"Signs" of Life on Mars by RodS
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Looks like the folks at JPL are definitely having a "WTF" day..... :-P
I've had this silly image festering away in my head for some time - finally got around to getting it out and into pixels..
For those of you who are too young, or outside the USA, the Burma-Shave signs were a staple of highway travel in the US - primarily in the western half of the country. It was a brilliant bit of fun advertising by Burma Vita Co. who made - obviously - shaving cream.
Found this appropriate jingle on Wikipedia:
"Free — free / a trip to Mars / for 900 / empty jars / Burma-Shave"
TGIF!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Thanks so much for all your comments and support! You keep me going!
Comments (26)
eekdog Online Now!
Love the humor in this Rod. Great idea and cool rover I always imagine the bambi meets godzilla type encounter with the NASA rover. Best lg.
ZigZag321
HAHAHA! That's so excellent!!! And wow, man! This rover looks fantastic! The Mars surface too. Extremely fun stuff, my friend! Glad you decided to make the idea a scene!
GrandmaT
Fabulous image! It brought a much needed smile to my face.
knupps
Hahaha. This is funny and made me laugh.
MineFujiko
Cool and Cute! love this humor,RodS-san!
Diemamker
Cool Image!... I'll bet they'll just say that the rover just kicked up those signs..Er I mean rocks. Nice one!!
auntietk
What a clever marketing ploy, to get people to come up with their own advertising slogans for the product! Burma Shave had a brilliant campaign, and I still miss it! There was a restaurant in Seattle (in the old Underground) that served soup and bread for lunch, and as you came back up the stairs to street level, there were Burma Shave signs on every third step or so. All part of the atmosphere. This is terrific!
Richardphotos
I do not doubt it one bit. give marketing an inch and they will put advertizing on Mars
rachris480907
Haha! Funny idea and great realization of it! Great work! (I always wondered what Burma Shave did with all those signs when they quit putting them along U.S. highways. Now I know. :)
ladylake
Very clever.
FaeMoon
That is super clever! Much better than the billboards I see around here advertising the horse race track or Budwiser Margaritas. LOL!
Faemike55
Thanks for the smile Rod! I remember those signs I just hope the other, not-so-great billboards did not get up there as well
Daddywolf
They were the signs of the time
giulband
Excellent !!
Cyve
Fantastic creation as always!
debbielove
Don't you hate it when advertising gets everywhere lol Neat idea, great execution mate, well done! Rob
bazza
Super mars rover and scene Rod love the signage too... Well done!!
Savage_dragon
giggle We had those along Hwy 62 for a while. ")
misty7j3
'lol'....what a cute and funny image....I like that 'land rover' machine! Very funny image Rod!!
mrestey
LOL! Being in the east, I don't remember ever seeing these personally but I seem to recall seeing them on TV. Cute idea Rod. That's YOUR type of humor for sure. :-)
bmac62
I remember the first time I saw Burma Shave signs...I was 10 years old riding in the back seat of my Dad's '41 Ford from New York to Ohio. Love these old signs of the '50s Why is it When you Try to pass The guy in front Goes twice as fast? Burma-Shave
Rhanagaz
The man who put these in the ground most have turned of the main road the wrong place! Great and funny work, Rod!! :o)
jocko500
Burma Shave signs was put up on Mars by that mar man that going to conquer the world but bug bunny stops him.
Razor42
Lol, great job with this one~!
Egzariuf
Too darn funny
3dtox
Great idea !