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After 67(!) years, sadly MAD magazine is finally coming off newstandsquote:Mad magazine, the satirical publication famous for asking, "What, me worry?" and its gap-toothed, big-eared mascot Alfred E. Neuman, is coming off newsstands and will largely stop publishing new content, its owner DC said an email Wednesday night. Given the age and demographic of most goons, I don't think it would be a bold assumption at all to claim that Mad, popularized by its big-eared, gap-toothed mascot Alfred E. Neuman, was as influential as golden-era Simpsons in shaping the humor of the Something Awful userbase. I'm sure many of us fondly recall reading through each new edition in middle school: Spy vs. Spy, the fold-ins, Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions and so, so much more. Lampooning the political and cultural landscape of America through different decades and poking fun at the absurdity of modern life, Mad has managed to capture the zeitgeist of so many different American moments. Vale, Mad Magazine! Thanks for the laughs! Would anyone like to share their favourite artists, segments, parodies or covers? Who could mistake Don Martin's distinct style?  And who could forget the mark Al Jaffee left on countless movie parodies? 
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Jul 4, 2019 10:14
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I remember MAD Magazine parodied the South Park movie by taking about how it was rude. They called it "Louder, Ruder, and Uncouth." I remember it clearly.
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Jul 4, 2019 10:16
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MAD seems like SNL in that it's 99% unfunny poo poo no one remembers and occasionally launches the career of someone talented.
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Jul 4, 2019 10:30
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they were cool in the sixties but didnt change and eventually didnt appeal to anyone anymore
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Jul 4, 2019 10:31
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  There's a digital "totally MAD" collection that is really neat, but I lost interest after 1999. Since satire died in 2016 I'm not really surprised that they have to shut down. The Onion will probably follow them to the grave shortly.
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Jul 4, 2019 10:41
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More details via ComicBook.com and Mark Evanier: Two more issues of original content, then it'll just be reprints of old material released straight to "the direct market" (ie. comic book shops) along with annual specials and the occasional book of old material.Wizard Master posted:the fold-ins
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Jul 4, 2019 10:57
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whatheck they were still making MAD ?!?!
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Jul 4, 2019 11:14
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lllllllllllllllllll posted:they were cool in the sixties but didnt change and eventually didnt appeal to anyone anymore yeah, definitely. though in the 90s, i still bought them for spy vs spy and the fold-in. i think the simpsons gave me high expectations for "mad"... as a kid i expected something more biting and transgressive, rather than the snl-like slush it actually ended up being.
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Jul 4, 2019 11:28
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what, me horny?
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Jul 4, 2019 11:30
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 dead gay humor magazine.
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Jul 4, 2019 11:31
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More like BAD Magazine
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Jul 4, 2019 11:37
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oh and sergio aragonés is cool.
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Jul 4, 2019 11:38
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I like Joan cornellas work op. It's not related to mad magazine but I wanted to share my opinion
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Jul 4, 2019 11:42
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wow - more like ‘sad’ magazine - grim news, OP
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Jul 4, 2019 11:44
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Is that the magazine with all the nudey women in it?
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Jul 4, 2019 11:46
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MAD employees be like “what? Me worky?”
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Jul 4, 2019 11:52
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Jose posted:I like Joan cornellas work op. It's not related to mad magazine but I wanted to share my opinion lol jfc 
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Jul 4, 2019 11:54
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Honestly though when was the last time anyone read a mad magazine? It was probably the 80s for me OH GOD IM OLD
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Jul 4, 2019 12:16
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i bought one copy of mad magazine in my life. the cover had the taco bell chihuahua on it in a context that implied that the ground beef in the taco bell brand tacos was not actually ground beef but was instead the poop of the aforementioned chihuahua
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Jul 4, 2019 12:20
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RadiRoot fucked around with this message at 12:27 on Jul 4, 2019 |
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RadiRoot fucked around with this message at 12:27 on Jul 4, 2019 |
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RadiRoot fucked around with this message at 12:27 on Jul 4, 2019 |
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Jul 4, 2019 12:25
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Jul 4, 2019 12:32
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:lol jfc 
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Jul 4, 2019 12:42
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:oh and sergio aragonés is cool. 
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Jul 4, 2019 12:43
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MAD was the epitome of edgy humor for me as a kid and I'm saddened to hear that it will be gone.
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Jul 4, 2019 12:47
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:yeah, definitely. though in the 90s, i still bought them for spy vs spy and the fold-in. I'm if anything surprised it kept up the exact same style for so long after everything else had moved on. Was it the same writers the entire time like newspaper comics?
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Jul 4, 2019 12:48
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Man, this sucks. Sure MAD was poo poo since the 90's but still. Just the other day I found this pocket book published in 59.  RIP in peace sweet Alfred!
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Jul 4, 2019 12:54
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Jaffe and Aragones are fine and all but for my money Drucker was the best of them. RIP MAD.
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Jul 4, 2019 13:04
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It's sucks that it's no longer there for ten years olds to read and discover how much cooler they are than adults.
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Jul 4, 2019 13:14
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Cracked died in 2007. Someone make a picture with Alfred E Newman hugging a Sylvester P Smythe in heaven. Maybe with an eagle flying through the clouds. Bam viral!
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Jul 4, 2019 13:53
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An Ounce of Gold posted:Cracked died in 2007. Someone make a picture with Alfred E Newman hugging a Sylvester P Smythe in heaven. Maybe with an eagle flying through the clouds. Bam viral! It was cool when the website was good like 10 years ago.
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Jul 4, 2019 13:54
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Even in hindsight I don't think I really enjoyed Mad and Cracked in junior high as much as I thought I did because my friends were into it and it was something to talk about other than Nintendo games. Like half the magazine was filled with those awfully unfunny movie parodies for films I wasn't allowed to watch anyways.
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Jul 4, 2019 13:55
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Last time I saw one of these on a news stand it was like $18. It didn't seem worth it when  will get me a lifetime of laughs...... and friendship 
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Jul 4, 2019 14:03
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Didn't even get to 69 smdh.
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Jul 4, 2019 14:04
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i’m honestly surprised they made it this long.
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Jul 4, 2019 14:15
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LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:i’m honestly surprised they made it this long. lol how any print media is still around.
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Jul 4, 2019 14:18
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LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:i’m honestly surprised they made it this long. Seriously, who is the person who has a bought a Mad Magazine in the past 10 years?
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Jul 4, 2019 14:20
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Jul 4, 2019 14:22
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I don't think I've ever actually read a MAD Magazine. Joan Cornella is loving rad though.
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