MAD #498 — February 2009

"There are two kinds of people in the world: those who think there are two kinds of people and those who don't!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Celebrity snaps of John Hodgman and David Wain
  2–4
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• 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: Ray Alma, John Caldwell, Dave Crosland, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Gary Hallgren, Tim Hamilton, Darren Johnson, Jeff Kruse, Glen LeLievre, Barry Liebmann, Kevin Pope, Leonardo Rodriguez, Rick Tulka — DETAILS

  • Positive Aspects of the Economic Meltdown — Art by Rick Tulka
  • Punchlines in Search of a Joke! — John Caldwell
  • LeLievre and Let Die! — “You're name written in the snow $1” — Glen LeLievre
  • Celebrity Cause-of-Death Betting Odds — Tyra Banks
  • Punchlines in Search of a Joke! — John Caldwell
  • Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Cold Symptoms — Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Kevin Pope
  • Ways to Make Sure You Don't Lose Your Job in These Tough Times! — Art by Leonardo Rodriguez
  • The Godfrey Report
  • Punchlines in Search of a Joke! — John Caldwell
  • Solution to Last Month's “Mini-Mystery” — Constable Dowd pictures Yvette
  • Covers We Didn't Use — Alfred's head between Obamas' fist bump — Art by Ray Alma
  • Rejected Comic Strips — Written by Jeff Kruse
    • Parakeet Vomit — Art by Tim Hamilton
    • Headless Honcho — Art by Dave Crosland
    • Borrowsville — Art by Gary Hallgren
  6–8
• Ad for MAD Magazine Poster Book

  with bonus #166 offer
  9
• Lame Attempts By TV to Explain the 2008 Presidential Vote

  Smart Bored Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Ward Sutton
  10–11
• A MAD Look At Snow

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones / Color by Tom Luth

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  12–15
• MAD's 12 Surefire Tips for Stand-Up Comics

  First Aid For the Joking Victim Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Rick Tulka / Color by Ryan Flanders

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • This Is Your Brain On MAD — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  • MAD #37 — June 2024
  18–20
• Ad for tons of MAD merchandise
  21
• MAD's Sucky Twilight Outtakes

  Humor in a Jugular Vein Dept.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  22–23
• The 2009 Al Jaffee Calendar

  Annu-Al Jaffee Dept.

  Al Jaffee
  24–25
• Subscription Ad — “Jeffrey Lozenge” dressed in Revolutionary War garb

  Written by Joe Raiola / Irving Schild photos
  26
• MAD Exposes Who's Thinking What at the Obama Inauguration

  Thought in the Act Dept.

  Art by Tom Richmond / Written by Desmond Devlin, Jeff Kruse, Jacob Lambert, Frank Santopadre, Dennis Snee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Spoofs Politics — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  27–29 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — train track mouse trap

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Spy vs. Spy — Fight to the Finish — 2013
  30–31
• When Adults Say... Remind Them...

  Generation Crap Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Peter Bagge

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Insanely Awesome MAD — 2011
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  32–33
• The MAD World of... Pets

  It's Reigning Cats and Dogs Dept.

  Written by Stan Sinberg / Art by Marc Hempel

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  • MAD #24 — April 2022
  • MAD Goes to the Dogs & Other Beasties! — Special Collector's Edition 2024
  34–36
• Monroe and... The Plane Trip

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Tom Fowler / Color by Carl Peterson
  37–40
• What The Heck is the Difference?

  Observation Dreck Dept. — featuring cover #450
  41
• All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Celebrity Scandal Blog Posting

  Put It On My Tab-loid Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs and Bill Fibbers / Art by Mort Drucker
  42–43
• Tell-Tale Signs That You've Got A Really Bad Psychic

  Seer Suckers Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD #27 — October 2022
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 4 — Nov/Dec 2022
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 1 — Apr/May 2025
  44–45
• The First 100 Minutes of the Obama Presidency

  Barack Around the Clock Dept.

  Written by Bill Fibbers and Frank Santopadre / Art by Drew Friedman

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Spoofs Politics — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  46–47
• Fold-In — What transition of power are many Americans still feeling uneasy about?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

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