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Who Remembers These?
Sat, 2012-08-18 18:14 — ferroequinologist1
To All: He saw--The train--And tried to duct it--Kicked first the gas--And then the bucket----Burma Shave
Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St.Louis Rail Group Layout
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And . . .
Fast through school zones - - - Please don't go - - - Let the little shavers grow! - - - Burma Shave
Rog.38
Too young to remember, but..
I have a book about them (The Verse By The Side Of The Road) and I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it - at least twice now, not counting just reading the jingles. They had quite a few railroad and/or public safety themed sets.
Trains Don't Wander
All Over The Map
No One Sits On
The Engineer's Lap
Burma Shave
Ken Rickman
Danville & Western HO modeler and web historian
http://southern-railway.railfan.net/dw/
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A 1940 slogan according to A list I found on the net http://www.sff.net/people/teaston/burma.htm
Guys whose eyes
Are in
Their backs
Get halos crossing
Railroad tracks
Burma-Shave
This is the last one I saw It faced SB State Hwy 113 just north of Dixon CA in 1962/63 It was according the list created in 1960.
Henry the Eighth
Sure had
Trouble
Short term wives
Long term stubble
Burma-Shave
I also remember this one (also from 1960), but don't remember where I saw it.
Dim your lights
Behind a car
Let folks see
How bright
YOU are
Burma-Shave
Another railroad related one (from 1939)
Drive like
A railroad engineer
Take it easy
When the road's
Not clear
Burma-Shave
Be alot less........
Be a lot less accidents if people would pay heed to some of those sayings.
FREE LANCE MODELING THE UNION PACIFIC FROM COLORADO TO COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA
CLIFF MCKENNEY
ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?
I remember this one...
Has your girlfriend
Let you down?
Don't let it throw you, Sonny.
A hobby can be
Lot more fun and
Cost you lots less money!