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Thank you for everything, Mr. Jaffee.
Your Fold-Ins warped my mind well before my MAD readership began (at age 14).
In the summer of ‘87, a female high school classmate came to visit and she was utterly fascinated with your Fold-Ins; I even made her a Fold-In card for her 15th birthday. We lost her in 1994 (to a car accident) but I’m glad she and I got to share in your artistic genius for even a short time.
May your 100th birthday celebrations be full of reminders of how much you have reached us all with your wonderful, unique humour and satire.
Greetings from Atlantic Canada! |
Adam Cooke |
| Happy birthday to my dearest friend. |
David P. Levin |
Q: HOW DID YOU MAKE IT TO 100, MR. JAFFEE?
A: Must have been the daily regimen of whiskey, onion rings, glazed donuts and unfiltered CAMELs that I’ve followed since age 11.
A: Finally wising up and quitting said daily regimen at age 97.
A: Just kidding! I didn’t give all that stuff up until I was 99 1/2!
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Thanks for 46 years of laughs...plus all of your pre-1975 material I spent years hunting down and enjoying as well.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AL! |
Scott Gosar |
 | Well, today is a special day.
Happy 100th Al Jaffee and thankyou for all the laughs and inspiration for 39 years of my life xo |
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Chris Woodhouse |
| Here we go with another ridiculous birthday wish to Al Jaffee! I've been with You and the rest of The Usual Gang of Idiots since MAD #210. Thank you for all your contributions to the MAD community. Have a nice one. |
Markku Perala
Finland |
Happy Birthday greetings from Australia!
Your mad inventions lit a fire when I was young that probably warped my problem solving abilities to this day. So glad that you have joined the centenarian club. Enjoy! |
Sam Parker |
A happy birthday to you Mr. Jaffee.
You're one of the best original artists of MAD Magazine and have been for so long. We've all been blessed to have read and laughed with glee at your work. A happy birthday to you sir. |
Robert Swords |
Happy Birthday Al!
You were such a major part of my formative years. You showed that humor is everywhere, and for this I thank you. |
Daniel DiPaola |
Mr Jaffee,
Happy birthday to you. I am very grateful for all the humor you brought to my world. I started reading Mad in about 1972 when I was about 10 and then started collecting them, looking for older issues, getting a subscription. I sold them when I went away to college, a decision I deeply regretted later on. About 5 years ago, I realized I could get many on eBay and I started buying them all those classic issues from #24 through the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. I particularly love your material, the fold-ins, hawks and doves and crazy articles like the the Great Cigarette Filter Tip War, A Mad Look at Computers, and of course all the fold-ins.
Thank you for all the laughs over many decades. |
Zack Urlocker |
Happy 100th birthday Mr. Jaffee!
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u/RemiRascal |
Al Jaffee turns 100! If we fold him in will he then be 50? I think it's worth a shot!
Happiest of birthdays to you, Al - we are so thankful for how your work touched our lives! |
Alan Bernstein |
Happy centennial, Al!
If I myself spent a hundred years at it even then I couldn't thanks you and the rest of the idiots enough for the 68 years of mind-bending MADness you've all given us and for warping my view of the world from a crucially young adolescent age! Thank you! |
Casey Killingsworth |
Q: Say, doesn't it feel INCREDIBLE to have made it to ONE HUNDRED years, Mr. Jaffee?
A: No, it's COMMON in our FAMILY. My AUNT always said she AGED ten years with every STUPID QUESTION we made, so when she passed away she was AT LEAST 40,000 YEARS OLD!
A: Not especially, every day I take a WALK at the beach and see TENS OF THOUSANDS of ROCKS and PEBBLES, some of which are MILLIONS OF YEARS old! You should go and ask THEM as well!
A: No, ANY schmuck or sissy could do it TOO! But must people CHOOSE to GIVE UP LIVING much in advance, without ANY REASON!
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A huge heap of snappy burfday wishes, mazel-tovs and l'chaims from your fan club in Finland, where we celebrate the day concocting Centennial Cocktails - mixing our local orange soft drink JAFFA and COFFEE! The struggle goes on! |
Mikael Schulman |
| Al - You opened my eyes at a very young age; you & your colleagues gave me a healthy(?) sense of irreverence before I even had a sense of reverence. My eyebrow has been permanently arched ever since, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you for corrupting me. Happy 100th! |
William Ham |
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, MR AL JAFFEE, THAT'S AMAZING...
YOU ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTIST OF ALL TIME FROM MAD MAGAZINE! |
Thomas Sava |
| Thanks for all the great laughs. |
Chris G Guyer |
| The good don't always die young! |
Arno Kilianski |
| Thanks for getting me thru high school |
Michael Courter |
| Happy 100th Mr Jaffee, from Down Under. Thank you so much for all the laughs over the years. |
Geoff Whitfield |
| Al Jaffee is the best |
Flavio Zaroni |
| A life well lived, Al! Thanks for so many, MANY great sketches, fold-ins, doodles, drawings, and the like. Love your work, it's been the first thing I look at in Mad mags! xo |
Evie Levens |
Happy birthday, Al!
Thank you for warping my impressionable young mind. |
Joe Schiavone |
| I know Al Jaffee (pronounced 'Finch') is the master of using space to its fullest, so he'd probably be able to fold all my appreciation of his century of wit and artistry into a couple of snappy sentences. Cos I sure as *&$% can't. |
Jonathan Sloman |
 | Happy Birthday Mr. Jaffee,
Your 100th birthday celebration is cause for remembering the amazing group of people who made Mad Magazine. I have vivid memories of visiting my father, John Putnam, at the office in 1960s and 70s and getting the opportunity to meet you and many of the other members of the, “Usual Gang of Idiots.”
I also remember my father sharing photographs of the unbelievable trips that you guys took together to exotic places. I admit that I was somewhat jealous of his family, but you guys took care of him.
I (sent you) some photographs and art works from a 1976 party his Mad family threw for him. I hope they bring back some fond memories of the camaraderie and creativity of your colleagues. I only wish they were around to roast and celebrate you in a similar fashion on this the occasion of your 100th birthday. |
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Robert Putnam |
Al,
What a gift to the world you are. You were blessed with a brilliant mind and an uncanny ability to let what's in it spill out onto the canvas so we can all get a glimpse of what goes on in that head of yours.
A miraculous theme park of gadgets and gags. Full of stupid people asking endless stupid questions while getting cut off at the knees by folks not afraid to say what we are all thinking. How kind of you, by the way, to leave a blank space for us to chime in as well.
Needless to say, I'm thankful for so many opportunities to tour that park on the pages of MAD Magazine. It's a place I could spend forever in. There is always joy there. Brilliance on display and true genius. You have made your mark on this world and left an indelible impression on my heart and mind. I will be forever grateful for your contribution to my life.
Love, ya, Al. I feel like you're one of my best friends. |
JJ Brent |
| What can one say to a master of cartoon art? Well, one can start by saying "Thank you" for all the A-ONE Laughter you've given us over so many years! I, myself am very lucky to have known you, and have had conversations with you over the years! You are a gentleman of the highest caliber, Al. May God Bless you! |
Tom Stemmle |
| I grew up with him. |
Billy White |
| Mr. Jaffee, you have brought enormous happiness and enjoyment to countless people in your many years! There is no greater act of love towards others than to try to bring happiness into their world. You have succeeded beyond anyone's dreams and may all this love return to you on your birthday! |
Lindsay Cohen |
Dear Mr Jaffee,
I just did the fold-in and see you're turning 10. Congratulations and Happy birthday! |
@WilhelmKurtz |
| I can't begin to express how much of an influence Al Jaffee's work had on me as I grew up. The Mad Book of Mad Magic, and of course Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions were the ones I remember going to many times. Happy birthday to the master. |
Andrew Schauer |
| Al is the constant pal we all loved through the decades. Happy BDay to the man who brought millions of smiles throughout the world. XOX |
Deb Keeb |
| The only mag I ever read, but started with the last page |
Michael Mickey Akerman |
 | Happy 100th Al.
I'd like to catch up again soon and have another bluberry scone from Starbucks and chat about things. Thanks for the awesome chat that day. A highlight of my 30 year career at MAD Australia.
All the best and don't blow too hard. |
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Dave Williams
MAD Australia |
Hey Al, just wanted to say thanks before you "fold in"! |
Jim Meyer |
| Happy Birthday to the greatest of the greats! All those MAD years must have made it feel like 200! |
Tony Barbieri |
| Best wishes for a Madly happy birthday!! |
Charles Myers |
| It was Sunday, March 13, 1921). The US president was Warren G. Harding (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was David Lloyd George (Liberal). Famous people born on this day include Al Jaffee. The Nut, directed by Theodore Reed, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1921. I remembered because I too am a March 13 birthday boy, and I was following Al when he turned 99. I wish Al all the best. Thanks for all the antastic fart. I mean thanks for the fantastic art. |
@DidymusHaber |
| How old are you, Al? |
RD Jones |
| I share a birthday with Al Jafee? Cool! |
Teryl Pruitt |
| Happy birthday!! Thank you! God bless |
Carlos J. Ramírez Ramírez |
| Have a Snappy Birthday!!! |
Preston Nash |
| Happy Birthday!!!!! Thanks for the laughs. |
Tony Jay |
| Happy Birthday !!! Even here in Maldives, we joined in the laughter. |
Ahmed Badeeu |
| Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful artistic ability with us over these many years!! |
Jeffrey Lindsey |
| Al Jaffee, you are by far one of the most memorable people in my life! A talent beyond talents. Happy Birthday good sir, and thank you for all you’ve done! |
Tony Scott Zubia
Los Angeles, CA |
| Thanks so much for all the Fun and Laughs. Wishing you the Happiest of Birthdays. |
Byron Patterson |
| May you revel in the joy that you have given to so many others, best wishes |
George Farinacci |
| Happy birthday have a great one |
Jim Delorme |
I am hoping the MAD fold-OUT collage-card I created makes its way to Al in celebration of his 100th birthday! I poured love into it to celebrate the man who so cleverly entertained us all for more decades than many get to walk the earth, and so that for a moment he may again remember my beloved grandfather, John F. Putnam, his MAD colleague 1954-1980. Happy 100th birthday, Al!
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Jennifer Allard-O'Brien |
| Al Jaffee is one of my earliest comedy influences. I discovered a stack of my uncle’s old Mads at my grandparents house when I was just eight years old and I was hooked. The fold-ins were one of those things that hooked me along with a book of Al Jaffee’s inventions. I can thank him enough for helping me find my path as a comedy writer and creator. |
Danny Gallagher |
| Been loving your good work for ages. You inspire a generation of artists. Happy birthday, Al. |
Robert Edmond |
Happy Birthday Al.
Thank you for helping to raise me to be the twisted person I am. My Dad subscribed to Mad for decades and I think you and the team rubbed off on our family in a big way - wheeeee-sploink! |
Brad Peet |
| Congrats 100! Thanks for all smilles and good times through your art! Best regards from Brasil. |
Luís Marcelo Silva |
| Happy Birthday, Al! You've brought so many smiles to countless people around the world. Here's to 100 more!!! |
Joel Goldfoot |
| Happy birthday Al. I’ve been a reader of MAD magazines since I was 9, in 1962. I still subscribe and read them year around. MAD is the best magazine ever to chronicle the passage of time and cultural changes. I have saved and schlepped my collection of MADs thru the years so my mom wouldn’t throw them out when I went away to college or my wife wouldn’t throw them out during a cleaning spree. They are a cherished possession. You and the other gang of idiots are such a gift, a mensch, to the world. My mom just turned 99, and she remembers me hunkered over my MADs at the dinner table and just snorting and chuckling at the humor. Love to you and thanks for the many many many many happy memories. |
Ron Cohn |
| CHEERS and The Happiest of Birthdays to one of my MAD idols! Thank you AL JAFFEE —your tremendous contribution to American humor is tremendously appreciated!! |
Bob Lizarraga |
| To me the art and thoughts of Al Jaffee are one of the main reasons that Mad Magazine endured and crossed borders and oceans.
Happy 100th birthday from Perth, Western Australia you absolute legend! |
Rob Pinesi |
| Al Jaffee overjoyed us on the other side of his world. Happy birthday from a fan from Kolkata, India. |
Abeer Chakravarty |
 | Here is my (attempted) fold-in for Al’s 100th birthday. Sorry the paper’s a little damaged. Al, if you’re reading this, I just want to say thank you so much for inspiring me and so many other people. You probably don’t have a lot of 14-year old fans, do you? Well, I’m 14 and I’m a BIGGGG fan of your work! I know that my fold-in is far from good, but I really want to be a cartoonist and I’m trying to improve my skills all the time! Thanks for the inspiration, amazing art, and clever jokes, and here’s to another 100 years! |
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Yoni Smook |
| Al Jaffee has a birthday? |
Benjamin David Eads |
| Thank you Mr. Jaffee! Your fold ins changed the world. |
John Bird |
| Happy 100th Birthday Al! My all-time favorite Mad artist! |
Eric Vega |
| Happy 100th Birthday Al!! You're an amazingly talented man. |
Tim Lewis |
| Legend |
Wade Astin |
| Happy birthday to a man who was a huge influence on my developing sense of humor. No wonder people think I’m a bit twisted. |
Ken Holmes |
| Happy birthday! wishing you a happy new moment of your life |
Kenneth B Gregg |
Happy birthday, Al!
Not only are you an amazing cartoonist, but you’re a wonderful human being as well. Growing up, you were one of the artists that made me want to be something more. It took me a long time to get there, but your influence went a long way in keeping me on the path. The short time we worked together was a dream come true for me and I’ll never forget it. Have a wonderful birthday celebration, my friend! |
Michael Falk |
Happy 100th Birthday Al,
Thanks for all the laughs over the years!!! Toronto,Canada. |
Steve J Czemodan |
Happy Birthday from NJAS, the Norwegian Jaffee Appreciation Society!
Thanks for lighting my life with your unique, beautiful artwork and wild imagination. Skål! |
Tor Lier |
Happy Birthday Mr. Jaffee.
I've loved your work immensely since I was 5 years old (I'm now 45). Thanks so much for all the laughs. |
Gareth Williams |
Dear Al Jaffee,
Congratulations on reaching your 100th birthday. I loved the book “Fold This Book”, featuring old fold-ins.
Nice work over the years. |
Brian Freeman |
 | Dear Mr Jaffee,
Happy 100th Birthday! I have always loved your work. Including your book about your early experiences. Thank you so much for always giving us your best work, your inspiration, your wit. I'm not even going to try to draw you. I will send you a slice of French bread with lots of butter instead. So enjoy this day, basking in the glow of love from so very many people. |
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Jackie Peterson
Albany, Oregon |
| Thank you, and I hope you enjoy your day. Much love from Australia. Not all of Australia, just me. xx, |
Maarten Bouw |
| What, me worry? Happiest of birthdays to you Al Jaffee! |
Jay S. Marks |
To the man the myth, and the legend! Here's to 100 years young, and can't wait to see what the next 100 brings us!
"I may be getting old, but I got young fashioned ways"??
-Morgan McKinley a.ka "Muddy waters" |
Justin Weeks |
| Happy Birthday Al, nice one Centurion |
Warwick Hook |
| Happy birthday! Thanks for years of laughs! |
Merritt & Linda Seefeldt |
Q: What do you say is the reason you have lived this long?
A: The fact that I have not died yet. |
Andy Chillie Pepper Mellman |
Mad Magazine has been exceptionally important to my life and art.
and one of the original "Usual Gang of Idiots", Mr Al Jaffee, is 100...
I and the #WeirdNotWonderful creatures, that inhabit my world, wish Al Jaffee the happiest of Birthdays.
#Happy100thBirthdayAlJaffee
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Paul Tubb |
| Happy 100th Birthday Al and for all the joy and entertainment you brought to us loyal MAD fans over many years. From your FOLD-IN back covers to other examples of your sense of humor and artistic talent, you are a legend! |
Jeffrey Taub |
| Awesome |
Dennis Winegarner |
| Hey Happy birthday Al, don’t forget that Jimmy said to call Vito before the thing. |
Chet Agonis |
| Happy Birthday. God Grant You Many Years+++ |
John Robert Jones |
Happy birthday thanks for helping me grow up with a warp sense of humour....
couldn’t have done it without you and the Mad crew |
Greg Turner |
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU SIR! I HOPE THERE ARE LOTS OF TACOS!! |
Shawn Land |
| Happy Birthday to someone who was so instrumental in making me the sarcastic man I am today. |
Tracy Ramsey |
| Happy Birthday! What me worry! |
Mark Hogg |
Wishing you a wonderful day on this milestone. You are a great artist and person. Cheers!
Kind regards, |
Shari Weelborg
(friend of
Wendy Gaines Bucci) |
| Happy Birthday to an Icon. |
Thomas Whittle |
| How does it feel to be one hundred? ......anyone with. snappy answer to my stupid question? .... Happy Birthday Al! |
David Wilner |
 | Al, You're an inspiration to all of us. Proof that nobody
ever actually needs to grow up and get a real job. 😉
Hats off to you, legend. |
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Jason Chatfield |
| Dear Mr Jaffee - I was delighted to converse with you beside the elevator in 1998, when DC/MAD had offices on Broadway and I was in NY trying to rekindle MAD in Britain. I'm still kicking myself for not making more of this contact. Of course, you will remember this meeting, while I don't. Very many happies, and here's to the next 100. Very best wishes... |
David Robinson
MAD in Britain,
1978-94 |
| Happy Birthday Al!!! Keep it going!! |
Julian Marti |
| Wishing you a very happy birthday shared with my x girlfriend Anita now a chiropractor in Southern California who turns 68. Why not walk a football field (100 yards) for your century mark or have 100 high school cheerleaders sing “we’re just MAD about Allie” |
Michael Fandal |
| Happy, happy 100th birthday to one of my favorite cartoonists of all time! You are brilliant & inspirational! |
Rachel Kaufman |
| Happy Birthday to the incredible Al Jaffee! Thank you for making us laugh all these years with your great artwork and wonderful sense of humor! I hope you have a very happy 100th Birthday! |
Gus Gordon |
Q: IS AL JAFFEE TURNING 100 YEARS OLD?
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(Happy birthday, Al!) |
Hank Wellman |
| A really MAD happy birthday to a great cartoonist, Al Jaffre. Have a great centennial. |
Thomas Burkett |
To Al,
All of your work has given this fan a lifetime of joy and laughter!
A happy and aMADzing 100th birthday to you!!
Another 100 years of Al Jaffee! |
Mark Saskin |
BEST WISHES...DEAR LEGEND...AL JAFFEE....LONG LIVE...
GOD BLESS YOU...HAPPY BIRTHDAY'S CENTUARY...STAY BLESSED...SIR... 💗 |
JAGJEET RANA
[ INDIA ] |
| What me Jaffee! |
Andrew Giallella |
| Is he about to blow out his birthday candles? |
Jerome Ritchey |
My Al card sent snail mail but in e-form here! Happy bidet, Al! (I think I spelled that right...)
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Chris Boyko |
| Go for it, Al!!! |
Robin Ramistella |
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY AL JAFFEE!
You are a national treasure and should be added to Mt. Rushmore! It has been a career highlight and such an honor to work with you...THE ONE AND ONLY AL JAFFEE...my cartoonist idol! They say never meet your idols, but I'm certainly glad i didn't listen to "their" advice! Thank you for springing your snappy answers and pleated pages of pure genius onto the pages of MAD and warping the minds of kids all over the world for the past 6 plus decades! MAD would not be what it became without you and the world is a much better place because of you! Hip hip hoooOOOoray for you AL!! You are the best!
MADly- Suzy aka MAD's Art Director & Floor Mopper |
Suzy Splab |
Happy birthday x 1,000!
That’s 10 happy birthdays for every birthday! And it’s not nearly enough! You’re the greatest, baby! |
Ivan Ehlers |
| Is Al Jaffee really 100? |
David Speciner |
Stupid Question: Mr. Jaffee, are you happy to have lived to be 100 years old?
Snappy Answer #1: If I have to actually talk to you and respond to that I suppose I’d choose the alternative!
Snappy Answer #2: No, I’d rather live to be fifty twice!
Snappy Answer #3: Where’s the bathroom, don’t you need to go?! |
Scott Rodgers |
| Happy 100th birthday to my favorite MAD cartoonist. I'm using your 1965/1971 calendar again. |
Sonny Moore |
| Social satire, irony, sarcasm... Some of the best humor on the planet! |
Matthew Franzen |
| Happy birthday! Hope you got a large fold in birthday card! |
Robert Patterson |
| Happy Birthday Al and thank you for the humor!! |
Guy Adkins |
 | MAD wishes it had a super snappy birthday greeting for Al Jaffee, but that’s Al’s department.
Guinness World Record holder for “the longest career as a comic artist," the longest serving member of our beloved Usual Gang of Idiots and now MAD's first Centenarian, Al Jaffee is one of a kind. He created the fan favorite Fold-In, crafted countless snappy answers, and thought up inventive inventions we wanted in real life. For six and a half decades Al has been beloved by generations of MAD Readers (and some of their parents, some of their parent's parents, and maybe even some Neanderthals) from around the world.
So, from all of us here at MAD (and MAD minds everywhere), Happy 100th Birthday AL JAFFEE. MAD wouldn't be MAD without you!
Art by Tom Richmond
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MAD Magazine
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| Thank you Al, for all the Snappy Answers to all the Stupid Questions that were bestowed upon me. |
Zak Wakka |
| Happy Birthday! You are awesome! |
Julie Kohnen Pflanzer |
| Thank you so much! |
Ron Williams |
| I wonder if his student loans are paid off yet? |
Tom M Welker |
| Thanks for all the great work, Mr. Jaffee. Happy birthday to you! |
Lee Parrish |
| Al, you're one in a million Happy Birthday Thank you for all the great memories !!! |
Dennis Houser |
| Love this guy and it doesn’t hurt that we share the same birthday! |
Joe Billera |
| Happy Solar Return to one of the great gang of idiots! |
Gaz Baker |
| This man is a living legend. Happy birthday Maestro. |
Giovanni Mario Domenico Andria |
| Thanks making my sons dream come true when you shook his hand at comic con San Diego a few years back. It was an epic meeting. He was like 11 think. Huge fan. All hail Al!! |
Thomas Lopez |
| Happy Birthday Al! Thanks for all the great art and laughs! I’ve been a fan for 50 years. |
Joe Saunders |
 | Happy 100th birthday, Al!
You've always been one of my favorite MADmen! |
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Antonio Marques |
| Greetings from a Far East country The Philippines. It's seldom that we get to greet someone on his/her 100th birthday especially my idol. Thank you for the joy that you give us Madicts with your creations. Mabuhay! |
Fred Magpayo |
| Happy Day - thank you for sharing your wit and wisdom and bringing joy and laughter into my life. |
Larry Loebig |
| Love ya Al. Can't wait 'till you invent that time machine so we could flashback to the sixties (see what I did there?...er, sorry) and stage a Fold In. |
Jerry House |
| Al Jaffee is the best! |
Ken Zryd |
| Happy Birthday to I guy I feel I 've known all by life. Your a man that should receive a presidential citation. |
Arthur Roth |
| Happy Birthday Al...... Many More. |
Steven Arrow |
| HaPpY BiRThDaY, AL... a man after my own heart. Been loving MAD since I was 12, allllmossst as far back as when it was brilliantly hatched! LOVE it! |
Hope Holmes-Butterick |
| Thank you Mr. Jaffee. Be Happy. |
Robert Daryl Forsythe |
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Charlie Kadau |
| Happy Birthday Sir!!! Best wishes to you! |
Jose Antonio Martinez Gerard |
| Happy birthday Al. I've been a fan for over 50 years. Wow...100 years old! Almost time to "Fold it in." Blessings to you always Mr Jaffee. |
Scott Wood |
| Thanks for all the laughs, Sir. Happy 100th Birthday! |
Robin Clizbe |
| One of the most creative minds out there. I was always fascinated by the fold-in and the random invention related articles. Snappy answers to stupid questions, front covers, stand alone gags — Jaffee could do it all. Here’s to 100 more |
Bobby Peacock |
| Happy Birthday Al Jaffee! You're an artistic legend! |
Milan Coric |
Happy Birthday Al!
I read and laughed at you and the usual gang of idiots for at least 60 of my 68 years. There never was, or ever will be, anything that comes close to you and MAD. Thanks for a lifetime of laughs! |
Rick Norris |
Young man, felicitations and congratulations on finally attaining majority - it certainly took you long enough!
Adulthood comes with great responsibility- so stop doodling and get a REAL job! 💗 |
@ComicThief |
 | Dear Mr. Jaffee,
Here's wishing you a happy birthday, and more MAD ones to come!
All best wishes
P.S. You've bested my late, beloved mother, Gisele Beauvais (Younger) by two weeks. She too was born in your birth year. |
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Richard Younger |
| Al Jaffee's MAD changed my life. Without it, I would have been a Republican. |
James Lough |
| Happy Birthday Al! Things I should have said,...was my favorite! |
Buck Corrigan |
| Healthy and happy 100th cake and candle day. thanks for sharing your creative juices with us. |
Marc Levine |
| Happy birthday Al, worthy of celebration now! |
Prakash P Krishnan |
Thank you for a childhood of laughs and a love of art.
Happy Birthday, Sir! |
Vince Simoneau |
| Happy Birthday Al, thanks for all the laughs |
Ian Taylor |
| Mad fold in .....just fantastic !!!!! ....happy birthday!!!!! |
Jimmy Miller |
| Happy birthday Al - Mazel tov!! |
Burton Jay |
| Happy 100 years |
Stephen Henriksen |
| Happy 100th birthday! Thanks for all your incredible art. |
Erwin Suvaal |
| Allet jute zum Jeburtstach... Happy Birthday! |
Pat Mikovic |
| Thanks for the thousands of hours of sheer enjoyment, you're brilliant! happiest of birthdays Mr Jaffee! XXX |
Don Costello Parnall |
| what a great guy! happy birthday! |
Dan Benson |
| Happy 100th. Thank you for all the laughs!! |
Mark Warner |
| Happy birthday, you wry genius! My favorite Mad artist ever, I learned my chops with a pen as a child by emulating your style. Here's to a hundred more! |
Scott Pierzchala |
| Happy birthday, Al! Your work always made me smile! Genius! |
Thomas Witschi |
| Happy birthday from a lifelong fan. |
David Parkes |
| Bless him and all he’s given us. |
Mark Jones |
 | Greetings from Dublin Ireland, many blessings |
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Alfred Reid |
Happy 100th birthdday Al,
you have kept me entertained for 45 years since I discovered MAD |
Nazim Afshin Choudhury |
| Childhood memory still going strong Happy Birthday & all the best! |
Kevin Macisaac |
| Thanks so much, Mr Jaffee! |
Scott M. Limpert |
| Thanks for making like funny..peace bro |
Mario Rodriguez |
| 99 - the last year to play with Lego. |
Kopp Hannes |
| Happy Birthday AL...Thanks for sharing your Awesome Talent for us Mad fans to Enjoy! |
Ron Alvarez |
| Happy Birthday Al Jaffee! I'm a fan! |
Denise Relyea |
| Happy Birthday legendary Al Jaffee |
Frank Stein |
| 100 - wow! Happy birthday from Cape Town! |
Robin Palmer |
| Your art and writings have always been a bright spot in my life - thanks for sharing your unique perspective and talent! |
Katie Fuchs |
| Happy Birthday Al! Thank you for share your art! |
Rick Doucette |
| Go, Al...!! |
Vicente Rivera |
| You and my mom shared the same birthday. She would have been 92 this year. It’s hard to see the name Al Jaffee without bursting out laughing. If anyone deserves a centennial, it’s you. |
Thair Peterson |
| Happy B-earthday ... Up to the next 99 years... |
Andy van Dahl |
| Have a MAD fun Birthday. See, 100 is a sign we can be fun and live longer |
Dee-Anne Lindemann-Erasmus |
| MY favorite for 60 years! Happy Birthday! |
Christopher Williams |
| Happy Hundredth, Mr Jaffee! |
Paul Tornbohm |
| DITTO! |
Hodag Jack |
| Mr Jaffee. Grew up on your wonderful hilarious work. Still laugh at your "Everyday exercises for the common dweller" featuring the doggie door hop skip & jump. Happy day to you. |
Robert Tucker
Panama City, Florida |
| Happiest Birthday to you Al. |
Elizabeth Kurtzman |
Happy birthday Al!
You and the gang at MAD inspired me to draw my own cartoons and go to art college. I’ve had a fabulous 40 year career as a creative because of magnificent artists like you. Thank you |
Steven V Turner |
 | Hey, Al!
Did you know the first upward-lifting garage door was invented the year you were born?? (Clearly the inspiration for your world famous Fold-In). Happy 40th Anniversary to your 60th birthday! |
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David Strickler |
| Happy 100th Birthday. You are the best. |
Kevin C Green |
| Happy birthday to "The Man"! Al, thank you for putting thousands of smiles and heartfelt laughter in my life for sooo many years. God Bless you Buddy. |
Dave Captain Burkett |
| so many years of humor, thank you sir |
David Ibershoff |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR,
YOU HAVE BEEN A HUGE INSPIRATION IN MY LIFE!!! 100 MORE YEARS, LONG LIFE TO YOU!!!!!!! |
Barrett Amiss II |
| Your maniacal modes of mirth made Mad magnificent. |
Zachary Woodruff |
| 100 years! Happy birthday, Al, you MAD man, you! |
Vicki Arkoff |
| "snappy answers to stupid questions" are the bedrock of my conversational style. Many thanks for the inspiration! |
William Tonks |
| Happy Birthday Al! Thanks for being you. |
Ken Stack |
 | Happy Birthday to the one and only Al Jaffee! |
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Ricardo Siri
"Liniers"
Argentina |
| Happy Birthday. Thank you for making us all laugh so much throughout the years. |
Rick DeJohn |
| Happy Birthday, Al!!!! Is it your birthday? |
Marcel Zylberman |
| Wow! Happy Birthday! My dad gifted me his old MAD magazines when I was a boy and I still love them! Thank you for entertainment, that lasts for generations! |
Merlin Jean-Felix Ricquebourg |
| Have always enjoyed his Snappy Answers and Fold-Ins. |
Joel Helfgott |
| To the Funniest Artist i have ever laughed ! Grew up reading MAD ! Happy Birthday A.J. 1 CENTURY keep on keep'n on !!! |
Jimmy Rowe |
| Al Jaffee has made generations laugh with his Fold-Ins, Snappy Answers, MAD Inventions and more. Al has always been one of my favorites from the Usual Gang Of Idiots. Thanks for sharing your genius with all of us!!!! Happy 100th!!!! |
Raymond Gallant |
| Happy Birthday, Al! I've had at least 1,000 laughs from you for every one of your hundred years! |
Burgess Wilder |
| Al, may you have the happiest of 100th birthdays. |
Micah Holmquist |
| It goes to show that humor makes you young. Happy Birthday Al! |
Robert Keller |
 | Man, this will be historic!
Let's hear your Snappy Answer to this Stupid Question:
"Hey Al, any chance you can give us a little song & dance on your 100th birthday?" |
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Victor Cantu |
| It's been a true honor to be part of the magazine you've lent your incredible talent to. 100 is quite an achievement! I'd wish you another 100, but you might look a bit scary by then. |
Mark Fredrickson |
| Happy Birthday Al Jaffee! Loved your work |
Jan Gibboney Jr. |
| Happy Birthday! A whole century of Madness! Wow! |
Martin Nemeth |
| Laughter truly is the best medicine... congratulations Al. |
George Parson |
| Happy Birthday Mr. Jaffe!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are a huge part of my childhood an adulthood. Thank you the laughs! |
Jason Cooper |
| Happy Birthday Mr AJ! Thanks for all your contributions! |
Jose Resurreccion |
| Al, you inspire and motivate me to this day. Happy Birthday!! |
Timothy Ferlito |
| Al, you’re the snappy answer to every stupid question! |
Robert A. Walko |
| Happy Birthday, Mr. Al, Love your work |
Bill Reese |
| Mr. Al jaffee, what a pleasure it has been reading your material for all these years, I wouldn't be who I am today without your humor. I always looked forward to finding the new Mad magazine and divulging in the intense goofiness and wackiness. You were always my favorite cartoonist, as I would always try to copy your style. Thanks for the inspiration. Keep that smile glowing Al. Much love. |
Scott Perry |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Al. Thanks for all the laughs. |
Michael Barham |
| from one AL to another AL i hope your birthday is happy. your art has brought many smiles to my face and for that i am grateful... |
Al Manuel |
| Happy Birthday To The Century Man. |
Anthony Smith |
Happy 100th Birthday Al! It was a thrill of a lifetime being able to spend an hour with you a couple years ago in your NY studio. Your work had such an impact on me in my years growing up and still figures in to my current life. Thanks for all the Fold-Ins, inventions and Snappy Answers. I hope your day is as magnificent as you!
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Doug Gilford |
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