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A Classic Tolstoy Novel Updated
Recently video was (ahem) leaked of four Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. (And they said waterboarding was bad!) Having never been on the battlefield, we’ll reserve final comment. But on the surface it certainly looks as if the Marines were “going” down the wrong path with this. In a related development, there are unconfirmed rumors that two of the Marines have just signed deals to act as spokesmen for Flomax.

Celebrity Snaps: Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks, the revered star of classic films such as Saving Private Ryan and Bachelor Party, was found lurking in an extremely empty and incredibly dull high school gymnasium.

Miss Wisconsin Crowned Miss America
Miss Wisconsin, Laura Kaeppeler, was crowned the new Miss America during the annual pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Saturday night. Given how the Packers did against the Giants this weekend, it’s nice to know someone from Wisconsin still knows how to win.

Let's Try This Again: Can You Guess What Will Be on the Cover of MAD #514?
Back on January 5th, we posed this challenge: "Can you guess what will be on the cover of MAD #514?" We showed a shockingly important piece of the art and provided this painfully obvious hint: "There is at least ONE eyebrow on this cover." Even with all of that plopped in your laps, not one Idiotical reader gave us the correct answer. This is the best we can say about your guesses: not all of you got it wrong, but no one got it right.
Needless to say, we were terribly disappointed.
But we are nothing if not forgiving! We'll now grant you another chance to answer the question: "What will be on the cover of MAD #514?" Take a look at the cropped image below (we TOLD you were there was an eyebrow), and leave your answer in the comments!

The MAD Strip Club — It Only Hurts When I Laugh: Happy Café
Today's comic is by Christopher Baldwin!
From MAD #482, October 2007. To read more "It Only Hurts When I Laugh", click here! To read more comics from The MAD Strip Club, click here!
Reasons for Ford Motors’ Massive Recall
Ford has announced a massive recall of the Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey minivan and Escape SUV. Here are the reasons cited for the recall:

Artist: Tom Bunk
Spy Vs. Spy Custom Toy Project: "Weird Al" Yankovic
We cannot stop celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Spy vs. Spy. We simply CANNOT! And — damnit! — when you have amazing custom toys like this, why would you want to?!? Today’s stupidly-fantastic contribution is from the great one himself — “Weird Al” Yankovic! Be sure to check back next Friday to see another outstanding Spy toy! (We can’t stop! CAN’T! AARRRGGGH!)
Click here to see all of the other custom Spies!




"Chance" Cards from "Monopoly: The Mitt Romney Edition"
There’s a new version of Monopoly based on Mitt Romney’s run for the Presidency. Here’s an exclusive look at some of the cards from the game.



Look for more "Mitt Romney Monopoly" cards in MAD #514, on sale February 21!
Reasons Hostess Went Bankrupt
To the heartbreak of Ho Hos lovers everywhere, Hostess announced that it was filing for Chapter 11. How could the makers of some of America’s favorite lunch box snacks be bankrupt? Here’s how:

Celebrity Snaps: Mayim Bialik
We'd like to think that reading MAD had some small role in turning Blossom into Amy Farrah Fowler.
