MAD #523 — October 2013
"If you're not a part of the solution, then you're part of the vast majority!" — Alfred E. Neuman
Contents
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Contents PageIt's the List We Can Do Dept.1
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2, 4, 6
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Ad for Subscriptions — MAD #94 bonus print5
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Ad for Inside MAD book7
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(various obscure places around the magazine)
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The Fundalini PagesRandom Acts of Mindless Dept.
- The Cover We Didn't Use — We Celebrate the Right of Gays to Marry — featuring Ellen DeGeneres and Neil Patrick Harris — Art by Sam Sisco
- MAD Poll Results — What do terrorists think of the NSA having access to their Internet and phone records? — Written by Shira Rachel Danan
- Why Building a Replica of the Titanic is a Good Idea — Written by Matt Lassen / Art by Peter Bagge
- Honest iPhone Email Signature Signoffs — Written by Alex J. Mann
- Branium Bogglinators — A Fishy Problem — Written by Darren Johnson / Art by Chris Houghton
- Celebrity Cause of Death Betting Odds — Chris Brown — Art by Rick Tulka
- The Fast 5 — Features of the New Boeing Dreamliner Jet — Written by Shira Rachel Danan / Art by Rich Powell
- The Speedy 7 — Reasons They Should Allow Women to Become Priests — Written by Teresa Burns Parkhurst / Art by Kevin Pope
- Vey To Go — witness without pants (P. C. Vey)
- Branium Bogglinators — Daze of the Week — Written by Darren Johnson / Art by Chris Houghton
- Pool Toys No One Bought — Written by Nate Chastain / Art by John Martz
- Mobster or Male Porn Star? — Written by Matt Lassen / Art by Hermann Mejia
- Better Nate Than Never — never talk politics or religion (Nate Fakes)
- World Language Facts — Written by Jeff Kruse
- Fun Facts About Mars — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by John Caldwell
- The Hart of the Matt-er — urinal-powered horse-racing carnival game — Written by Matt Lassen / Art by Tom Hart
- Branium Bogglinators — An Age-Old Dilemma — Written by Darren Johnson / Art by Chris Houghton
- The Speedier 7 — Things You May Not Know About the Jury System — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Anton Emdin
- More Honest iPhone Email Signature Signoffs — Written by Alex J. Mann
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Ad for The Golden Treasury of Trash13
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Ho-Hum Land (TV satire)Claire and Present Danger Dept.Written by David Shayne / Art by Tom Richmond
Reprinted in 2 collections
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Rules of Office Cubicle EtiquetteThinking Inside the Box Dept.Tom Cheney / Color by Carl Peterson
Reprinted in 1 collection
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Ad for MAD books22–23
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The MAD VaultRotten to the Encore Dept.Article from MAD #145: What Coaches Say in Public and in Private — Written by Paul Peter Porges / Art by Jack Davis24–26
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A Fairy Tale We'd Like to See: GoldilocksThe Grimm Sleeper Dept.Written by Matt Lassen / Art by Tom Bunk
Reprinted in 1 collection
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28–29
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30–33
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34–35
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36–37 sample
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Ad for the first 23 comic book issues of MAD38
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Pen and Stink Dept.
- Projectile Vomit Baby (Scott Nickel)
- One Foot in the Grave (Christopher Baldwin)
- Jump Cut — World War Z (Paul Gilligan)
- The Bearded Kid (Kevin Werth)
- 360 Degrees of Separation (Jason Yungbluth)
- Deadly Survival (Nathan Cooper)
- Brown Bear (Noah Van Sciver)
- Trigger McBride in "Race Track Round Up" (Peet Tamburino)
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The Clear-Crap X-None Digital Antenna! — ad parodyAn Embarrassment of Richard's Dept.Written by Dick DeBartolo43
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44–45
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Spy vs. Spy — club filled with acid / tethered fake spyJoke and Dagger Dept.
Reprinted in 1 collection
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Chilling Thoughts — 2013 EditionThe Fright Stuff Dept.48–50
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Silliams-Wonoma — The Catalog For KooksToo Many Crooks in the Kitchen Dept.Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Scott Bricher51–55
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The Best of The Idiotical — stuff from MAD's blogOur Daily Dread Dept.
- It's Fun To Strike Down the D-O-M-A
- Proof That Vladimir Putin Stole the Super Bowl Ring
- Paula Deen's Career is Gone With the Wind
- MAD Asks: What Do You See?
- Why Men's Wearhouse Fired its Founder, George Zimmer
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Fold-In — What long-dormant enterprise has the Obama administration successfully revived in America?All Jaffee Dept.C3