Are You Old Enough To Remember?

[Lee Borgersen]

I think many of these old Burma Shave sayings could be posted again along our highways.  This list contains a few I have not seen before.  Hopefully, some will be new for you as well. 
 
For those who never saw any of the Burma Shave signs, here is a quick lesson in our history of the 1930's and '40's.  Before there were interstates, when everyone drove the old 2 lane roads, Burma Shave signs would be posted all over the countryside in farmers' fields.



They were small red signs with white letters.  Five signs, about 100 feet apart, each containing 1 line of a 4 line couplet......and the obligatory 5th sign advertising Burma Shave, a popular shaving cream.



Here are some of the actual signs:





DON'T STICK YOUR ELBOW
OUT SO FAR
IT MAY GO HOME
IN ANOTHER CAR

BURMA SHAVE


TRAINS DON'T WANDER
ALL OVER THE MAP
'CAUSE NOBODY SITS
IN THE ENGINEER'S LAP

Burma Shave


SHE  KISSED THE HAIRBRUSH
BY MISTAKE
SHE THOUGHT IT WAS
HER HUSBAND JAKE

Burma Shave


DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD
TO GAIN A  MINUTE
YOU NEED YOUR HEAD
YOUR BRAINS ARE IN IT

Burma  Shave



DROVE TOO LONG
DRIVER SNOOZING
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
IS NOT AMUSING

Burma Shave



BROTHER SPEEDER
LET'S REHEARSE
ALL TOGETHER
GOOD MORNING, NURSE

Burma Shave


CAUTIOUS RIDER
TO HER  RECKLESS DEAR
LET'S HAVE LESS BULL
AND A LITTLE MORE STEER

Burma Shave


SPEED WAS HIGH
WEATHER WAS NOT
TIRES WERE THIN
X MARKS THE  SPOT

Burma Shave


THE MIDNIGHT RIDE
OF PAUL FOR BEER
LED TO A WARMER
HEMISPHERE

Burma Shave


AROUND THE CURVE
LICKETY-SPLIT
BEAUTIFUL CAR
WASN'T IT?

Burma Shave


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 IT'S HARD TO PLAY

Burma Shave


BOTH  HANDS ON THE WHEEL
EYES ON THE ROAD
THAT'S THE SKILLFUL
DRIVER'S  CODE

Burma Shave


THE ONE WHO DRIVES
WHEN HE'S BEEN  DRINKING
DEPENDS ON YOU
TO DO HIS THINKING

Burma Shave


CAR IN  DITCH
DRIVER IN TREE
THE MOON WAS FULL
AND SO WAS HE.

Burma  Shave


PASSING SCHOOL ZONE
TAKE IT  SLOW
LET OUR LITTLE
SHAVERS GROW

Burma Shave



Do these bring back any old memories?
If not, you're merely a child.
If they do - then you're old as dirt... 

SMG...(older then dirt )

[h2ofwlr]

I do beliave that you will love this then 

http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm

[Fishahollik]

I must be a "tweener" then, as I can remember seeing those type of signs but no way I can remember the sayings on them.

[holdemtwice]

i do remember these .. however i have csr  and couldn't remember the sayings  either.

[Big Slick]

You guys are either really old or have good memories.

[Realtree]

Way before my time, but I do remember my Grandpa talking about them.

There is a golf course down between Albert Lea and Austin in S Central MN near me that had put up some signs similar to these along their driving range which borders a major highway. I now see where they got the inspiration from.