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This template presents doggerel in the form of the Burma-shave ads once seen on American highways. It requires the user to write their own text; an alternative ({{ Burma-shave-notice}}) offers handy prepackaged notices, in Burma-shave form, for common situations.
Usage
{{Burma-shave
| 1=
| 2=
| 3=
| 4=
| 5=
| 6=
| layout=
}}
Parameters
1- First line of the message.2- Second line of the message.3- Third line of the message.4- Fourth line of the message.5- Fifth line of the message.6- Sixth line of the message.layout- The layout to use, default is "vertical". Choices are "horizontal" and "vertical".
Note that parameters 1-6 also work as ordered params, so for example, {{
Burma-shave|first line|second line}} is equivalent to {{
Burma-shave|1=first line|2=second line}}.
Notable real-life usage examples
See also
TemplateData
Formats up to six custom lines of text into a Burma-Shave style advertisement, including a wikilink to the Burma-Shave page after the final line.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | 1 | The first line of the Burma-Shave notice. | String | suggested |
| Line 2 | 2 | The second line of the Burma-Shave notice. | String | suggested |
| Line 3 | 3 | The third line of the Burma-Shave notice. | String | optional |
| Line 4 | 4 | The fourth line of the Burma-Shave notice. | String | optional |
| Line 5 | 5 | The fifth line of the Burma-Shave notice. | String | optional |
| Line 6 | 6 | The sixth line of the Burma-Shave notice. | String | optional |
| Layout | layout | Whether to display the notice vertically (vertical) or horizontally (horizontal).
| String | optional |