MAD Magazine #461

Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Department: Letters and Tomatoes

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The Fundalini Pages: "Melvin & Jenkins guide to our animal friends", "Pull my cheney!", "An ad we'd like to see", "The Godfrey report", "3 quick and easy things King Kong could do to improve his image", "The fast 5 PBS' news conservative direction", "Monkeys are always funny", "Scary threats...scrarier realities", "Myspace by the Numbers", Yoga for smokers", "New on DVD", "Graphic Novel Review: Th

Department: Random Acts of Mindless

Author: Desmond Devlin Author: Jacob Lambert Author: Irving Schild Author: Gary Hallgreen Author: John Caldwell Author: Kevin Pope Author: Rick Tulka Author: Tom Fowler Author: Barry Liebmann Author: Darren Johnson Author: Tom Cheney Author: Megan Ganz Author: Grey Blackwell Author: Carolyn Abram Author: Mike Capozzola Author: Michael Lore

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The 25 worst things about christmas

Department: Yule be sorry

Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Jeff Kruse

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A progress report from ExxonMonoploy

Department: A MAD Ad Parody

Writer: Dick DeBartolo

Page: 16

Monroe and... The mystery cream (Part two)

Department: Angster's Paradise

Artist: Bill Wray Writer: Anthony Barbieri

Page: 19

A MAD look at Alien Invasions

Department: Serge-In General

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Page: 22

1. Hurricane Katrina: The Bush league response

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: Doug Holgate Writer: Jeff Kruse

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2. Tom Cruise: From pretty boy to "Hoo Boy!"

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Mort Drucker

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3. There goes the bride: Jennifer Wilbanks says "Adieu"

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Writer: Charlie Kadau Writer: Joe Raiola Artist: Scott Bricher

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4. Russel Crowe's Telephone Tantrum: Dial "M" for moron

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Writer: Joe Raiola Photographer: Irving Schild Sculptor: Liz Lomax

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5. Karl Rove: A man for all treasons

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Photographer: Irving Schild Sculptor: Tony Cipriano

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6. Price Harry: Not knowing reich from wrong

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: Richard Williams Writer: Dave Croatto

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7. Dave Chappelle must flee TV

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Page: 36

8. Pat Robertson: Hitman of the cloth

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

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9. Scam Artist gives Wendy's the finger

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: Scott Bricher Writer: Scott Maiko

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10. Rafael Palmeiro testifies negative, tests positive

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: James Bennett

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11. The Terry Schiavo Media Circus

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: Tom Richmond

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12. Michael Jackson's touching tale

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Writer: Desmond Devlin

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13. Brajelina: The lame of love

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: Jack Syracuse Writer: Justin Tyler

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14. Teen Queen's extreme weight loss: Into thin err

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: Hermann Mejia Writer: Paul Gilligan

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15. Saddam photographed in jail

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Writer: Desmond Devlin

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16. Homo-Neurotic right wing group outs Spongebob

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Writer: Arie Kaplan

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17. Paula Abdul: Judge Juicy

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: Tom Nick Cocotos

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18. Kevin Federline: From beer to paternity

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: Richard Williams Writer: Scott Maiko

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19. What controversial relationships are many teachers now having to deny? (A special edition MAD 20 Fold-In)

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee

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20. What screws up must come down - The A-list of A-holes

Department: The MAD 20 - The dumbest people, events and things of 2005!

Artist: Drew Friedman

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Spy vs. Spy

Department: Joke and Dagger

Artist, Writer: Peter Kuper

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