There was a young man in a car,
Who said to his father, "Papa,
If you drive at this rate
We will surely be late,
Drive faster!" He did, and they are.

"As a general rule, late is used in reference to persons whose death has occurred within the twenty or thirty years just past. On the other hand, it is proper for an elderly person to refer to a contemporary who has preceded him in death as "the late."

Late

Burma Shave.

Or is it Myanmar Shave now?

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Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Burma Shave.