Fun:Burma

Uses of "Burma"

 * Back of an envelope &mdash; B.U.R.M.A. &mdash; Be upstairs ready my angel
 * alternatively &mdash; Be undressed ready my angel


 * BURMA!
 * Burma Shave, an American brushless shaving lather tradename of the 20th century, known for its humorous roadside advertisements that came in series of five or six small signs (a poem followed by "Burma Shave"). The signs appeared from 1925 through 1963.

Some of them were straight advertising pitches with twisted wordplay:

Some were more jokey:

Others were like public service announcements:


 * The Burmese Mission to the United Nations is known for its academy fight song, its promotion of the artist Max Ernst, its opposition to gun control, and its role in the Peking Spring