MAD Magazine #496

Contents Page

Page: 1

"When most people think about their problems, the only thing they figure out is that they're too dumb to fix them!"

Department: Alfred E. Neuman Quotes

Page: 1

Random Samplings of Reader Mail

Department: Letters and Tomatoes

Page: 2

The Fundalini Pages

• List of all contributors

  Author: Dick DeBartolo Author: Desmond Devlin Author: Jacob Lambert Author: Tom Richmond Author: Charles Akins Author: Kevin Pope Author: Rick Tulka Author: Jeff Kruse Author: Darren Johnson Author: Ward Sutton Author: Greg Benson Author: J.C. Duffy

  Page: 6

• Signs Your Dad Loves Football More Than Your Family

• When the Going Gets Duff - track your urine online

• Contol-Alt-Deleted Scenes from the Seinfeld Microsoft Ads

• Least E-Mailed Articles

• Before and After Grocery Products

• The Fast 5 - Wacky American Laws

• Sutton For Punishment - Rock Band game sequels

• Solution to Last Month's "Mini-Mystery" - the grille of her husband's Bentley

• Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Holiday Shopping

• Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds - Lil Wayne

• 6 Easy Ways to Succeed in School

The rise and fall of a Rap Star

Department: Hip Hop Artist

Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Hermann Mejia

Page: 10

What the Deal or no Deal Models are thinking

Department: Ruminations with a view

Writer: Matthew A. Cohen Writer: Ross Garmil

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The Horse that knew the way

Department: The beast and the brightest

Artist: Leonardo Rodriguez Writer: Brian McConnachie

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A MAD look at Road Trips

Department: Serge-In General

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

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7 periods closer to death: New discipline policy

Department: Rall Tales

Artist, Writer: Ted Rall

Page: 22

Monroe and... The Natural Disaster

Department: Angster's Paradise

Writer: Anthony Barbieri Artist: Tom Fowler Colorist: Carl Peterson

Page: 27

Comments you'll never hear no matter how long you live

Department: Don't phrase me, bro

Artist: Tom Bunk Writer: Darren Johnson

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Spy vs Spy

Department: Joke and Dagger

Artist, Writer: Peter Kuper

Page: 34

Planet Tad!!!!

Department: In Blog we trust

Writer: Tim Carvell

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The Darker Side of The Lighter Side

Department: Berg's-Eye Askew

Artist, Writer: Dave Berg

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Using Kids' Books to expalin the awful Bush years

Department: And a child shall read them

Artist: Gary Hallgren Writer: David Shayne

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Back Cover Inside: Fold-In - What's quickly becoming the hottest destination for many teenagers?

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee