My friend Marsha sent this to me this morning. It brought back memories of car trips my family took, where there was little to keep young minds active. I always tried to get truck drivers to blow their horns for me. I was a happy child because most of them smiled and complied. We kept track of states shown on license plates. We played a kind of “I Spy” with a list of things to watch for on the road. We sang songs. We read books. Another other wonderful thing was the Burma Shave signs –
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I’m sure that Burma Shave actually saved some lives. People laughed and they were more careful! It was a REAL “service” to America, even though it was an advertisement and it was one of the RARE “really useful” ones!
To My Old-As-Dirt Friends and Relatives who qualify as “old as dirt.” 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.
Do these bring back any old memories? If not, you’re merely a child. If they do – then you’re old as dirt LIKE ME!
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