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MAD Magazine Is Winding Down And Fans Are Devastated [View all] hlthe2b Jul 2019 OP

MAD magazine essentially raised me superpatriotman Jul 2019 #1

Another icon of "when life was fun" is gone. Zoonart Jul 2019 #3

Same here, on all of your examples... Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 #4

You know it. superpatriotman Jul 2019 #44

Moreretur quidem est satura. ananda Jul 2019 #14

more latin words, "Num Me Vexo?" - interesting repost spike jones Jul 2019 #31

that's funny (and very much appreciated. Kudos, mr. Wright) hlthe2b Jul 2019 #34

+1 superpatriotman Jul 2019 #45

Only thing that kept the mind alive Mme. Defarge Jul 2019 #59

You and me man! No more MAD, that SUCKS!!! mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #62

Sad indeed. nt tblue37 Jul 2019 #2

I am crushed. Are_grits_groceries Jul 2019 #5

Ditto malaise Jul 2019 #22

Happy Resistance Day! Are_grits_groceries Jul 2019 #27

Good to see you malaise Jul 2019 #29

Indeed. Happy Resistance Day. What a day. And on top of everything else, we're now losing calimary Jul 2019 #37

Substitute TN in your post Duppers Jul 2019 #35

The young generation does not want to pay for anything. former9thward Jul 2019 #6

I think every generation is being trained Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #7

Losing a lot of coverage of municipal and state affairs True Dough Jul 2019 #11

I subscribe to a paper murielm99 Jul 2019 #20

Absolutely! True Dough Jul 2019 #23

Or create it ourselves! superpatriotman Jul 2019 #46

I wish that were still a viable option. murielm99 Jul 2019 #52

True statement True Dough Jul 2019 #9

I am a Boomer, and I have the same feelings. MicaelS Jul 2019 #41

More dumping on young people. Aristus Jul 2019 #55

Blame the victim. former9thward Jul 2019 #67

Newspapers and magazines didn't go out of business because of the availability of free content. Aristus Jul 2019 #70

Nooooooo!! klook Jul 2019 #8

William Gaines? superpatriotman Jul 2019 #47

Yes - sorry, forgot to ID the pic. klook Jul 2019 #65

I've been reading since the "25 Cents - Cheap" days. lpbk2713 Jul 2019 #10

Big smile. That was perfect. KPN Jul 2019 #40

As a child/teen, I had a captain's bed True Dough Jul 2019 #12

Well if they still publish annual books, I guess it's better than nothing FakeNoose Jul 2019 #13

Part of my life since the 50's Marthe48 Jul 2019 #15

im halfway through a christmas gift subscritpion. hope they refund my sis money AllaN01Bear Jul 2019 #16

My first magazine subscription, way back when... RobertDevereaux Jul 2019 #17

I started reading MAD magazine in the 1950s. MineralMan Jul 2019 #18

Years ago I bought a DVD colllection containing every MAD from 1952 thru 2005 Auggie Jul 2019 #19

MAD Magazine taught children everywhere the value of satire and the truth of hypocrisy. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #21

Hell yea! no_hypocrisy Jul 2019 #24

Cracked ate their lunch IronLionZion Jul 2019 #25

This is what seems strange to me, MAD is doing the opposite of everyone else. thesquanderer Jul 2019 #28

My wife subscribes. Boxerfan Jul 2019 #26

I knew the artist that did all the history stuff..... Historic NY Jul 2019 #30

I've been reading them since the 60's. sellitman Jul 2019 #32

Oh NO!!! 😵 Duppers Jul 2019 #33

This makes me so sad. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #36

If even half of "fans" pledged to subscribe for the next 5 yrs, I wonder if they would reconsider hlthe2b Jul 2019 #38

As consolation... Cirque du So-What Jul 2019 #39

Mad magazine inspired many of us to think and laugh at the same time. We only had three TV dameatball Jul 2019 #42

+1! eleny Jul 2019 #53

Same here as far as mom and dad. That made it even more enticing to my brother and me...:) dameatball Jul 2019 #56

Ours was at the local candy stores eleny Jul 2019 #61

In early '60s I eagerly awaited MAD's delivery every month to oasis Jul 2019 #43

MAD and the Smothers Brothers were cultural icons for me Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #48

Thanx for those good years Mad Magazine! JohnnyRingo Jul 2019 #49

loved reading the MAD stuff when I was younger but sadly haven't bought any in decades yaesu Jul 2019 #50

When snark was literally an art. nolabear Jul 2019 #51

Hail and Farewell, Mad sarge43 Jul 2019 #54

I was a big fan of MAD as a teenager and college student, maddiemom Jul 2019 #57

I remember shanti Jul 2019 #58

OMG! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Totally Tunsie Jul 2019 #60

This is some shitty 4th of July news ... I loved that mag in the 70's/Early 80's mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #63

Perhaps they'd be less devastated Codeine Jul 2019 #64

Sad 😞. I ❤️ Mad. nt live love laugh Jul 2019 #66

Damn, I LOVED this magazine when I was a kid. . . And when I was older too! BigDemVoter Jul 2019 #68

Damn. We never needed MAD more than we do now (nt) Recursion Jul 2019 #69

My Dad subscribed to MAD and my brother and I read it, too... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2019 #71