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Title: Create Your Own Burma-Shave Signs!
Post by: Henry on May 09, 2018, 09:22:30 AM
I was looking for a thread where you would make up your own poems that were inspired by the old Burma-Shave signs, but found none, so I created this one. What would your messages read if you were in charge of them?

Here's what mine would say:

Obey all traffic laws
That's what you must do
To avoid any trouble
From the people in blue

Burma-Shave

Let's see some more!
Title: Re: Create Your Own Burma-Shave Signs!
Post by: abefroman329 on May 09, 2018, 10:18:12 AM
There once was a man from Nantucket...
Title: Re: Create Your Own Burma-Shave Signs!
Post by: kphoger on May 09, 2018, 01:36:19 PM
Quote from: Henry on May 09, 2018, 09:22:30 AM
I was looking for a thread where you would make up your own poems that were inspired by the old Burma-Shave signs, but found none, so I created this one. What would your messages read if you were in charge of them?

Here's what mine would say:

Obey all traffic laws
That's what you must do
To avoid any trouble
From the people in blue

Let's see some more!

That doesn't end with "Burma shave".
Title: Re: Create Your Own Burma-Shave Signs!
Post by: Henry on May 09, 2018, 01:44:49 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 09, 2018, 01:36:19 PM
Quote from: Henry on May 09, 2018, 09:22:30 AM
I was looking for a thread where you would make up your own poems that were inspired by the old Burma-Shave signs, but found none, so I created this one. What would your messages read if you were in charge of them?

Here's what mine would say:

Obey all traffic laws
That's what you must do
To avoid any trouble
From the people in blue

Let's see some more!

That doesn't end with "Burma shave".
Fixed!
Title: Re: Create Your Own Burma-Shave Signs!
Post by: roadman on May 09, 2018, 01:50:29 PM
Quote from: Henry on May 09, 2018, 09:22:30 AM
I was looking for a thread where you would make up your own poems that were inspired by the old Burma-Shave signs, but found none, so I created this one. What would your messages read if you were in charge of them?

Here's what mine would say:

Obey all traffic laws
That's what you must do
To avoid any trouble
From the people in blue

Burma-Shave

Let's see some more!

Nice.  But it needs to be spaced out more.  Burma Shave jingles normally appeared on a set of five to six signs - this was principally to limit the total number of words on a sign.  I would revise it to:

Obey All Laws

As You Should Do

To Avoid Any Trouble

From The People

In Blue

BURMA SHAVE
Title: Re: Create Your Own Burma-Shave Signs!
Post by: roadman on May 09, 2018, 02:02:13 PM
Now, my entry.

FOREST CAMPING?

SOUNDS REALLY NICE

LEFT LANE CAMPING?

BETTER THINK

TWICE

BURMA SHAVE