Remember those old Burma Shave signs along the highways we traveled as children, typically with our parents on a summer vacation?  Here are a few of them: If you recall such signs that you don't see below, send them in and we'll post them for all to recall with joy!  This first group was sent in by Ron Swedlund.

Here is a quick lesson in our history of travel during 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 at the end advertising Burma Shave, a popular shaving cream.  Here's some you may recall:

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..LIKE THE REST OF US!