> TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick
> Kincaid
> Today is Wednesday October 20, 2021.
> This is the 293rd day of the year, there are 72 days left.
> On this day...
> Soap
> May do
> For lads with fuzz
> But sir, you ain't
> The kid you wuz
> Burma-Shave
It's really too bad they packed that campaign in. It was such a unique bit of
Americana to enjoy on t he nation's highways. . .
Maybe too much work to mnaintain. (A dirty over-weathered ad board isn't a
positive)
Google says:
1966
Burma Shave's sales dwindled, and Gillette bought the company in 1964. It ended
the ad campaign, and Burma Shave signs disappeared by 1966.
Sad. . .
&
Philip Morris sold the Burma-Shave brand name to American Safety Razor Company
in 1968, but the name remained dormant until 1997 when it was reintroduced for
a line of shaving cream, razors, and accessories. ... In recent years,
replica's of the Burma Shave signs can be found along Route 66 in Arizona.
Your friend,
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Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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