Mad's Al Jaffee Spews Out More Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

Oh my god, I had completely forgotten about these Al Jaffe books. When I was a kid (we're talking around seven or eight years old), I thought they were the funniest thing ever and I used to pray for people to ask me the questions so I could come back with the snappy answers. (Yep, I was a brat as a kid, too -- shocking, I know.) No one ever did, at least not until I was an adult, at which time I came in from a sub-zero day looking like an ice monster and my then-husband said, "Is it cold out?" and I responded witheringly, "Is what cold out?" I think that was one of the reasons we got divorced, probably. Oh well! Love the books anyway!

One of the more memorable Mad Magazine books. There are some classics here, and Jaffee's illustrations are always hiding a thing or two that perhaps you didn't notice when you read this when you were 12 years old. I love the 36 ice cream flavors, for instance.