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September 20, 2009
178. Do you know the issue that presented a cartoon about Murray Ox, a hapless man whose fart left him shunned by his whole town? After twenty years he returned and he overheard a conversation recalling his famous lapse.
The sad tale of Murray's Fart was a "Mule's Diner" comic, in the Nov '75 "Work" issue, page 109. (Thanks again to Karol for finding this.)
Posted September 20, 2009, 04:30 PM in Answers. | Comments (4)
177. When Radio Dinner was first released, I heard an edited version of Magical Misery Tour that was as funny as the unedited version. Any idea where it cam from. It aired on WBCN, Boston but I am almost certain it was not a in-station production piece.
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Posted September 20, 2009, 04:28 PM in Answers. | Comments (0)
September 17, 2009
176. Do you remember or can you locate a NL story about a gang of kids that were trying to ape the Frank Sinatra movie Ocean's 11? I remember they had a clubhouse in one of their garages and had the girls rubbing their necks. One of the girls stole her mom's station wagon and they knocked off a candy store. Am I imagining this or was it in NL?
Carol has the answer: "Yes, it's 'Every Boy's Guide to His Own Ratpack' by Mimi Pond, in the March '84 'The Sixties' Greatest Hits' issue."
Posted September 17, 2009, 05:54 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
September 13, 2009
175. I can still hear Gilda Radner singing a little ditty: "I don't like peaches, becuase they have big stones/But I like bananas, because they have no bones." What was the title of that radio sketch, and in which program did it air? I've scoured all the available listing on amazon.com and can't find it.
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Posted September 13, 2009, 01:21 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
174. In the early 70's there was an issue of National Lampoon that had a centerfold of a huge penis with a caption "THE CHAMP". I remember because during class in high school I'd show it to my female friends and they would go crazy. Do you recall what issue that was?
Natalie Lamp nails it: "That was part of the 'Exsquire' parody in the Back to College issue, Sept '75. It was a spoof of an Esquire feature where they ran lifesize photos of parts of athlete's bodies for the reader to compare himself to. NOT genitalia tho'; I remember Rod Laver's hand and Arnie Schwartzenegger's neck. Pretty gross anyway."
Posted September 13, 2009, 01:19 PM in Answers. | Comments (6)
173. I'm looking for a two page map of the U.S. that expressed nicknames for ethnic groups in different regions.
Sissy sez: "That would be 'A Nation of Foreigners' in the 199th Birthday Book. The map shows such groups as Jarheads, Scoovies, and worse; Drawings by Randy Jones represent ethnic-based expressions like 'Irish confetti' (bricks) and 'Mexican Overdrive' (benzedrine). The writer, if this is writing, was of course PJ O'Rourke."
Posted September 13, 2009, 01:15 PM in Answers. | Comments (5)
172. I'm looking for the article about how to make love to a loaf of bread (NOT in the 'Food' Issue, oddly enough) which contains a phrase like "Now sit back and enjoy, as the staff of liofe embraces the lively staff!"
Reader Mona Guerilla has the answer: "It was 'The I-Hate-to-Fuck Book' by Terry Catchpole in the Feb '73 Sexual Frustration issue. The staff of life bit appears under the heading 'Hot Pork Sandwich'."
Posted September 13, 2009, 01:12 PM in Answers. | Comments (3)
171. I'm looking for a small picture of Eisenhower waving from a window, saying (cartoon balloon over his head) "Hi! I'm still dead!!"
July 1972, p. 34. (Thanks to John.)
Posted September 13, 2009, 01:09 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
170. I seem to recall National Lampoon had a bit parodying SAVE THE CHILDREN called, ENGRAVE THE CHILDREN. You as a sponsor would have your name permanently engraved on the child's forehead so he would always remember you when he was grown up & leading an anti-American revolution. Anybody know where this might be found?
Hairy Fart Woman sez: "'Engrave the Children' is one of the gift ideas in "The Needless-Markets Christmas (tm) Book" by Fred Graver and others. This appeared in the Dec '83 Holiday Jeer issue of our fave mag." Thanks, Ms. Fart Woman!
Posted September 13, 2009, 01:05 PM in Answers. | Comments (1)
169. Looking for a one page, one-shot cartoon about three men marooned on a desert island: The Capitalist, The Socialist and Big Strong Dumb Guy. I can't find it anywhere, but it was hilarious. This might've been late 80's/early 90's.
It was called "Ideo-Logical Funnies", by Tony Gleeson, and appeared in the January/February 1995 (Sex In America) issue. (Thanks to Tony Gleeson himself for providing the clue to solving this mystery. See the Comments link for more info.)
Posted September 13, 2009, 01:00 PM in Answers. | Comments (3)
168. I am trying to locate a copy of National Lampoon Magazine featuring John Walsh as a Howard Hughes Santa. Probably circa 1970.
Carol sez: "The John Walsh/ Howard Hughes/ Santa Claus connection is revealed at last, due to insomnia and an ancient Twilight Zone episode. I couldn't sleep last nite, so I was watching "Night of the Meek", a TZ about a drunken department-store Santa (played by Art Carney). The actor playing Santa's boss was John Fiedler, and he looks exactly like the photo of 'the young Claus' in NL's "Xmas Time; the Death of Santa Claus" (Dec. 1977). I got that issue out to compare faces, and noticed a tiny photo credit... John A. Walsh. I'm sure trhis all has a deep significance, but I don't know what."
Posted September 13, 2009, 12:02 PM in Answers. | Comments (5)
167. I remember a great track from the 70’s that I’m sure was on a National Lampoon album, but can't remember it’s title or find it! It was a satire of the Rock concert radio adverts of the time and some of the phrases I can remember included: “Dino Dinosaurus presents…” “117 of the greatest lead guitarists ever assembled live on stage” “3 shoe-warping shows” “…could melt bricks” I think the track started with one of the supposed group saying something like “I’m a vampire….”
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Posted September 13, 2009, 10:58 AM in Answers. | Comments (0)
166. What issue had a comic book parody like Son o'God that had Ron Reagan (the Prez's son) as the main character. I recall he was a ballet dancer in the parody.
April 1981: "Young Ron Comics."
Posted September 13, 2009, 10:31 AM in Answers. | Comments (1)