MAD #491 — July 2008

"The problem with talking in circles is that it's impossible to find a point!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of Scott Adsit with MAD #490
  2–4
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Ads for Spy vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files, The MAD War on Bush, MAD About Star Wars, and The Completely MAD Don Martin books
  5
• The Fundalini Pages

  Random Acts of Mindless Dept.

  Friends of Fundalini Notes

  • "Friends of Fundalini" list of contributors not originally attached to the articles in this section: Scott Bricher, Tom Bunk, John Caldwell, Matthew A. Cohen, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Darren Johnson, Jeff Kruse, Dan Long, Scott Nickel, Kevin Pope, Leonardo Rodriguez, Kiernan P. Schmitt, Bob Staake, Rick Tulka, P. C. Vey — DETAILS

  • The Disadvantages of Polygamy — Art by Leonardo Rodriguez
  • Plugged Nickel — Dr. Numnutz's discovery — Scott Nickel — sample
  • Answers to Last Month's "Matchstick Mindbender" — probably Paul Coker, Jr. art
  • Amazing, Incredible & Awesome Products to Look for in the Next Wave of... Billy Mays Infomercials — Art by Tom Bunk
  • Vey To Go! — not a Democrat — P. C. Vey
  • The NFL's Ref Report — Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — Written by Kiernan P. Schmitt
  • The Fast 5 — Rejected Baseball Promotional Days — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Bob Staake
  • Robots in Disguise (other than Transformers) — Written by Matthew A. Cohen / Art by Scott Bricher
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD #41 — February 2025
  • Phrases That Sound Like They're from the Bible — But Aren't — Written by Jeff Kruse
  • The Long Shot — do not tap on the aquarium glass — Dan Long
  • Fundalini Asks "What If...?" — What If There Was a Five-Day Waiting Period to Buy Pants? — Art by Kevin Pope
  • The O'Reilly Spin vs. The Olbermann Spin — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Rick Tulka
  6–8
• Subscription Ad — "Jeffrey Lozenge" dressed as a bride

  Written by Joe Raiola / Photos by Irving Schild
  9
• G*d Damn America — sung to the tune of God Bless America

  Pulpit Friction Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Jack Syracuse
  10–11
• A MAD Look At Going Green

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Insanely Awesome MAD — 2011
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  12–14
• Dr. Seuss for the Digital Age

  Clicks Are For Kids Dept.

  Written by Darren Johnson / Art by Gary Hallgren
  15
• The Pros and Cons of Working at Home!

  Domicile Maniacs Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD #15 — October 2020
  16–17 sample
• Now that Anyone Can Become a Celebrity...

  When You Diss Upon a Star Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • This Is Your Brain On MAD — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  18–19
• The Darker Side of The Lighter Side

  Berg's-Eye Askew Dept.

  Dave Berg originals / uncredited altered dialogue
  20–22
• Things We'd Like to See at this Year's Political Conventions

  Behind the Nominate Ball Dept.

  Ted Rall
  23
• What's Being Taught at Other Corporate Colleges

  Hire Learning Dept.

  Written by John Samony and Scott Maiko / Art by Tom Richmond
  26–27
• Guide to Proper Paparazzi Etiquette

  Getting Their Shoot Together Dept.

  John Caldwell
  28–29
• Spy vs. Spy — sidewalk obstacle course

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Spy vs. Spy — Fight to the Finish — 2013
  30–31
• Ad for Absolutely MAD DVD
  32
• Monroe and... Teen Obesity

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Tom Fowler / Color by Carl Peterson
  33–36
• The Strip Club

  Pen and Stink Dept.

  • It Only Hurts When I Laugh — Bake Sale — Christopher Baldwin
  • The Beavertons — Paul Gilligan
  • The Legendary Deliveries of Pete Zahn — John Kovaleski
  • Calendar Girl! — Jason Yungbluth
  • The Machine That Travels Through Time — Joey Alison Sayers
  • Rex in the City — Dustin Glick
    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • Epic MAD — 2012
    • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  • Just Below the Surface — Douglas Paszkiewicz
  37–40
• MAD's Helpful Guide to The Chronicles of Narnia — Prince Caspian

  B.S. Lewis Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  41–45
• MAD's Bewitching Prince Caspian Outtakes

  A Kick in the Aslan Dept.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  46–47
• What The Heck is the Difference? — featuring cover MAD #320

  Observation Dreck Dept.
  48
• Fold-In — Where will the world turn a blind eye to torture and human rights violations in the months ahead?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3