MAD #499 — April 2009
"Hybrid SUV's are like adult diapers — they don't really solve anything, but they make people feel better about the mess they're making!" — Alfred E. Neuman
Contents
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Contents Page1
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Letters and Tomatoes Dept.2, 4, 5, 8
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MAD's 2-Question Interviews: Brian Williams, Ralph Nader, Christiane Amanpour, Bob Costas, Tiki Barber, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chris Matthews, and John MaddenWritten and photographed by Vicki Arkoff6
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(various places around the magazine)
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Subscription Ad — "Jeffrey Lozenge" dressed as The RiddlerWritten by Joe Raiola / Irving Schild photos9
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The Fundalini PagesRandom Acts of Mindless Dept.
Friends of Fundalini Notes
- "Friends of Fundalini" list of contributors not originally attached to the articles in this section: Desmond Devlin, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Drew Friedman, Garth Gerhart, Marc Hempel, Darren Johnson, Jeff Kruse, Barry Liebmann, Kevin Pope, Sam Sisco, Ward Sutton, Jason Yungbluth — DETAILS
- Eerie Similarities Between Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Sam Sisco
- The Fast 5 — Main Duties of Obama's New Chief Technology Officer — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Marc Hempel
- The Yungbluth & The Restless — a more complex medical procedure (Jason Yungbluth)
- Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Public Transportation — Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Kevin Pope sample
- How George W. Bush Will Be Perceived by Various Americans (Drew Friedman art)
- Stories Reported by TMZ That Were Later Retracted — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer
- Solution to Last Month's "Mini-Mystery" — pancreas with a false bottom
- The Sublime 7 — Hillary Clinton's Priorities as Secretary of State — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Ward Sutton
- Bitterman — sick of the way his Dad treats him (Garth Gerhart)
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What The Heck is the Difference?Observation Dreck Dept. — featuring cover #21313
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The Decided Disadvantages of an Online EducationModem Cum Laude Dept.
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The Darker Side of The Lighter SideBerg's-Eye Askew Dept.Dave Berg originals / uncredited altered dialogue28–30
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An open letter from JP CitiChaseWaCapitalMu Bank to The American PeopleAn Embarrassment of Richard's Dept.Written by Dick DeBartolo31
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MAD's Unheroic Watchmen OuttakesPlease Sir, Can I Have Some Moore? Dept.32–33
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The Story of Deathbed Donkey and the Rage of SorrowA Touch of Ass Dept.Written by Brian McConnachie / Art by Rick Geary34–35
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Unabridged Sports ClichesHumor in a Jocular Vein Dept.Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
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Ad for tons of MAD merchandise38
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Pen and Stink Dept.
- The Machine That Travels Through Time (Joey Alison Sayers)
- The Dork Side (Scott Nickel)
- Your Mama's Website is So Ugly... (Tony Murphy)
- The Long and Short of It (Dan Long)
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- The Legendary Deliveries of Pete Zahn (John Kovaleski)
- The Roommates: John, Joe and Jerry (Todd Clark)
- One Lovely Easter Morning (Christopher Baldwin)
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Spy vs. Spy — last request guillotine / diving board smashJoke and Dagger Dept.
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President Obama — The Promise vs. The RealityGoing Barack on His Word Dept.46–47
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Fold-In — A Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions snowboarding conversation
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