Comments on: MAD magazine documentary on Kickstarter http://boingboing.net/2013/02/05/mad-magazine-documentary-on-ki.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 00:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2013/02/05/mad-magazine-documentary-on-ki.html#comment-1647572 B E Pratt Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211145#comment-1647572  I dunno. I remember a few years back picking up Mad and guffawing at a 'Marilyn Hanson' mash-up....  I dunno. I remember a few years back picking up Mad and guffawing at a ‘Marilyn Hanson’ mash-up….

]]> By: Erik Denning http://boingboing.net/2013/02/05/mad-magazine-documentary-on-ki.html#comment-1647252 Erik Denning Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211145#comment-1647252 It never occured to me what a boy's club MAD was. I read MAD all the time, when it was good*, and I don't recall ever seeing a woman's name credited for anything. Not that I cared, being a dude myself. Just pointing out the obvious I guess. *I think It stopped being funny in the 80s. I think it's interesting that the more they loosened their language standards, allowing words like damn, crap, shit, and who knows what else, the flatter the humor became. But you can't go on working "Blech" into every movie title forever.  It never occured to me what a boy’s club MAD was. I read MAD all the time, when it was good*, and I don’t recall ever seeing a woman’s name credited for anything. Not that I cared, being a dude myself. Just pointing out the obvious I guess.

*I think It stopped being funny in the 80s. I think it’s interesting that the more they loosened their language standards, allowing words like damn, crap, shit, and who knows what else, the flatter the humor became. But you can’t go on working ”Blech” into every movie title forever. 

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2013/02/05/mad-magazine-documentary-on-ki.html#comment-1647248 noah django Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211145#comment-1647248  came here looking for this--thanks! mom got me started with Mad when I was barely literate and renewed my sub every year for christmas.  I read pretty much every issue between '79 or '80 through '92.  Gaines died right around then and I went off to college, kinda let it drop at that point.  I'll probably kick in a few bucks if they still need it.  came here looking for this–thanks!

mom got me started with Mad when I was barely literate and renewed my sub every year for christmas.  I read pretty much every issue between ’79 or ’80 through ’92.  Gaines died right around then and I went off to college, kinda let it drop at that point.  I’ll probably kick in a few bucks if they still need it.

]]> By: lintman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/05/mad-magazine-documentary-on-ki.html#comment-1647054 lintman Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211145#comment-1647054 Here's the link for those interested: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1438570989/when-we-went-mad-a-documentary-of-ecch-ic-proporti?ref=live Here’s the link for those interested: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1438570989/when-we-went-mad-a-documentary-of-ecch-ic-proporti?ref=live

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