Word: sticklers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...play an important role in giving his idea different settings: "You've got to be suspicious if anything satisfies you right off." After a quick lunch, Mauldin grids his drawingboard work area into nine squares and begins drafting the cartoon, first in pencil and then in ink. A stickler for just the right detail, he frequently consults his favorite reference, the Sears, Roebuck catalogue, or poses before a Polaroid Land camera (with a self-tripping shutter) to get the authentic look of a clenched fist, a tyrant's sneer, a trouser seat viewed from the rear...
...actual judging was a battle between the forces of evil--represented by the Poonies and myself, who were having mild hysterics--and the force of good--represented by the Miss America man, Marlen L. Slaven, an old hand at this sort of thing and a stickler for orderly procedure. Later Mr. Slaven was able to provide expert advice to the promoter...
...Says a competitor: "You just get surrounded by their tremendous manpower." A.H.S. bombards its clients with a monthly mailing of 25,000 "technical advisories," and whenever a customer has an anniversary or is promoted, he gets a personal note from his A.H.S. salesman or even from McGaw himself. A stickler for the personal letter approach, McGaw issues strict instructions to his staff on epistolary style; e.g., never sound professional, never start with...