For those of you who never saw the Burma-Shave signs, a quick lesson: Before Interstate Freeways, when everyone drove those old 2-lane roads cross-country, Burma Shave signs would be posted all along those roads in farmer's fields. You would see small red signs with white letters. They put up five signs, about 100 feet apart, each containing 1 line of a 4-line quatrain poem, and the obligatory 5th sign identifying Burma Shave. They were entertaining and often inspirational.   Background Page 2