MAD #515 — June 2012
"Don't ask, don't tell was a terrible policy for the military, but a great one for Internet search histories!" — Alfred E. Neuman
Contents
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Contents PageIt's the List We Can Do Dept.1
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Letters and Tomatoes Dept.
Notes
- Ad for MAD App for the iPad (p.3) / Ad for Subscriptions with MAD #154 bonus print (p.5) / Ad for the new MadMagazine.com (p.7)
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(various obscure places around the magazine)
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The Fundalini PagesRandom Acts of Mindlessness Dept.Featuring /
- Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds — George Clooney — Art by Rick Tulka
- Sobering Facts About the American Economy — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Marc Hempel
- The Cover: The Moment After — Alfred falls into Lady Liberty's cleavage
- Duck Droppings — Nude Gingrich — Don (Duck) Edwing
- Excerpts From the Jeremy Lin Dictionary — Written by Andrew J. Schwartzberg
- Leg of Lambert — Part 1 — "Walk! Walk for your lives!" — Jacob Lambert
- AOL Start-Up Screens We'd Like To See — Written by Jeff Kruse
- The Fast Five — Stunning Revelations in The Real Romney — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Sam Sisco
- Leg of Lambert — Part 2 — "Ants - Always ruining a picnic." — Jacob Lambert
- Rejected Reality Shows on The Weather Channel — Written by Jeff Kruse
- The Fast Five Part Deux — Ways the Post Office Can Raise & Save Money — Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Kevin Pope
- FAQs About Google's New Privacy Policy
- The Real Reasons Katy Perry and Russell Brand Got Divorced — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Anton Emdin
- Latest Classifieds — Written by Scott Maiko
- Leg of Lambert — Part 3 — one large bedbug problem — Jacob Lambert
- Pro-Romney Bumper Stickers — Written by Jeff Kruse
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iPhone 4S — You Speak. Siri Helps. (ad parody) — Part 1 of 3The Apple of Our Ire Dept.13
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The Hunger Pains (movie satire)Apocalypse Chow Dept.Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond
Reprinted in 2 collections
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Everyday Annoyances of Elderly MonstersThere's No Ghoul Like an Old Ghoul Dept.
Reprinted in 2 collections
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Ad for MAD About Super Heroes and other older MAD books22
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Hazard Fraught Tools (ad parody)Pliers Beware Dept.Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Scott Bricher
Reprinted in 1 collection
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iPhone 4S — You Speak. Siri Helps. (ad parody) — Part 2 of 3The Apple of Our Ire Dept.27
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The Chamberville City Town Orchestra Proudly Presents Least-Revered Classical Music — A RetrospectiveThe Trouble with Trebles Dept.Written by Jeff Kruse28–29
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The MAD VaultRotten to the Encore Dept.30–33
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Ad for Epic MAD and Insanely Awesome MAD books36
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Pen and Stink Dept.Featuring /
- Put a Quirk In It — Nathan Bulmer
- Father O'Flannity's Hot Tub Confessions with Paula Deen — Keith Knight
- Rods & Cones — Brian Gordon
- The Machine That Travels Through Time — Joey Alison Sayers
- The Dork Side — Scott Nickel
- What If Dog Was One Of Us? — Kenny Keil
- Mister Morals — Lance Hansen
- It Only Hurts When I Laugh — Christopher Baldwin
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A Bucket List For UnderachieversFool's Goal Dept.Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Drew Friedman
Reprinted in 2 collections
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Spy vs. Spy — plan-stealing traps / giant magnifying glass burnJoke and Dagger Dept.
Reprinted in 1 collection
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Ad for various MAD books44
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The 50 Worst Things About AmericaThe Hate of the Union Dept.Written by Charlie Kadau, Jeff Kruse, Scott Maiko / Art by Tom Bunk, Paul Coker, Jr., Hermann Mejia, Ward Sutton
Reprinted in 1 collection
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iPhone 4S — You Speak. Siri Helps. (ad parody) — Part 3 of 3The Apple of Our Ire Dept.53
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When Comic Strips Besides Doonesbury Address Controversial Women's IssuesStrip Mauled Dept.Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Adam Koford54–55
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An E*Trade Baby Ad We'd Like To SeeCrib Debt Dept.Written by Desmond Devlin / Photos by Irving Schild56
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Fold-In — What's the only thing unavailable on the internet?All Jaffee Dept.C3