burma shave

     

Burma-Shave was a Unite States brand of brushless shaving cream, famous for its advertising gimmick of posting humorous rhyming poems on small, consecutive highway billboard signs.

Trivia about burma shave

  • The famed rhyming signs of this shaving product first appeared on Highway 61 in Minnesota
  • Some road signs for this product read: Are your whiskers/When you wake/Tougher than/A 2-bit steak?
  • Roads are wider, traffic's faster; to bring back these signs would court disaster

Tweets about burma shave

  • @BathRecordFair hey! Tricky... Bluebeard by @NickGravenhurst springs to mind, but maybe Tom Wait's Burma Shave!
  • RT @templewound: @RaymondPettibon Quenched in puke / Pull to the curb / jhl gh.mkjkf j / AKU kccc. op / Burma Shave
  • @chris_roberson You forgot "Burma-Shave" at the end of that tweet, sir.
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  • Sleep in a chair Nothing to lose But a nap At the wheel Is a permanent snooze Burma-Shave (1945)
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  • @jay_beans Money itself is the solution to my anxiety trigger. Because my anxiety trigger is not having money. #burma #shave
  • @RaymondPettibon Quenched in puke / Pull to the curb / jhl gh.mkjkf j / AKU kccc. op / Burma Shave
  • Careless driving Soon we hope Will go The way Of brush and soap Burma-Shave (1939)
  • If you follow the Yes signs down Great Western Road you'll eventually reach one that says "...Burma-Shave."
  • Try a tube The cream That's in it Is making friends A man a minute Burma-Shave (1939)
  • @scalzi @AScalzi98 Burma Shave! (OK, strictly speaking, even I'm too young for that joke...)
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  • @anonymaus @Subhedgehog @Chris_Withers I like a good Burma-shave reference.
  • Burma-ShaveIn tube Or jar Then follow up With our new star Burma-Shave (1950)
  • A haiku: Do unto others// As you would have them do un-// to you. Burma-shave.
  • #ScotlandDecides Will don't knows, no show? Don't know by now? There's always status quo- if you be not nay or yea gung-ho. Burma Shave
  • The chick He wed Let out a whoop Felt his chin and Flew the coop Burma-Shave (1945)
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  • @danielt10439873 @kateforspades Remember the Burma Shave signs and the Clabber Girl signs on the barns. Truck stops had the best breakfasts.
  • | ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄  ̄| | BURMA | | SHAVE | | ______| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || /   づ relevant xkcd
  • Proper Distance To him was bunk They pulled him out Of some guy's trunk Burma-Shave (1951)
  • @AgentsofSHIELD It's the Kree version of a Burma-shave ad.
  • One pound 85 cents Half pound 50 cents Big tube 35 cents Don't put it off Put it on Burma-Shave (1930)
  • | ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ | | | | Burma | | Shave | | ______ | (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || / づ”
  • @oclsc Dustbin would be more appropriate. Maybe I'll Burma-Shave it later.
  • Thank you to David's Tea for the free tea that Frank Hobbs teachers enjoyed after our Burma Shave. #bced #davidstea
  • .@HapaxLegoman Who hates this wall/I bet it's Puck!/Think for yourself/Neighborly schmuck/BURMA-SHAVE
  • @chrisjballard Burma Shave.
  • From Bar To Car To Gates ajar Burma-Shave (1941)
  • The whale Put Jonah Down the hatch But coughed him up Because he scratched Burma-Shave (1950)
  • 50% quicker 100% slicker Burma-Shave (1939)
  • Once again, folks: Twitter is all about interaction. Treat it like it's a Burma-Shave sign and I'm blocking you.
  • @BurmaBot KINDA LOW EFFORT THERE BURMA SHAVE
  • Economize with this size Burma-Shave (1939)
  • Burma Shave Signs #history #advertising #signs #Americana #bubblews
  • Famous last words "If he won't Dim his I won't Dim mine" Burma-Shave (1947)
  • ♫ Listening to 'Hokey Pokey / Pasties And A G-String / Summertime / Burma Shave' by 'Tom Waits' ♫
  • Said one whisker To another Can't get tough With this stuff Brother Burma-Shave (1949)
  • Tube Immense 35 cents Easy shaving Low expense Burma-Shave (1935)
  • @rickklein @DanRiehl @ReadyForHillary Is it going to be Burma-Shave style campaign? Gotta drive another 500 yards down the road for word 2?
  • When frisky With whiskey Don't drive 'Cause it's Risky Burma-Shave (1949)
  • @flyingelevator Burma-shave.
  • Another day Another illusion Another self-delusion Burma Shave.
  • Holler Half a pound for Half a dollar Oh boy! Shaving joy Complexion save Burma-Shave (1928)
  • ♫ Listening to 'Burma Shave' by 'Tom Waits' ♫
  • Your razor Floats thru The hair With the Greatest of ease Burma-Shave (1936)
  • Drive With care Be alive When you Arrive Burma-Shave (1937)
  • Said Juliet To Romeo If you Won't shave Go homeo Burma-Shave (1940)
  • Hit the jackpot today! Saw an original Burma Shave sign! #burmashave #route66 #illinois #themotherroad…