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...political cartooning. From his editorial-page perch at the Richmond (Va.) News Leader, MacNelly had drawn and quartered Washington wildlife through eleven years and four Administrations. His winsome wit and goofily graceful draftsmanship had won him two Pulitzer prizes and syndication in 450 newspapers. But it seemed that the wag had tailed the dogged daily routine too long. Says he: "I would like to work end to end on something." Though he plans to spend more time on Shoe and the featherbrained journalists who work for the Treetops Tattler Tribune, MacNelly is hardly going out on a limb: started less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 15, 1981 | 6/15/1981 | See Source »

Dubbed by one Wall Street wag the "Accountants' Full Employment Act of 1977," the legislation has forced companies not only to beef up their internal auditing staffs but to check and double-check the propriety of even the most inconsequential payments. Example: in Xerox's Cairo office, local staffers had to get permission from a senior corporate officer in the U.S. before they could pay $8 a month in tips to Egyptian telex and telephone repairmen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Profits in Big Bribery | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

They are promoting the buttons with radio spots and a comic strip ad in Spanish and English that shows youngsters debating dating strategy. In case a boy doesn't get the message, one wag suggests that the coed can always remove the pin and make her point in another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Odds & Trends: Jan. 19, 1981 | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

...Brzezinski was allowed into the office. The Secretary of State, not the NSC aide, should set the direction and tone of the day's doings in the world. "That means Muskie had better arrange an appointment at 5:32 a.m. when Carter is in his shower," suggested one wag familiar with the energy and ambition of Brzezinski...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: The Value of Proximity | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

...expected the machine to throw him a bone. He has weathered considerable changes: shellac to plastic; hand cranks to separate components; 78 to 45 to 33; mono to stereo and, most recently, a skirmish with quad. There is a revolutionary change coming up, however, that bids fair to wag his tail and pin his floppy ears back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: His Master's Digital Voice | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

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