Who Remembers These?

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

 
DKRickman's picture

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.

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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!


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