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Originally Posted by freebeard
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That was their downfall. Critics argued that they all looked alike, which was antithetical to the emerging 'Paris Dressmakers' ( Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. ) designed obsolescence and annual styling change, pioneered by DuPont-General Motors Corporation.
It explains all the US Naval submariner mutineers, mandating that the Pentagon hire new stylists for nuclear submarines, pilot protests, caused by look-alike commercial jetliners, and marine scout snipers complaining about the style of Barret's boat-tailed supersonic ammunition. Oh, the horror of it all!