Mad #494 (John Ficarra) - 50 Worst Things About the Internet Issue - October 2008

Only 50?  What about that cyber-demon that makes your cursor jump when you are writing a long email message?  Or, that North Korean hacker who steals all of your credit card info?  I hate when that happens.  Writer Scott Maiko outdid himself with his office supply catalog parody ("Stuples").  Who knew that they stocked "Micronesian Coin Wrappers"?  Other favorites are the "Navajo-to-Bulgarian phrase book & dictionary", "Ticonderoga Pre-Chewed Pencils", and the "All-Umber Crayola 64-Pack".  The best drawing of the issue is the fast-food restaurant by Peter Bagge.  We have all been there.  [JAM 12/16/2014]

Departments:
Random Acts of Mindless - The Fundalini Pages
Web Slights - The 50 Worst Things About the Internet
Griffin Accomplished - The Eerie Similarities Between the First Family and The Family Guy
Serge-In General - A Mad Look at Cooking Shows
Monsters Brawl - Up-and-Coming Mixed Martial Arts Fighters
Heil to the Chief - Overheard at the Obama Rally in Germany
Berg's-Eye Askew - The Darker Side of ... The Lighter Side of ...
The Blizzard of Oz - What if the Yellow Brick Road was Closed Due to Snow  [fake department]
Give Grease a Chance - A Fast Food Customer Satisfaction Survey That Tells it Like it is
Joke And Dagger - Spy vs. Spy
The Problem is a Parent - The Pros and Cons of Being a Polygamy Cult Kid
All Jaffee - Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
And a Child Shall Read Them - Mad Looks at a Crappy Parent's Baby Book
The Blast is Half Full - Unacknowledged Benefits to the War on Terror
Supplies Attack - Stuples Flyer
Observation Dreck - What the Heck is the Difference?

Fold-In - Pregnant Woman