Recently I paid $6 for a newsstand copy of Mad magazine, hoping to recapture once again the irreverent glee I experienced as a kid reading this publication. Oh, the giggles as I flipped through Spy vs. Spy, TV parodies, political digs, and cutting social commentary.
I can’t believe they’re still in business, frankly, with the likes of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (who looks so much like a young Harold Ramis, the guy who wrote “Animal House” and “Caddyshack,” that it’s spooky!). Well, at $6 a pop, they’re probably on the ropes and soon to be out-of-business if we all don’t hurry to purchase a subscription as Christmas presents for all our friends.
I digress – this full-page “ad” from BP was almost worth the $6. The spoof of Obama as the Wizard of Oz pushed it over the top for me, though. Actually, the piece’s writer tapped into my dreams one night and stole my ideas about witches, scarecrows, lever-cranking, and hot air balloons. Ah, well. Here’s the BP ad.
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