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Entry: History of Mad Magazine... Cheap! - A1920007
Author: Jerk Gently (Highplains Drifter) - U237333

Here it is, hot off the press. The original dreaft can be seen in writing workshop, its called Intoducing "Mad magazine".

How about mentioning that Mad Magazine has been featured in The Simpsons a couple of times (which is the only place I've ever heard of it!).

I loved Mad magazine when I was younger - how about mentioning Dave Berg and The Lighter Side Of...

The brilliant movie send ups they used to do in each magazine...

I'll have to get up in the loft and see what's about.

I suppose I could mention Dave Berg and the Simpsons. I could also mention the Tales from the Crypt tv show.

anything else?

Just for people's reference here in PR, here is a link to the Writing Workshop thread for an earlier iteration of this entry: F57153?thread=328961

The entry has definitely improved greatly over time.

And Jerk, could you please remove the other copy of the entry from the WW now if it's going to be here in PR? An entry is really only supposed to be in one forum at any given time -- it's less confusing for us all that way!

thanks!


Mikey

Ok

I checked the little box that idicates not for sumbission on the other article, and added a link to Dave berg stuff as well as add a few referenses to The Simpsons and the Tales from the crypt show.

well imma be gone for a bit but I'll be back.

Just wanted to stop by and congratulate you for the *tremendous* improvement this entry has been through since it started out!

Thanks Mikey couldn't have done it without you. Now I just need to keep it near the top of the review list. This post will put it there for a little while.

Thanks again

Keeping it at the top of the review list doesn't make it more likely to be picked you know...

I like seeing it right up there near the top tho. That way I always know where it is

> Keeping it at the top of the review list doesn't make it more likely
> to be picked you know...

Historical evidence would seem to dictate otherwise.

But, it generally is considered to be poor form to post messages that do nothing but the thread more than every few days. If you really, really want to keep posting in the thread every 12 hours or so, Jerk, you should probably find something subtantive to post about -- i.e., "I fixed a spelling error in paragraph X", or "I think this sentence needs help with the grammar, does anyone have any ideas?"


Mikey

I'll try to control my eagerness I guess I could give it good looking over and make sure my links still work while I at it.

I just added a nice juicey link to the article. It's about Fredric Wertham, he wrote "suduction of the inoccent". I also added some details about how the magazine is separated, and a little tidbit about Prince Charlse!!!

I just finished running the article through word, can't realy say I like word but then I didn't read much of the help. I did, however, find some typos; I corrected the spelling of Charles and Simpsons and a few other little changes were made.
I like that Word will suggest changes but I found it suggesting I capitalize a few characters in the middle of a sentense. I guess I'll have to learn more about it.

Much better now.

Thanks

I wonder if anyone else has looked at it
the first piece I ever submitted to pr got a lot of attention
It was missing the text

Ah, the good ol' days