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I loved MAD. I remember Spy vs. Spy. John le Carre for adolescent!

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Absolutely. Another favorite was something about the Soviet Union. A commissar is holding a sign that says, "In Russia, you can say anything you want." Underneath, Alfred E. Newman is holding a sign that says, "Once." They were just SOOO clever. Also, I went to Stuyvesant and our football coach was a drunk from Oklahoma named Merl Thrush. Rothenberg used to put him in pieces as Therl Mush.

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That is hilarious about the gym teacher.

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And he was totally recognizable. Could never get away with that today.

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