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October 24, 2006
109. I majored in the Lampoon in college. I remember reading what turned out to be one of the deepest most poignant stories that I have ever read in my life. It must have been around 73-74. It was about a collegiate party during which the lights went out and a baby was lost in the dark. Any ideas?
According to reader E. Nice, it was probably P.J. O'Rourke's "Ghosts of Responsibility" from the October 1980 (Aggression) issue. See the Comments link below for more info.
Posted October 24, 2006, 02:23 PM in Answers. | Comments (5)
108. Looking for a copy of the cartoon that has two very looking crazy customers at a bar responding to the Bartender, "Crazy? Heck, no. Why--do we look crazy?"
The cartoon was by M.K. Brown and appeared in the May 1975 (Medicine) issue. You can also see it on Ms. Brown's website (when you get there, click on "Panel Six" in the list on the left). (Thanks to Bill and Steve for this answer.)
Posted October 24, 2006, 01:38 PM in Answers. | Comments (5)
107. I am currently pledging a fraternity and need to find the answer to a certain question for a brother so he does not give it to me too badly. He said this quote came from a National Lampoon movie but I could not find it anywhere on the internet and there are too many movies to go back and watch them all again, I just don't have time. The quote is, "And that's...the history...of the blowhole." He told me it's an old teacher who says this and that led me toward Animal House or Senior Trip. If you know, please let me know. I would greatly appreciate it.
Handsome says: "Sorry i can't save you from getting it too badly, but the film in question is; 'National Lampoon's Barely Legal.' I would argue that you are far luckier for being unable to identify it, thus not seeing it.
Posted October 24, 2006, 10:59 AM in Answers. | Comments (3)
October 12, 2006
106. Hello, every once in a while I think about the funniest article I've ever read. It was a fictional story about the author going to the airport and picking up two people, one of whom was Sinead O'Connor. A deer was struck, but not killed, so it was strapped to the hood. The vehicle allowed a great deal of heat to escape through it's engine, and the deer was cooked. At some point Sinead decided to flip off oncoming traffic, so she could get show them contempt, before they could show theirs.
"Driving Sinead O'Connor and Joan Baez to a Peace Rally in July" by Dino Londis from the January/February 1994 issue. (Thanks to Clark for providing the answer.)
Posted October 12, 2006, 02:34 PM in Answers. | Comments (3)
105. Looking for an issue of National Lampoon where, in a comic strip section, a girl was going to the mall dressed as a tampon.
According to Carol Wood (of Australia's Pox Girls comix), it was a two-page, full-color "Trots & Bonnie" comic in the December 1977 (Christmas In December) issue. Thanks Carol!
Posted October 12, 2006, 02:28 PM in Answers. | Comments (3)
104. I recall a contest to guess the date former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower would die. Did anyone actually win the contest?
"Slazor Gossage" won it. Maybe. See the Comments link for more info. (Thanks Carol!)
Posted October 12, 2006, 01:49 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
103. Are you familiar with a one-frame cartoon from an early 1970s issue of NL in which a large man is being suspected as he exits a grocery store. As he looks over his shoulder at his would-be accusers, the caption says something like, "I'm not stealing ripe fruit, it's my colostomy bag".
It's a Bud Grace cartoon from the January 1986 issue. Thanks, Kit and Mike!
Posted October 12, 2006, 01:45 PM in Answers. | Comments (5)
102. I used to read and collect NL quite a long time ago then was forced to get rid of my issues. So sad. Anyway, there was a page in a issue with a scuba diver jumping from a plane with the caption "never dive alone". I thought I had saved that page but cannot find it anywhere. Would you know which issue it was in?
The poster in question appears on page 74 of of the July 82 'Sports' issue. It's by Wayne McLoughlin. (Thanks to Carol for providing the answer.)
Posted October 12, 2006, 01:39 PM in Answers. | Comments (1)