MAD #530 — December 2014
"People try to throw money at all of their problems — except their debt!" — Alfred E. Neuman
Contents
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Contents PageIt's the List We Can Do Dept.1
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Letters and Tomatoes Dept.2–4
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(various obscure places around the magazine)
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The Fundalini PagesRandom Acts of Mindless Dept.Featuring /
- The Extremely Sunny Side of Global Warming — Written by Mike Morse / Art by John Kerschbaum
- Overheard at the Apple Watch Unveiling
- The Fast 5 — MAD's Guide to Leading a More Spiritual Life — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Hermann Mejia
- Least Popular Halloween Costumes of 2014 — Art by Scott Bricher
- Results of The Fundalini Pages Readers' Poll — Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Anton Emdin sample
- When "Reverse Image Search" Goes Wrong — Written by Kenny Keil
- Nike T-Shirts We'd Like to See
- Monkeys are Always Funny: Dreadnaughtus Edition
- Pull My Cheney! — it's not a 'meteor' — Tom Cheney
- Chopsticks Wrapper Instructions We'd Like to See
- Side Effects of Drug Side Effects — Written by Evan Waite / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
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- The Faster 5 — Signs That You're Too Old to Still Be Living With Your Parents — Written by Kit Lively / Art by Teresa Burns Parkhurst
- Art Instruction Books We Don't Recommend — Written by Jeff Kruse
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Ad for Subscriptionswith #126 bonus print12
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Orange is the New Blecch (TV satire)You've Got Jail Dept.Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond13–20
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The Prohibitive Cost of Bathing Tub (ad parody)The Soak's On You Dept.Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Scott Bricher21
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Fun Facebook FactsZuckerberg's-Eye View Dept.
Notes
- Includes a Richard Williams baby Alfred image from the cover of MAD About Dad
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Phrases That Left the English Language in 2014Humor in a Vernacular Vein Dept.Written by Matt Lassen / Art by Kevin Pope26–27
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The Slobbit / Bored of the Rings 2015 Middle Earth CalendarIn One Year and Out the Other Dept.28–29
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The MAD VaultRotten to the Encore Dept.Article from MAD #251: Only in the Middle of the Night… — Written by Tom Koch / Art by Harry North, Esq.36–38
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Pen and Stink Dept.
- Almost Perfect Universe — Dakota McFadzean
- Patience Man — David DeGrand
- What If Dog Was One Of Us? — Kenny Keil
- One Foot in the Grave — Christopher Baldwin
- Ace Grapefruits: Traveling Problem Solver — Box Brown
- WTF, Jeff? or My Roommate Might Be a Serial Killer — Written by Kit Lively / Art by Scott Nickel
- How's My Driving? — Nathan Cooper
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Ad for MAD Books43
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AAUGH Reverse Mortgages (ad parody)Escrowing Pains Dept.Written by Scott Maiko / Photo by Irving Schild
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Ad for even more MAD Books48–49
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MAD Deconstructs TV Talk Shows — TMZ Live and TMZ on TVThe Chat 'n the Stat Dept.Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Bunk50–53
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The Best of The IdioticalOur Daily Dread Dept.Featuring /
- Orlando Bloom vs. Justin Bieber: The Tale of the Tape
- Burger King Takes the Tax Duck-It Challenge
- Celebrities Without Their Makeup — Volume 10
- MAD Dorm Posters: Einstein / Belushi / Pulp Fiction
- Obama's Latest Executive Order
- What's Your Don Martin Sound Effect Name?
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Questions We'd Like to Ask the Turkey HotlinePranksgiving Dept.Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Josh Mecouch56
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Back Cover — Ad for Planet Tad and Return to Planet Tad booksC4