The Mad Student Survival Guide for Those Bored of Education: By the Usual Gang of Idiots

Great stress reliever for those mid-winter educational burn outs. My oldest son loved it. He likes Mad Magazine too.

What can I tell you. I am a teacher and it's absolutely true!!!!! The usual gang of idiots did it again. Amazing book when you have to go to the bathroom.

Let's start out with the fact that I am a HUGE fan of MAD Magazine. I subscribe to it, I have a lot of MAD books, and I have most of the issues ever made. This book is very cheap and if you want to know what MAD is or if you like it, I recommend this or another cheap, short MAD book. MAD has been around since the 1950's. In the late 60's and early 70's, it was actually looked upon as controversial. Kids and teens loved it, parents really didn't. I'll explain the things you can find in here. The MAD Students Hate Book: 4 pages of stuff that you most likely hate. Funniest Part: "Don't you hate...finding out that the kid that you copied those test answers from is even dumber than you are?" Rating: 7 out of 10 School Supplies Unlimited Wholesale Catalogue: School supplies for your school that will make your children as miserable as possible. Funniest Part: MADDENING COPY MACHINE lowers student grade averages by cleverly smudging key words in quiz questions. Mechanism is equipped with irregular ink dribbler, automatic stencil ripper, cockeyed paper feeder and other illegibility devices not normally found on copiers in this price range. Rating: 8.5/10 When Corporate Sponsorship of Public Schools Goes Too Far!: When there are too many price cuts in a school, you have to depend on big name companies to give you your supplies. Funniest Part: Some Extinct Organisms; Wooly Mammoth, Saber-Toothed Tiger, Dodo Bird, Mom and Pop Small Corner Hardware Store. The Lighter Side of..School (Part 1): The Lighter Side of... segment by Dave Berg. (MAD fans will know what that is.) Funniest Part: Kid's Mother: Hi, there! How were things at school today? Kid: We kids got TERRIBLE PROBLEMS!! Kid's Mother: Oh...? What kind of problems? Kid: Pneumonia...appendicitis...tuberculosis...pyorrhea... Kid's Mother: Oh my!! You mean everybody's getting sick from them? Kid: Boy, I'll say! Those are the WORDS we have to learn for the big SPELLING TEST tomorrow!! Rating: 10/10 Why Didn't You Do Your Homework?- Excuses for forgetting to do your homework. Funniest Part: Your father used the last piece of looseleaf in the house as a "pooper scooper" when he walked the dog! Rating: 10/10 Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Hans Brickface Memorial High- Snappy answers to stupid questions by Al Jaffee. Funniest Part: Teacher: You call this homework? Response: Kid: No, I call it two and a half hours of lost TV time. Rating: 9/10 A MAD Look At Teachers: The "teachers" version of Sergio Aragones' hit. Funniest part: It has no words and I can't explain it. Rating: 7/10 The Lighter Side of School (Part 2): See Part 1. Funniest Part: Kid: Today, I was the only kid in class who could answer the teacher's question. Kid's Mother: How nice! And what did the teacher ask?? Kid: "WHO THREW THAT SPITBALL...??" Rating: 10/10 Student Excuse Notes for the 21st Century: Stupid absent notes by parents. Funniest Part: Dear Mrs. Unbe, Please excuse Melantha's absence from English class yes

I've always loved MAD Magazine. This is perfect for the student in class. I could have made a fortune selling these at my high school. If only I had a time machine.