ago so I don't know if it's still there. Maybe I will take a drive and see.

 

The last one I saw was on the old hwy 99 heading South from Ahland, Ore. It said,,"Ben met Anna, made a hit,,,,,,he wouldn't shave,,,,,Ben, Anna split. It hasn't been there since th late 50's.

 

There was one between Crossville and Cookeville Tenn that said 30 days has September, april, june and the speed-offender. Was right past one of the worst beer joints in the county. It was on US 70 also known as Thunder Road back towards Knoxville.

 

In this world of toil and sin
Your head grows bald
But not your chin

Burma Shave

 

There are some of those going to and leaving Seligman, Az can't remember what they say but I'll see em again when I go to the fun run this year. Seems like people stopped to look at things and admire things more then, rather than just doing 80 MPH down the highway and not caring.

 

My Dad grew in the St. Paul , Minneapolis area and spend a year and a half putting those damn things up and taking them down. Heard lots of good stories over the years.

 

round the turn
lickety split
beautiful car
wasn't it?

 

Her guy's whiskers
just don't faze her
He shaves with
an electric razor
Why bother with
Burma Shave