I know this isn’t Christmassy, but I needed a laugh. Does anybody remember the old Burma Shave slogans from the 50s (before my time) that they used to put in succession along our U.S. highways? Hope these little slogans tickle your “funny face” liked they tickled mine:
My job is The whale The ladies
Keeping faces clean Put Jonah Take one whiff
And nobody knows Down the hatch And purr–
De stubble But coughed him up It’s no wonder
I’ve seen Because he scratched Men prefer
Burma-Shave Burma-Shave Burma-Shave
Soap My cheek Pat’s bristles
May do Says SHE Scratched
For lads with fuzz Feels smooth as satin Bridget’s nose
But sir, you ain’t Ha! Ha! Says HE That’s when
The kid you wuz That’s mine you’re pattin’ Her wild Irish rose
Burma-Shave Burma-Shave Burma-Shave
I know A chin She put
He’s a wolf Where barbed wire A bullet
Said riding hood Bristles stand Thru his hat
But Grandma dear, Is bound to be But he’s had
He smells so good A no ma’ams land Closer shaves than that
Burma-Shave Burma-Shave Burma-Shave
Dinah doesn’t The hero Within this vale
Treat him right Was brave and strong Of toil
But if he’d And willin’ And sin
Shave She felt his chin– Your head grows bald
Dyna-mite! Then wed the villain But not your chin
Burma-Shave Burma-Shave Burma-Shave
This cooling shave At a quiz Use this cream
Will never fail Pa ain’t A day
To stamp No whiz Or two
Its user But he knows how Then don’t call her–
First class male To keep Ma his She’ll call you
Burma-Shave Burma-Shave Burma-Shave
I’d have loved to have worked for Burma Shave’s advertising department. Weren’t those good? Comments please.
Before my time, but thanks for that anyway!
Mention of Burma though made me think of the plight of the Burmese people!
God bless
Maria in the UK
http://www.inhishands.co.uk
Hi Tommy, These are all so funny. I remember seeing Burma-Shave ads along the road as a child. But I don’t recall any of the specific slogans. My favorite is “A chin/ Where barbed wire/ Bristles stand/ Is bound to be/ A no ma’am’s land.” But reality is (just the facts ma’am) facial hair inproves any man’s looks!
Maria: Before my time too! AND, I’ll have to study on the Burmese plight! I also updated my entry to say U.S. roads (to show Burma shave is something “peculiar” to our national heritage).
Helen: I like the clean shaven look myself (to me, it’s more becoming to my outward Christian profession), though I let myself go sometimes for a day or 2, rarely 3–usually when I know I’m going to be indoors and not seen by a lot of people. (LOL)
HAHA!! Those were funny adds, although I don’t think I’ve ever heard of them before.
OKAY!! I found this funny thing off Shirley Buxtons blog…this guy is trying to sing “Oh Holy Night,” but they call it “Oh Holy Cow” instead. It’s HORRIBLE!!!! Just go to her blog and follow the link to get there.
Hope you’re having a good day today!!
Jen
Jen: I listened to it. It was HORRIBLY funny! HA! I’m having a good day. I got almost everything I wanted to do DONE today. Now I can start writing out some Christmas cards! Hey, what did you order for the Christmas banquet???
Well, I’ll be shorn! What a funny post, Tom. You are on the cutting edge.
Haw!
Love,
‘lynnie
I got the Chicken…hehe…I LAUGHED badly when I heard that song…I listened to it about 3 or 4 times, and I’m about to listen to it again…
Just wondering, Tommy. But what is your “outward Christian profession” and how is being clean-shaven “becoming to it”??? I mean, I never heard of divorcing the gospel from a man’s beard before. It was God’s idea that hair grow on a man’s chin, right?
And I can’t recall any commandment telling men to shave. Isn’t it just your personal preference? LOL
Helen: Here is a site that kind of sums up what I believe are the true representations of inner and outer holiness standards. See what you think. It’s not too long. Tom
http://www.upci.org/doctrine/modesty.asp
Thanks, Tom. It makes sense to me.
Helen: I hope I would never JUDGE anyone by the outward alone. That’s why in my response to you, I wrote, “To me . . .” In some ways, we have to judge (in what is best for US) for OUR OWN Christian walk. Then, there are absolutes too. However, ULTIMATELY, GOD IS JUDGE OF US–of our works, the paths we’ve pursued, and it’s Him we have to try to please. (I sense you feel that way.) GOD BLESS!!!
Hey everyone. I’ve changed my avitar. OK?
OK! I noticed!! You don’t look as mischievous anymore.
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