MAD Magazine #440

Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Department: Letters and Tomatoes

Page: 2

The Chia Head of State

Department: Weapons of Grass Destruction

Writer: Charlie Kadau Sculptor: Liz Lomax Artist: Timothy Shamey

Page: 5

The Fundalini Pages: "MAD's exclusive Transcript of Britney Spears' and Jason Alexander's Wedding Vows", "Monkeys are always funny", "Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Television", Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Simon Cowell", "Videogame Corner", "The godfrey Report", Going to the Caldwell once too often", "Graphic Novel Review: Te-Di-Um!", "What's Pete Rose Betting on this month?", "The Martha S

Department: Random Acts of Mindless

Author: Tom Bunk Author: Paul Coker, Jr. Author: Dick DeBartolo Author: Desmond Devlin Author: Jack Syracuse Author: Gary Hallgreen Author: Scott Bricher Author: John Caldwell Author: Kevin Pope Author: P.C. Vey Author: Jeff Kruse Author: Scott Maiko Author: Garth Gerhart Author: Barry Liebmann Author: Evan Dorkin Author: Mike Snider Author: Tom Nick Cocotos Author: Carolyn Abram

Page: 8

Bored of the Rings: Rehash of the Thing (lord of the Rings: Return of the King Parody)

Department: Kicking the Hobbit

Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Hermann Mejia

Page: 12

Is your Mom's new boyfriend a Keeper... or a Loser?

Department: Choose your daddy

Artist, Writer: John Caldwell

Page: 18

Spy vs. Spy

Department: Joke and Dagger

Artist, Writer: Peter Kuper

Page: 21

Survivor World Leaders

Department: MAD Poster

Writer: Joe Raiola Artist: Sam Sisco

Page: 24

A MAD Look at Exams

Department: Serge-In General

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Page: 26

MAD's trumped-up scenes from The Apprentice

Department: Donald Yuck

Writer: Mike Snider

Page: 30

Duke Bissell's Tales of Undiputed Interest

Department: The Wizard of Odd

Artist, Writer: P.C. Vey

Page: 32

MAD's Suggestions for improving American Idol

Department: Don't have a Cowell

Artist: Tom Richmond Writer: Greg Leitman

Page: 34

Monroe and... Survivor Jr. Part 3

Department: Angster's Paradise

Artist: Bill Wray Writer: Anthony Barbieri

Page: 36

MAD's Etiquette Guide to Spring Break

Department: March Manners

Writer: Butch D'Ambrosio Artist: Amanda Conner

Page: 39

MAD's simply dreadful outtakes from American Idol

Department: MAD Cowell Disease

Writer: Mike Snider

Page: 42

Joan of Archaic (Joan of Arcadia Parody)

Department: Hollywood and Divine

Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Josh Gordon

Page: 44

MAD Fold-In

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee

Page: 49