greydigger
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I think we're all bozos on this bus...
PBK said:There's a book about the old Burma-Shave signs, called the Verse by the Side of the Road.
Some were indeed inspiring, while others were amusing or related to auto safety. Offhand, I can only recall a couple:
A man, a miss,
A car, a curve...
He kissed the miss,
And missed the curve.
Burma-Shave
He lit a match
To check gas tank.
That's why they call him
Skinless Frank.
Burma-Shave
Monty said:When I was a kid we use to drive about 90 miles to my Grandparent's house about once a month. I always loved to read the Burma Shave signs along the highway. They always had some kind of profound saying. I wish I could remember some of them. Monty
BuckleBoy said:And discontinued because folks drove off the road trying to read them?