When Playboy folded out, he folded in


We pause today to note the passing of Al Jaffee, a legendary illustrator who along with the rest of "the usual ididots" made Mad magazine such an important part of my youth. Jaffee was best known for the fold-in feature, which posed a question and let us all find the answer by folding the page in question just so.

From him and his cohorts I learned to love satire and to shun anyone who was afraid of it. The funny people are the smartest.

Jaffee was 102 years old when he died.

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  1. These days it would be called "Sane" but nobody would be laughing because they were too triggered and self-obsessed to let themselves enjoy the ironies of life.

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  2. Just love his take on Dennis the Menace: https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/610533517450215424?s=20

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  3. Mad Magazine influenced my off the wall sense of humor and irreverence from day one. Fully prepared me for today's woke-ism and absurdities. RIP Al Jaffee

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  4. Is Al Jaffe dead?

    No, he's just resting.

    No, he's trying to set the world's record for holding his breath.

    No, he's promoting his new invention, bed with a lid.

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  5. Love the beady-eyed Nixon on this fold-in. RIP Al.

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  6. I thinks that's Nelson Rockefeller.

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