MAD Magazine #497 MAD Magazine (USA) Updated: Country: USAEdition: 1st Edition - New YorkCompany: E.C. Publications, Inc.Published: January 1st, 2009Cover: Why so stupid? 20 dumbest people, events and things 2008Sale price: $4.99Pages: 50Format: Magazine Editorial Editor: John FicarraCover Artist: Mark Fredrickson Featured characters Miley Cyrus (Musician)Sarah Palin (Politician)Heath Ledger (Actor)Billy Ray Cyrus (Musician)Gene Simmons (Musician) Table of ContentsContents PagePage: 1"Many students believe originality means being the first to plagiarize an author's work!"Department: Alfred E. Neuman QuotesPage: 1Random Samplings of Reader MailDepartment: Letters and TomatoesPage: 2The Fundalini PagesList of all contributorsAuthor: Tom Bunk Author: Dick DeBartolo Author: Dave Croatto Author: Scott Bricher Author: Kevin Pope Author: P.C. Vey Author: Jeff Kruse Author: Garth Gerhart Author: Adam RustPage: 10Practical Uses for Your Gas-Guzzling SUVsCelebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds - Jessica AlbaFood Myths You Just Shouldn't BelieveVey To Go! - paying classmatesVideo Game Review - Guitar Tech HeroBittermanSigns Your Bank is in Big TroubleWhere the $750 Billion Government Bailout Funds are GoingThe MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of...1. Sarah Palin: Drowning in veep watersWriter: Desmond Devlin Artist: Richard Williams Artist: Scott BricherPage: 122. China's poisened products: There's something about dairyArtist: Scott BricherPage: 143. The Massachussets teen pregnancy pact: An expanding student bodyWriter: Jacob Lambert Photographer: Irving Schild Artist: Scott BricherPage: 154. The pregnant man: What not to expect when you're expectingArtist: Charles Akins Artist: Teresa Burns ParkhurstPage: 185. O.J. Simspon: Man of stealWriter: John CaldwellPage: 19Hillary's campaign for the white house: Thar she blows itArtist: Mark StutzmanPage: 207. Celebrity moms and dads: the parent crapPage: 228. Rev. John Hagee: Madman of the clothArtist: Gary Hallgren Writer: Nate FakesPage: 239. The economic collapse: Saved by the bailArtist: Tom RichmondPage: 2410. Wesley Snipes' I.R.S. Troubles: Defiling TaxWriter: Frank Santopadre Photographer: AP/Wide World PhotosPage: 2911. Amy Winehouse: Junkie see, Junkie doWriter: Scott MaikoPage: 3012. John McCain's ugly campaign: Smear, there and everywherePhotographer: AP/Wide World PhotosPage: 3113. Texas polygamy wives: The joy of sectsSculptor: Dave Croatto Photographer: Irving Schild Writer: Justin TylerPage: 3214. Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Madman of the clothArtist: Drew Friedman Writer: Frank SantopadrePage: 3315. Brett Favre Unretires: Hate the player, not the gameArtist: Gary HallgrenPage: 3416. Jesse Jackson rants on Obama: Getting testesSculptor: Liz Lomax Writer: Josh EiserikePage: 3617. The yanked Rachael Ray ad: Un-american apparelWriter: Jacob LambertPage: 3718. Bigfoot discovered: Scam I amArtist: Ty TempletonPage: 3819. Celebrity sex scandals: Adultery SwimWriter: Jacob Lambert Artist: Glenn FabryPage: 4020. Stunt day in the park with Blaine: An upsided fakeArtist: James Warhola Writer: Jacob LambertPage: 41Introducing The MAD 20 Hall of FameArtist: Mark FredricksonPage: 42Signs you'll grow up to be a degenerate gamblerDepartment: Bettor days are aheadArtist, Writer: John CaldwellPage: 44A MAD Look at hard timesDepartment: Serge-In GeneralArtist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés Colorist: David Rodriguez Colorist: WildstormPage: 46Spy vs. SpyDepartment: Joke and DaggerArtist, Writer: Peter KuperPage: 49It's a good brand name...and a bad brand name...Department: A new malign of productsArtist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Jeff KrusePage: 50Back Cover Inside: Fold-In - What important inhabitant from the north was in over their head this year?Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee