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  • How many sayings?

    From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Daryl Stout on Monday, January 19, 2026 18:42:04
    I rememberseeing Burma Shave signs as my dad was driving on roads.
    How many poems are there in your Burma Shave file?

    I am guessing the company had more than 366 poems on their signs.
    Thanks.
    Ed
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Ed Vance on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 22:11:57
    Ed,

    I rememberseeing Burma Shave signs as my dad was driving on
    roads. How many poems are there in your Burma Shave file?

    Well, just one for each day of the year.

    I am guessing the company had more than 366 poems on their
    signs. Thanks.

    There are likely more. I got many of the items for the files from
    various websites.

    You can find more info on Burma Shave on Wikipedia.

    Daryl

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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Daryl Stout on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 20:56:23
    Ed,

    Well, just one for each day of the year.

    There are likely more. I got many of the items for the files from
    various websites.

    You can find more info on Burma Shave on Wikipedia.

    Daryl

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    Daryl, A long time ago I read the Burma Shave page on Wikipedia.
    I am probably have it saved on my desktop box.
    Will look to see if its there when I am in that room later.
    Ed
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Ed Vance on Tuesday, February 03, 2026 17:47:27
    Ed,

    Daryl, A long time ago I read the Burma Shave page on
    Wikipedia. I am probably have it saved on my desktop box.
    Will look to see if its there when I am in that room later.

    At one time, Pentrex (whose specialty is railroad related DVD's
    (they did VHS at one time, but no more), had a video on The Signs
    And Rhymes Of Burma Shave. It was very interesting.

    Daryl

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  • From Mortar M.@1:124/5016 to Daryl Stout on Tuesday, February 03, 2026 22:45:57
    Re: Re: How many sayings?
    By: Daryl Stout to Ed Vance on Tue Feb 03 2026 17:47:27

    Pentrex...had a video on The Signs And Rhymes Of Burma Shave.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGSFtgiCEsw
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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Daryl Stout on Saturday, February 07, 2026 19:00:25
    Ed,

    At one time, Pentrex (whose specialty is railroad related DVD's
    (they did VHS at one time, but no more), had a video on The Signs
    And Rhymes Of Burma Shave. It was very interesting.

    Daryl

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    Daryl,
    I finally found My ROUNDTUIT and looked on the desktop box at the Burna-Shave article on Wikipedia that I saved in 2017.

    On the second page in the EXAMPLES section it says "600 or so" signs.
    Also mentions a book "The Verse by the Side of the Road" by Frank Rowsome and Carl Rose. Stephen Greene Press , OCLC 656940 .
    Ed
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