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33. Oh NO!!! 😵

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 10:37 AM

Jul 2019

It's was one of the foundation blocks of my childhood, one of the things that helped me counteract my RW family's influence. But kids today have more sites online, so there's really no excuse for any of them to grow up with RW opinions.

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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