Mad magazine' annual list of 20 dumbest people, events, things of the year

strange_one · 12-30-2002, 09:57 PM

The editors of MAD Magazine, America's foremost experts in dumbness, have chosen Martha Stewart, for her alleged involvement in insider trading and her repeated denials, to top its list of the fifth annual MAD 20, the humor monthly's year-end review of "The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2002."

In the new issue of MAD, Ms. Stewart is shown smiling and holding a halo over her head on the cover of a renamed Martha Stewart Lying Magazine. Other features ******* a satiric take on the cover-up in the Catholic Church which depicts Boston's Cardinal Law in a "seeth-no-evil, heareth no-evil, speaketh-no-evil" pose and attorney General John Ashcroft as a snooping Uncle Sam promoting his Orwellian TIPS program.

The MAD 20, a special full-color 21-page section, is featured in the year-end issue #425 of MAD Magazine on sale now at newsstands, bookstores and comic book shops nation-wide.

MAD Magazine's 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2002

1. Martha Stewart Cooks Her Own Goose

2. The INS Send Visas To 9/11 Terrorists

3. Mike Tyson Flips Out (Again)

4. The Anna Nicole Show: Reality TV Goes Bust

5. FOX: Must Flee TV

6. The Israeli/PLO Conflict: Two Wrongs Make A Fight

7. Corporate Corruption: White Collar Slime

8. The Olympic Judges Figure Skating Scandal: The Agony Of Deceit

9. The Color-Coded Warning System: Homeland Insecurity

10. The Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cover-Up: The Sins Of Our Fathers

11. The 2002 Baseball Season: A Major League Disaster

12. John Ashcroft's TIPS: Life's A Snitch

13. Penthouse Magazine Double Faults: The "Anna Kournikova" Nude Photos

14. Jayson Williams' "Foul Shot"

15. R. Kelly's XXX-Rated Sex With A Minor Video

16. Liquored-Up America West Airlines Pilots: High In The Sky

17. The David Letterman/Ted Koppel Saga: Stupid Net Tricks

18. Fat Kids Sue McDonald's: The Big Mac Attack

19. Ted Williams: From the Batter's Box To The Ice Box

20. President Bush Chokes On A Pretzel

Tessellation · 12-30-2002, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by Graveflower
21: Mad Magazine continues publishing despite not being funny for 30 years

no! Aragones is still there, and "howard and jenkins" is fantastic.

Toast · 12-30-2002, 11:31 PM

"They're really sticking it to that Spiro Agnew guy. He must work there or something."

darcy_is_sexy · 12-31-2002, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tessellation

no! Aragones is still there, and "howard and jenkins" is fantastic.

It's Melvin and Jenkins. And yes, it's the only funny thing remaining in the whole magazine.

Samsa · 12-31-2002, 12:51 AM

umm. how the fuck did they pick the order? don't you think the ins thing is by far the dumbest event? and come on george bush choking on a pretzel? dude that so beats martha stewart

12-30-2002, 09:57 PM	#1
strange_one No Chance Location: Here Posts: 13,788	Mad magazine' annual list of 20 dumbest people, events, things of the year The editors of MAD Magazine, America's foremost experts in dumbness, have chosen Martha Stewart, for her alleged involvement in insider trading and her repeated denials, to top its list of the fifth annual MAD 20, the humor monthly's year-end review of "The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2002." In the new issue of MAD, Ms. Stewart is shown smiling and holding a halo over her head on the cover of a renamed Martha Stewart Lying Magazine. Other features ******* a satiric take on the cover-up in the Catholic Church which depicts Boston's Cardinal Law in a "seeth-no-evil, heareth no-evil, speaketh-no-evil" pose and attorney General John Ashcroft as a snooping Uncle Sam promoting his Orwellian TIPS program. The MAD 20, a special full-color 21-page section, is featured in the year-end issue #425 of MAD Magazine on sale now at newsstands, bookstores and comic book shops nation-wide. MAD Magazine's 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2002 1. Martha Stewart Cooks Her Own Goose 2. The INS Send Visas To 9/11 Terrorists 3. Mike Tyson Flips Out (Again) 4. The Anna Nicole Show: Reality TV Goes Bust 5. FOX: Must Flee TV 6. The Israeli/PLO Conflict: Two Wrongs Make A Fight 7. Corporate Corruption: White Collar Slime 8. The Olympic Judges Figure Skating Scandal: The Agony Of Deceit 9. The Color-Coded Warning System: Homeland Insecurity 10. The Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cover-Up: The Sins Of Our Fathers 11. The 2002 Baseball Season: A Major League Disaster 12. John Ashcroft's TIPS: Life's A Snitch 13. Penthouse Magazine Double Faults: The "Anna Kournikova" Nude Photos 14. Jayson Williams' "Foul Shot" 15. R. Kelly's XXX-Rated Sex With A Minor Video 16. Liquored-Up America West Airlines Pilots: High In The Sky 17. The David Letterman/Ted Koppel Saga: Stupid Net Tricks 18. Fat Kids Sue McDonald's: The Big Mac Attack 19. Ted Williams: From the Batter's Box To The Ice Box 20. President Bush Chokes On A Pretzel

12-30-2002, 11:31 PM	#3
Toast Apocalyptic Poster Location: Woodinville, Wa. Posts: 3,193	"They're really sticking it to that Spiro Agnew guy. He must work there or something."

12-31-2002, 12:51 AM	#5
Samsa Banned Location: A theater near you Posts: 7,929	umm. how the fuck did they pick the order? don't you think the ins thing is by far the dumbest event? and come on george bush choking on a pretzel? dude that so beats martha stewart