Installments 3 and 4 of "The HoS MAY..." drops and a fine tale: "In
days of old, when knights still smelled of dooky..." The latter being
prime fodder for Nu-Monet-ites.
--
HellPope Huey
Oh, what a beautiful morning... ah, same to you
"The problem with Ireland is
that it's a country full of genius,
but with absolutely no talent."
- Hugh Leonard
Sometimes fate hits you
with the Clown Hammer of Circumstance
and there's nothing to do but sit there
and watch the little birds fly around your head.
- Tara Calishain, ResearchBuzz
Posted by:: "Modemac" Date: 18 Mar 2005 04:32:54 -0800
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I'll be listening to them as soon as I get my sound card replaced.
"In days of old
When knights were bold
And toilets weren't invented
You left your load
Upon the road
And walked away contented."
Posted by:: "Giles" Date: 19 Mar 2005 22:22:32 -0800
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Modemac wrote:
> I'll be listening to them as soon as I get my sound card replaced.
>
> "In days of old
> When knights were bold
> And toilets weren't invented
> You left your load
> Upon the road
> And walked away contented."
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In article <1111299752.053484.252730@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"Giles" wrote:
> Modemac wrote:
> > I'll be listening to them as soon as I get my sound card replaced.
> >
> > "In days of old
> > When knights were bold
> > And toilets weren't invented
> > You left your load
> > Upon the road
> > And walked away contented."
>
> BURMA SHAVE!
I recommend that you drink a tumbler full of it every morning. Perks ya
right up.
Drinking our product
might lead to death
but when you barf it
you have minty breath
--
HellPope Huey
Could I please just be the Pope of Epcot for a while?
My feet hurt from all the brimstone.
"Yet there was Ishmael,
calmly explaining his decision to go to sea,
fully aware that life could be tied
to people with dark passions
striding purposefully into hell."
- Roger Rosenblatt, "The Man In The Water"
"Everything you've just seen
and heard is a crock."
-"Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
Posted by:: "Paul E. Jamison" Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:13:10 -0600
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"HellPope Huey" wrote in message
news:ThatWayWhenIGotHere-7001CE.11085920032005@news1.west.earthlink.net...
> In article <1111299752.053484.252730@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
> "Giles" wrote:
> > Modemac wrote:
>
> > > I'll be listening to them as soon as I get my sound card replaced.
> > >
> > > "In days of old
> > > When knights were bold
> > > And toilets weren't invented
> > > You left your load
> > > Upon the road
> > > And walked away contented."
> >
> > BURMA SHAVE!
>
> I recommend that you drink a tumbler full of it every morning. Perks ya
> right up.
>
> Drinking our product
> might lead to death
> but when you barf it
> you have minty breath
>
How the Hell do you drink shaving cream? And for that matter, do they still
*make* Burma Shave?
Paul
Posted by:: Baldin Pramer Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:00:32 -0700
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Paul E. Jamison wrote:
> "HellPope Huey" wrote in message
> news:ThatWayWhenIGotHere-7001CE.11085920032005@news1.west.earthlink.net...
>
>>In article <1111299752.053484.252730@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
>> "Giles" wrote:
>>
>>>Modemac wrote:
>>
>>>>I'll be listening to them as soon as I get my sound card replaced.
>>>>
>>>>"In days of old
>>>>When knights were bold
>>>>And toilets weren't invented
>>>>You left your load
>>>>Upon the road
>>>>And walked away contented."
>>>
>>>BURMA SHAVE!
>>
>> I recommend that you drink a tumbler full of it every morning. Perks ya
>>right up.
>>
>>Drinking our product
>>might lead to death
>>but when you barf it
>>you have minty breath
>>
>
> How the Hell do you drink shaving cream? And for that matter, do they still
> *make* Burma Shave?
>
> Paul
>
>
Long regarded as ASR's most legendary brand name, Burma-ShaveŽ still
conjures memories of old roadside signs with their snappy jingles like
this one from 1948:
I've read
These signs
Since just a kid
Now that I shave
I'm glad I did
Burma-Shave
Shave the way Grandpa did using Burma-Shave soap and shave brush.
Formulated to soften the beard and protect the skin, the high quality,
mildly-scented soap becomes a thick and rich lather when using the 100%
natural bristled shave brush.
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In article <423e0e51$1@nntp.zianet.com>,
Baldin Pramer wrote:
> Long regarded as ASR's most legendary brand name, Burma-ShaveŽ still
> conjures memories of old roadside signs with their snappy jingles like
> this one from 1948:
>
> I've read
> These signs
> Since just a kid
> Now that I shave
> I'm glad I did
> Burma-Shave
To escape the clutches
of hairy apes
ladies jump
from fire escapes
Burma Shave
I coughed up the money
to get me some Slack
but dealing with "Bob"
got me kicked in the crack
Yeti Shave
--
HellPope Huey
Could I please just be the Pope of Epcot for a while?
My feet hurt from all the brimstone.
"Yet there was Ishmael,
calmly explaining his decision to go to sea,
fully aware that life could be tied
to people with dark passions
striding purposefully into hell."
- Roger Rosenblatt, "The Man In The Water"
"Everything you've just seen
and heard is a crock."
-"Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
Posted by:: "Paul E. Jamison" Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:05:39 -0600
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"Baldin Pramer" wrote in message
news:423e0e51$1@nntp.zianet.com...
> Paul E. Jamison wrote:
> >>
> > How the Hell do you drink shaving cream? And for that matter, do they
still
> > *make* Burma Shave?
> >
> > Paul
>
> YES!!!
>
> http://www.burmashave.com/PageView.aspx?NavKey=88&MarketID=1&RegionID=1
>
> Long regarded as ASR's most legendary brand name, Burma-ShaveŽ still
> conjures memories of old roadside signs with their snappy jingles like
> this one from 1948:
>
> I've read
> These signs
> Since just a kid
> Now that I shave
> I'm glad I did
> Burma-Shave
>
> Shave the way Grandpa did using Burma-Shave soap and shave brush.
> Formulated to soften the beard and protect the skin, the high quality,
> mildly-scented soap becomes a thick and rich lather when using the 100%
> natural bristled shave brush.
>
Symbol-of-a-major-world-religion on crutches. I guess I shouldn't be
surprised - a lot of stuff has dropped off the advertising-blitz radar, but
are still around - but I was.
I vaguely remember seeing a few examples of "The verse by the side of the
road" as a wee lad, but those signs disappeared a long time ago. However,
the Burma-Shave signs are something that you don't forget - which is the
whole point of an advertising campaign, really. One wonders if those
Burma-Shave signs will ever be revived.