# With Eutychus' permission, I humbly present Brain Games #5: Burma Shave

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-eutychus-permission-i-humbly-present-brain-games-5-burma-shave/12568>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 5, 1999, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-eutychus-permission-i-humbly-present-brain-games-5-burma-shave/12568 "1999-11-05T15:23:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-eutychus-permission-i-humbly-present-brain-games-5-burma-shave/12568/101 "2000-01-07T20:42:00Z")

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Uke and Eve are gods  
to them I must pray  
They even got right  
The long A  
BURMA SHAVE

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JMCJ

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**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-eutychus-permission-i-humbly-present-brain-games-5-burma-shave/12568/102 "2000-01-07T20:44:00Z")

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You say tom-ay-to  
I say tom-ah-to  
And when in a pinch  
I’ll say John Corrado.  
BURMA-SHAVE

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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-eutychus-permission-i-humbly-present-brain-games-5-burma-shave/12568/103 "2000-01-07T21:11:00Z")

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Cant, Ike, and I  
Sure have a lot o’  
Words that rhyme  
With “John Corrado!”

BURMA-SHAVE

The first week of  
The “21st”  
Comes to an end—  
Do you feel cursed?

BURMA-SHAVE

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**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-eutychus-permission-i-humbly-present-brain-games-5-burma-shave/12568/104 "2000-01-07T21:29:00Z")

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## In the winter Coats are fine You wear no clothes You’ll freeze your mind No more Burma Shave

You want brilliance BEFORE I’ve had my coffee!!!

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-eutychus-permission-i-humbly-present-brain-games-5-burma-shave/12568/105 "2000-01-07T23:59:00Z")

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Work is done  
It’s time to go  
So _vaya con dios_  
to John Corrado

BURMA-SHAVE

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