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Am I the only one who wishes they'd bring back those old Burma Shave signs? Not that I actually remember them, I just used to read them online and thought they were pretty neat.

Anyway, here is one of my own:


I'm tired of reading





About George Bush





So stick all these politics





Back up your tush!





BURMA SHAVE


(I used to have a BURMA SHAVE ACSII art for those who remember the days of all text-based internet communication. Le-sigh, I miss the days of the BBS and Telnet).

hm?

There was a Game I played, it was called Exile III. The creators were fans of those Commercials. There were a couple of Sign messages like that in it.

There's a Burma Shave style set of billboards in I-80 westbound somewhere in Davis, CA. I used to think it was unique until I found out about the Burma Shave ads. The excuse I always see for these dying away is that cars going too fast for the signs to work but that doesn't really make that much sense to me. I think they just died away.

But, like in Davis, you still see things like them now and then. I, too, would like to see more, but ah well...in the end, it's advertising and there's more than enough of that laying around...

Yes!!!

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There's a Burma Shave style set of billboards in I-80 westbound somewhere in Davis, CA. I used to think it was unique until I found out about the Burma Shave ads. The excuse I always see for these dying away is that cars going too fast for the signs to work but that doesn't really make that much sense to me. I think they just died away.

But, like in Davis, you still see things like them now and then. I, too, would like to see more, but ah well...in the end, it's advertising and there's more than enough of that laying around...
Let us not forget one of the many sagacious messages of Zork.
aoum

Let us not forget one of the many sagacious messages of Zork.
aoum
mmm, Zork references...so much time spent saying things like "Go west," "Pick up Scarab"...and "Use Sword" when it was inappropriate becuase it was amusing...

"Use Sword" when it was inappropriate becuase it was amusing...
Damn straight! :D
And finding other uses for "bauble"s.
I recall attempting to do some strange things to that bastard thief.

*blink*.. I have no idea what this thread about? Some sort of ad program?

Am I the only one who wishes they'd bring back those old Burma Shave signs?

bring back?



There are still some around here. (if you know where to go....)

I have no idea what you people are talking about.
http://kimsal.com/rabbit_pancake.jpg

I have no idea what you people are talking about.
http://kimsal.com/rabbit_pancake.jpg
Mmm. I'm also lost. Anyone got a link to something which might explain 'Burma Shave'?

http://www.mc.cc.md.us/departments/hpolscrv/mthomas.htm

Mmm. I'm also lost. Anyone got a link to something which might explain 'Burma Shave'?
Am I the only one who thought it was an alternative to a Brazillian........

http://www.mc.cc.md.us/departments/hpolscrv/mthomas.htm
Oh.. I see. Heh, pretty cool.

Let us not forget one of the many sagacious messages of Zork.
aoum

Wasn't it Enchanter that had the actual signs along the highway, though?

Wasn't it Enchanter that had the actual signs along the highway, though?
I never had that one, or Planetfall. So i know it was in Zork at some point. I just don't remember where.
*shrugs*

YES!!

And I want Burma Shave signs about... SNAKES ON A PLANE!!

THIS MOVIE....

CAN'T BE SO DUMB...

Samuel L. Jackson...

SNAKES ON A PLANE!!


http://home.comcast.net/~dfosket/snakes_800x600.jpg

(if you're not in the know... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_on_a_plane)

I wonder how many car accidents were caused by people suddenly slowing to read Burma Shave signs.

Fuel explosion in plane

While flying over Pacific

Snakes and Jackson rain

On Hawaii


BURMA SHAVE

(I'm terrible with rhyming, unfortunately.)

Fuel explosion in plane

While flying over Pacific

Snakes and Jackson rain

On Hawaii


BURMA SHAVE

(I'm terrible with rhyming, unfortunately.)
Hahaha!!!

Fuel explosion in plane

While flying over Pacific

Snakes and Jackson rain

On Hawaii EDIT: -- It's terrific!


BURMA SHAVE

(I'm terrible with rhyming, unfortunately.)
How's that?

How's that?
What, Burma Shave Haiku didn't work for you?
:confused:

How's that?

Perfect, makes for a much more catchy ABAB rhyme scheme.

I wonder how many car accidents were caused by people suddenly slowing to read Burma Shave signs.

Probably not many, they were out on the open highways easily legible far apart in small easily read bits.

Plus folks tended to take responsibility for their own driving rather than trying to blame innocent billboards for accidents. Simpler times really.


When cars collide

We must place blame

But not on the drivers

And that's a shame

Burma Shave

That was absolutely beautiful.
*applauds*

Am I the only one who wishes they'd bring back those old Burma Shave signs? Not that I actually remember them, I just used to read them online and thought they were pretty neat.

Anyway, here is one of my own:


I'm tired of reading





About George Bush





So stick all these politics





Back up your tush!





BURMA SHAVE


(I used to have a BURMA SHAVE ACSII art for those who remember the days of all text-based internet communication. Le-sigh, I miss the days of the BBS and Telnet).


Lol I dont miss thoes days at all lol

I miss the days

of all text

and all green screens

will be missed next

BURMA SHAVE



I once had a computer

That weighed 25 pound'

Got a good workout

Luggin it around

BURMA SHAVE

I miss the days

of all text

and all green screens

will be missed next

BURMA SHAVE



I once had a computer

That weighed 25 pound'

Got a good workout

Luggin it around

BURMA SHAVE


BAH all I can think of are the massive security flaws in Telnet lol

As I remember, you could write the company with your own suggestion for sign rhymes. And they credited you.

I saw a bunch of Burma Shave signs when I was a kid. We were taking a backroad up in Napa County and there they were. My folks got a kick out of them and that's how I remember almost forty years later.

Slow down Pa!

Sakes alive

Ma missed signs

Four and Five

Burma Shave

Telnet was great! Back about oh, I guess 5 maybe 6 years ago, I had a friend who actually knew stuff about computers (I don't). Anyway, I was working at this place that had blocked internet access but he said "try Telnet, most Admin's don't even know what that is these days." So I used to play around on bbs' from work. Oh and he had an account for me on his own system so I could telnet to that and used his text web browser (back before everything on the web became an image - high speed access was more lmited then). It was great. Many good memories of dodging work.

I can't believe I'm almost thirty. Gah! Bring back the 90s, please! I don't want to get old!



I refuse to get old

So this I do vow

To build a machine

And travel to before now


BURMA SHAVE

Telnet was great! Back about oh, I guess 5 maybe 6 years ago, I had a friend who actually knew stuff about computers (I don't). Anyway, I was working at this place that had blocked internet access but he said "try Telnet, most Admin's don't even know what that is these days." So I used to play around on bbs' from work. Oh and he had an account for me on his own system so I could telnet to that and used his text web browser (back before everything on the web became an image - high speed access was more lmited then). It was great. Many good memories of dodging work.

I can't believe I'm almost thirty. Gah! Bring back the 90s, please! I don't want to get old!



I refuse to get old

So this I do vow

To build a machine

And travel to before now


BURMA SHAVE:)
Verdigroth has a good anecdote w/me about Telnet.
I remember something about swallowing batteries and "whisper" ....