I propose adding the concept of "revive" to the mantra "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." There's much from our collective past that's worth bringing back again. Once upon a time, road travelers were entertained by Burma Shave signs. I would give much to see them back again, and ubiquitous on highways and byways.
I cracked open my old Highway 17 Almanack & Gazetteer which I acquired when I lived, 'lo these many years ago, in Santa Cruz. Therein I found a nice collection of Burma Shave sign transcripts. Here are a few of my favorites:
1939
At crossroads
Don't just
Trust to luck
The other car
May be a truck
Burma Shave
1943
Big mistake
Many make
Rely on horn
Instead
Of brake
Burma Shave
1952
Why is it
When you
Try to pass
The guy in front
Goes twice as fast
Burma Shave
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