Word: looie
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...helpmate issued a trenchant criticism of Army and Navy recruiting posters. Said she: 'They show only half the picture; the posters don't show a bunch of gobs with pants rolled up as they massage the decks; no picture is given of enlisted men blacking a looie's boots. Deliberately false advertising, that's what it is.' " General Pershing: "I issued an order that the Army should improve its style in correspondence. Conciseness, brevity, careful wording, correct paragraphing and the personal touch-these things make the perfect letter, and the perfect letter-writer." Battling Siki...