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The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far)
Special Collector's Edition 2014
Cover Artist:
Mark Fredrickson
Contents
1.
The Iraq War - Mish-mosh Accomplished -
The Iraqi Quagmire Chess Set
(written by
Jacob Lambert
/
sculpture by
Hermann Mejia
/
Irving Schild
photos)
2.
Joe Paterno Covers for a Pedophile - We Are Penitentiary State! - The Blind Eye
(
Scott Bricher
art)
3.
The Lackluster Obama Presidency - Got Milquetoast?
(written by
Barry Liebmann
/
Jack Syracuse
art)
4.
Congressman Sexts His Weiner -
The Louse of Representatives
(written by
Desmond Devlin
)
5.
The Tiger Mom Roars - Type A-Holes
(written by
James Grebey
/
Juan Doe
art)
6.
The Muhammad Cartoon Controversy -
A Real Laugh Riot
(written by
Scott Maiko
)
7.
The Creation Museum Opens - You Can't Darwin 'em All
(written by
Josh Eiserike
/
Hermann Mejia
art)
8.
Lindsay Lohan's Lush Life - Human Crash Test Dummy
(written by
Nick Danzi
/
Scott Bricher
art)
9.
Lance Armstrong's Disgraceful Fall - Dope and Glory
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Mark Stutzman
art)
10.
Letterman Caught With His Worldwide Pants Down -
Stupid Human Trysts
11.
The Israel/Palestine Conflict's Never-
Ending Story - Two Wrongs Make A Fight
(written by
Jeff Kruse
/
James Warhola
art)
12.
Walter Reed Army Hospital Scandal -
Toying With Soldiers' Lives
(written by
Jacob Lambert
/
G.I. Woe figure by
Dave Croatto
/
Irving Schild
photos)
13.
Pete Rose Tries to Come Clean - Odds Man Out -
Field of Schemes
(
Sam Sisco
art)
14.
North Korea Tests the Bomb - The Nutty Aggressor
(
Tom Richmond
art)
15.
The Non-Response to Huricane Katrina - A Bush League Effort
(written by
Jeff Kruse
/
Doug Holgate
art)
16.
Kanye West's VMA Outburst - Talk is Creep
(
Hermann Mejia
art)
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17.
Michael Phelps Smokes Pot - Toke on the Water
18.
The Criminally-Bad
Sopranos
Finale - Bada Bing! Bada Boo!
(
Tom Richmond
art)
19.
Brett Favre Unretires: Hate the Player, Not the Game
(
Gary Hallgren
art)
20.
Michael Jackson's Incompetent Doctor - Premedicated Murder
21.
Jessica Replaces Homer as TV's Dumbest Simpson - That's D'oh! Business
(written by
Frank Santopadre
/
Irving Schild
photos)
22.
The Catholic Church Covers Up Sex Abuse - The Sins of Our Fathers
(sculpture by
Liz Lomax
)
23.
Dick Cheney Won't Shut Up - Veep Sh*t
(written by
Jeff Kruse
)
24.
Lady Gaga Dresses in Meat - Flanks for the Mammaries
(written by
Barry Liebmann
/
Scott Bricher
art)
25.
Donald Trump's Dumb Luck - The Art of the Heel - Forrest Trump
26.
Chris Brown Assaults Rihanna - Rhythm & Bruise - You're a Bad Man, Chris Brown
27.
Michael Vick's Bad Newz Kennel - Pitbullsh*t
(written by
Jeff Kruse
/
Mark Fredrickson
art)
28.
Bush Jokes About WMDs - This One'll Kill Ya!
(written by
Russ Cooper
/
Tom Nick Cocotos
art)
29.
Mel Gibson's Roadside Rant - The Passion of the Anti-Semite
(written by
Adam Rust
)
30.
The Crazy Diapered Astronaut - Houston, We Have a Mental Problem
(written by
Scott Maiko
/
Charles Akins
art)
31.
Janet Jackson's "Wardrobe Malfunction" - Tempest in a C-Cup
(
Mark Stutzman
art)
32.
Apple Introduces Inaccurate Maps - Take the Wrong Way Home
(written by
Dick DeBartolo
)
33.
Sarah Palin's National Debut - Drowning in Veep Waters
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Richard Williams
and
Scott Bricher
art)
34.
The BP Oil Spill - Stupid Petrol Tricks
(written by
Anthony Barbieri
/
Richard Williams
art)
35.
George W. Bush's Boast - Full Metal Jackass
(written by
Russ Cooper
/
Irving Schild
photos)
36.
Baseball's Ongoing Steroid Scandal - Urine Trouble Again
(
Scott Bricher
art)
37.
John Kerry's Inner Turmoil - A Man For All Positions
(
Tom Fowler
art / color by
Carrie Strachan
)
38.
Howard Stern Targeted by the FCC - Patron Saint of the First Amendment
(
Richard Williams
art)
39.
China's Poisoned Products - There's Something About Dairy
(
Scott Bricher
art)
40.
Barry Bonds, Home Run "King" - The Sultan of Squat
(written by
Jacob Lambert
/
Mark Fredrickson
art)
41.
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
's Injuries - Is There a Dr. Octopus in the House?
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Ty Templeton
art)
42.
Karl Rove Puts American Lives At Risk - A Man For All Treasons
(sculpture by
Anthony Cipriano
/
Irving Schild
photos)
43.
The Mayan Calendar's Doomsday "Prediction" - Prophet and Loss
(written by
Jeff Kruse
/
Tom Bunk
art)
44.
The Demi and Ashton Obsession - Dude, Where's My P.R.?
(
James Warhola
art)
45.
Corporate Bailouts - Keeping Bad Companies
(
Hermann Mejia
art)
46.
Jennifer Wilbanks Says "Adieu" - There Goes the Bride
(written by
Charlie Kadau
and
Joe Raiola
/
Scott Bricher
art)
47.
Bush Breaks Presidential Record For Time Off - Vacation Daze
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Mark Stutzman
art)
48.
The Music Industry Sues File Sharers - Get a Download of This - The Fright Before Christmas
(written by
David Shayne
/
Hermann Mejia
art)
49.
Corporate Corruption Unleashed - White-Collar Slime
(
Jack Syracuse
art)
50.
Pat Robertson Prays For Chavez's Assassination - Hitman of the Cloth
51.
Paris Hilton's Prison "Break" - The Ultimate Dumb Blonde Joke
52.
Bush's Assault on Civil Liberties - The Kill of Rights
(written by
John Kovaleski
/
Mark Fredrickson
art)
53.
The
Jersey Shore
Cast's Idiocy - The League of Extraordinary Simpletons
(
Hermann Mejia
art)
54.
John Ashcroft's Sneaky Tips Program - Ain't Life a Snitch?
(written by
Steve Sonneveld
/
Hermann Mejia
art)
55.
Mel Gibson's Relationship Rants - The Passion of the Anti-Christ
(
Sam Viviano
art)
56.
Ted Williams Gets Cryogenically Frozen - From the Batter's Box to the Ice Box
(
Michael Koelsch
art)
57.
Bush vs. Pretzel
- Fold-In (
Al Jaffee
)
58.
The 2008 Economic Collapse - Saved by the Bail
(
Tom Richmond
art)
59.
The Tea Party Candidates' Lunacy - Crazy Like Fox
(written by
Frank Santopadre
/
Ty Templeton
art)
60.
The iPhone 4 Malfunctions - A Rotten Apple
(
Anton Emdin
art)
61.
The Canonization of Michael Jackson - The Kids Stay Out of the Picture
(
Mark Stutzman
art)
62.
Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme - The Wrath of Con
(written by
Jeff Kruse
)
63.
Britney and Madonna Shamelessly Swap Spit - Kiss and Smell
(
Tom Bunk
art)
64.
Tom Ridge's Fear-Based Color-Coded Warning System - Homeland Insecurity
(written by
Mike Snider
/
Sam Sisco
art)
65.
Tom Cruise Flips Out - From Pretty Boy to "Hoo Boy!"
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Mort Drucker
art)
66.
The Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse Scandal - Jailhouse Shock
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Richard Williams
art)
67.
Right-Wing Group Outs
SpongeBob
- Homo-Neurotic Activity
(written by
Arie Kaplan
)
68.
Arnold Schtups His Housekeeper - The Last Action-on-the-Side Hero
(
Richard Williams
art)
69.
Martha Stewart's Recipe For Cooking Her Own Goose - It's a Hood Thing
(
Scott Bricher
art)
70.
Michele Bachmann Speaks - A Broken Facts Machine
(written by
Frank Santopadre
and
Genevieve Sterbenz
)
71.
Air Traffic Controllers Sleep on the Job - There's a Nap For That
(written by
Darren Johnson
/
James Warhola
art)
72.
The Media's Brain-Dead Brangelina Fixation - The Lame of Love
(written by
Justin Tyler
/
Jack Syracuse
art)
73.
Angry Town Hall Meetings - Loud to be an American
(written by
Jeff Kruse
/
Richard Williams
art)
74.
Sammy Sosa's Corked Bat - Hitting a Grand Sham
(written by
Frank Santopadre
)
75.
The U.S. Debt Crisis - The Story of Owe - The Walking Debt
(
Hermann Mejia
art)
76.
Harold Camping Predicts the World's End - Profit of Doom - The Day the Earth Still Stood
(written by
Jacob Lambert
/
Mark Stutzman
art)
77.
The Texas Polygamy Wives - The Joy of Sects
(written by
Justin Tyler
/ figures by
Dave Croatto
/
Irving Schild
photos)
78.
Herman Cain's Presidential Run - Pizza Pie in the Sky
(
Mark Fredrickson
art)
79.
Substance Abuse As A Career Move - Necessity is the Mother of Intervention
(written by
Mike Mikula
/
Drew Friedman
art)
80.
Casey Anthony Gets Off - Trial and Error - Casey at the Trial
(written by
Lance Hansen
with
Frank Jacobs
/
Ward Sutton
art)
81.
O.J. Simpson Convicted of (Much) Lesser Charges - Man of Steal
(written by
John Caldwell
/ sculpture by
Hermann Mejia
/
Irving Schild
photos)
82.
Celebrity Sex Scandals - Adultery Swim
(written by
Jacob Lambert
/
Glenn Fabry
art)
83.
The Fall of Geraldo - The Reveal Thing
(
Michael Elins
art)
84.
Rush Limbaugh's Sexist Tirade - All Fluked Up
(written by
Phil McAndrew
/
Charles Akins
art)
85.
The Cheney Hunting Accident - Shoot Happens
(
Mark Stutzman
art / idea by
Teresa Burns Parkhurst
)
86.
Trump Says Obama Not American - The Born Identity
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Roberto Parada
art)
87.
Captain Flees Sinking Cruise Ship - Rowboat Chicken
(
Bob Staake
art)
88.
Woman "Restores" Religious Fresco - Paint Misbehavin'
(
Richard Williams
art)
89.
Kevin Federline Fathers Again - From Beer to Paternity
(written by
Scott Maiko
/
Richard Williams
art)
90.
Howard Dean's Scream - His Campaign Went to Yell and Black
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
James Warhola
art)
91.
Imus' On-Air Slur - "Nappy-Headed" Host
(written by
Dave Croatto
)
92.
The Senator In The Bathroom Stall - Craig's Lust -
(
Mick Coulas
art)
93.
Paula Deen Hides Diabetes - Out of the Frying Pan and into the Liar
(
Scott Bricher
art)
94.
Facebook's Underwhelming IPO - Friends Without Benefits
(written by
Jeff Kruse
)
95.
Hillary's Campaign for the White House - Thar She Blows It
(
Mark Stutzman
art)
96.
David Crosby Helps Melissa and Julie Conceive - Sperm's of Endearment
(
Hermann Mejia
art)
97.
The Election 2000 Mess - Putting a Squre Peg in the Oval Office
(written by
Desmond Devlin
/
Tom Richmond
art)
98.
The Elian Gonzalez Fiasco - Nuthin' But a Refugee Thang
(
Scott Bricher
art)
99.
Leno Steals Back
The Tonight Show
- The Late Shaft
(
Roberto Parada
art)
100.
Tan Mom
- Fold-In (
Al Jaffee
)
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