Follies of the Madmen #448

Kills germs with dictatorial efficiency!

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Men

With whiskers

'Neath their noses

Oughta have to kiss

Like Eskimoses

Burma-Shave
1959

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 10/16/19 at 07:47 AM

I was going to look for the origin of the product name, but I'll thank Virtual's effort for that. I do vaguely remember a ditty that went something like:

Here lies the body
Of reckless Sam Bass
Who missed the brake
And stepped on the gas.

Probably not a Burma thing...

Posted by KDP on 10/16/19 at 03:08 PM

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