# Burma-Shave, once again **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 11, 2000, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830 "2000-01-11T17:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/21 "2000-01-13T04:53:00Z")
I have tried to avoid monitoring yet another forum… but I have a fondness for Burma Shave jingles. And to answer the OP – I have used a strop, straight razor, brush, and mug, all that had belonged to my dad and came to me after he died… nicked a few times, but got the hang pretty quick. I don’t use them today, though. My cheek, she said Feels smooth as satin! Ha ha, said he That’s mine you’re pattin’! BURMA SHAVE Don’t stick your elbows Out too far They might go home In another car BURMA SHAVE Past school crossings Take it slow Let the little Shavers grow BURMA SHAVE Proposed, but never posted (too risqué!): The wife of bristly Brushmug Zaymer Bought twin beds (Who can blame her?) BURMA SHAVE - Rick ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/22 "2000-01-13T05:24:00Z")
fuzzy-wuzzy… Annoys me lots… Instead of spaces… He types three dots… * * * I’m not perky. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/23 "2000-01-13T16:59:00Z")
The razor was straight The blade was shiney Now Uke has a face Like a baby’s hiney! BURMA\_SHAVE Survive the straight razor, Uke? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/24 "2000-01-13T17:15:00Z")
I might work my way up to it by trying a safety razor (with disposable blades) first. Every time I seriously contemplate a straight razor, scenes from RE-ANIMATOR keep popping into my head. (Tomorrow I work the lather up on TOP of the soap in the mug, rather than on my face. STILL not enough lather for a comfortable shave. Stay tuned, shave fans!) ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/25 "2000-01-13T17:19:00Z")
His shaving woes Have disappeared— Poor Ike gave up And grew a beard! BURMA-SHAVE ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/26 "2000-01-13T17:35:00Z")
If you want to avoid disaster our product beats a sand blaster BURMA SHAVE * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/27 "2000-03-18T06:19:00Z")
How’s the brush, My friend Uke? Was its use, Just a fluke? Shaving mug, Filled with soap? Daily use, I do hope. Skin so smooth, Tell ya what. Bet it feels, Like my butt. **Burma Shave!** ---
**Author:** ![bunnymom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/28 "2000-03-18T06:42:00Z")
My hubby shaves with a brush and soap.Shortly after we met,I bought him a brush and whatnot.And he’s never gone back to foam. I love to watch a man shave.Especially with the brush/soap setup but foam will do.Very, very sexy, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![aschrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aschrott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aschrott)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/29 "2000-03-18T06:56:00Z")
my girlfriend bought be a brush and soap set from Crabtree and Evelyn for Christmas '98. It took me a while to get used to the perfumy soap, but ever since then women have been telling me I smell good 🙂 Plus it feels good, and I get a great shave (especially with my new Mach 3 razor–expensive as hell, but worth it). ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2000, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/30 "2000-03-18T06:58:00Z")
Thank for asking, **Unc!** Yeah, I think I’ve got it down pat now. Wet the brush, DON’T wet the soap, whisk whisk in the mug for ten seconds, brush it on, shave it off. Adds maybe thirty seconds to the morning ritual, and oh, so satisfying. I bought an old Burma-Shave shaving mug on ebay from a guy in Texas…five bucks…works better than the coffee mug I was using in January. It’s more shallow and I don’t bruise my delicate knuckles when I whip up the lather. STILL on my first cake of shaving soap, although the bottom of the mug is peeking through in the center. At this rate, the five cakes will last me almost a year and a half. That’s $4.95 for 18 months of shaves, compared to, let’s say, five cans of shaving gel at about three bucks a pop. {running palm over shaven jowls} And, by golly, it DOES feel just like your butt! I HIGHLY recommend mug and brush for all my Doper brothers. * * * Uke ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2000, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830/31 "2000-03-17T19:02:00Z")
**aschrott:** Throw C&E soap In the lake And click **Unc’s** link To buy a cake of Burma-Shave. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burma-shave-once-again/14830.md?page=1)