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NUMBER166APRIL 1974“Man does not live by bread alone! Once in a while,he needs buttering up!”—Alfred E. NeumanWILLIAM M. GAINES publisherALBERT B. FELDSTEIN editorJOHN PUTNAM art director LEONARD BRENNER productionJERRY De FUCCIO, NICK MEGLIN associate editorsJACK ALBERT lawsuitsGLORIA ORLANDO, CELIA MORELLI, ERIKA HOLTON,CURTIS ANDERSON, DAVID FRAZIER subscriptionsCONTRIBUTING ARTISTS AND WRITERSthe usual gang of idiots.DEPARTMENTSBERG’S-EYE VIEW DEPARTMENT The Lighter Side Of Polarization.-2-.0-000 24DIETRIPE DEPARTMENTBt OURANLOSE WNOIGHE:5. .cie siapy,4 sn c5n scaly sioi0j4.q0je stain 48DON MARTIN DEPARTMENTGAMBLERDon Martin Looks At Three Fairy Tales. .005 22MAGAZINE(PERIODICALHAM AND CHEERS DEPARTMENTSATIRE)Awards For Best Performances In Everyday Situations. . 33Pg.15JOKE AND DAGGER DEPARTMENTSSD VGLETTERStay, siatanansie tem cveanelitele son opdyee atayala eibrsl aide, cases. 8 29DEPARTMENT. Random Samplings Of Reader Mail.--.2.-MAL-CONTENTS2DEPARTMENTIf People Were Labeled Like Products . 30MARGINAL THINKING DEPARTMENTPOLARIZATIONPg. 24“Drawn-Out Dramas” By Aragones.0620000005PATRONS OF THE ODDS DEPARTMENTRambler Magazine.;.trs teuies seus weipeteien ies msiames S 15PORN FREE DEPARTMENTClean Ads For Dirty Movies. .020.00. ecseee eee 38PRIME-TIME OPERATORSM*A*S*H*UGADEPARTMENT(A MAD TV Satire) .-.0.0205 41STATUE OF LIBERTY PLAY DEPARTMENTPERFORMANCESAMAD Look At Miss Liberty. .00cesvereeerneee 12SITE SAVER DEPARTMENTThe'Historic Landmark:.-.2-uien.s0ceniaesgnesemsans WTHERE’S GOLD IN OLDIES DEPARTMENTAmerican Confetti (A MADMovie Satire).4**Various Places Around The MagazineMAD April, 1974, Voluma I, No. 186. Published monthly excep! February, May, August and Novembor, by E. C. Publications, inc., 485 MADizon Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022. Second Class Postage paid‘ot New York, N.Y, Subscriptions: in U.S.A.ies 7.00. Outside U.S,A., 19 Issues 8.75. Allow10 weeks for change of address to become effectiv Entico contents copyright 1974 by E. C. Pubticatons, Ine.vublisher and Editors will not be responsible for unsolicited menuscripts ond request almonvscriptsiccompanied by a stomped solf-addrened return envelope. The names of charactersused jn oll MAD fiction and semi-fiction are fictitious, A similarity without satiric purpose to @ livingperson Is o coincidence.Printed in U.S.A.AWARDS FORIN EVERYDAYiSTATENS9

WHY KILL YOURSELF?LETTERS DEPT.CAPER GOONHats off to Larry Siegel and MortDrucker forevery issue ofMAD, regular and Special,since you started publishing, and afterscanning through some of my favoritesatires, I pick “Caper Goon”asa runawaybest ever printed, in MAD, or any otherhumor magazine. You can bet yoursphenomandibular ligament that I willnever miss an.Nicholis A, Sanson, M D.North Manchester, Ind.YECCHJUST BECAUSE YOU MISSED THELAST ISSUE AT THE NEWSSTAND?SUBSCRIBE TO“NOstory about the average hometown monster in typical Pollutedberg, U.S.AGary CongdonHouston, TexasMort Diucker and Larry Siegel reallyeclipsed Paper Moon.Mark R. DurbanMonterey Park, Calif.I was reading your unbelievable monster story in the bathroom when something reached up and snatched themagazine out of my hands, and disappeared with it. Boy, was I bowled over!Don SchuerholzEllicott City, Md.The lines were hilarious, especially theintroduction by Ryan O'Neal.Darin StavishIt was up to YECCHpectations!‘Thomas AtkinsHollins College, Va.Martin and Silverstone dealt us a royalflush!Judy HetlingBeacon, N.Y.YECCH is the Godzilla of the john!Joe ChapmanColumbus, OhioAND HAVE IT MAILED TO YOUR HOME!aaause coupon ot duplicate ---------- MAD485 MADison AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10022 enclose 7.00*. Enter my name onyour subscription list, and mail methe next 19 issues of MAD Magazine.NAME.ADDRESSCITY.STATE.*In Canada, 7.00 in U.S. Funds, payable by InternationalMoney Order or Check drawn on a USA bank. Outside the USAand Canada, 8.75, payable by International Money Order orCheck drawn on # USA Bank. Allow 10 weeks for subscriptionto be processed. We cannot be. responsible for cash lost orstolen in the mails, so CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PREFERRED!NOT ONE RECALLED!Yep, we polled thousands of readers aboutthese ads offering full color portraits ofAlfred E. Neuman, MAD's “What—Me Worry?”kid, suitable for’ framing or wrapping fish—and not one even recalled them! So whileyou remember, send 25 for 1, 50 for 3, 1.00 for 9, " 2.00 for 27 and 4.00 for81 to: MAD, 485 MADisonAvenue, New YorkN.Y, 10022, and—oops!Forgot again, eh?“Caper Goon”. I've boughtTake a bow, Donand Lou Silverstone!Martin, YECCH,Tom GlasserWestfield, N.J.No sooner said than done! —Ed.Sherman Oaks, Calif.In your episode of "Caper Goon", LarrySiegel made a very nasty implicationabout “Beverly Hills kids.” The generalization that they don’t know who theirmothers are is very unfair: 1 know whoMYmothers are.Mary CaldwellBeverly Hills, Calif.AN ARCHITECTURAL TRIUMPH1 want to congratulate Al Jaflee on his“An Architectural Triumph".His ideawas great and the way he illustrated itwas magnificent.Robert McDonnellStaten Island, N.Y."An Architectural Triumph” was asmashing success!Wendy CaldwellLititz, Pa.Jaffee's big build-up lefc me bug-eyed!Raymond BellHillside, N.J

KUNG FOOL"Kung Fool” by De Bartolo and Torresis a masterpiece. The actual show is soidioticly non-violent, and the “violent”parts are put into slow-motion so youdon’t catch the actor faking it!Sandy MarkhamBronx, N.Y.Dick De Bartolo and Angelo Torreswere successful in capturing the serenityof “Tame’s” unassuming, judicious, andallegorical way of life as a constantlywandering mediator, After reading thesatire, L had to admit reluctanely chat allof his righteousness can sometimes bevery irritating as well as amusinRosemarie FultsSacramento, Calif.T got my kicks out of “Kung Fool”!Benjy JeffersonNew City, N.Y.I have often wondered how someonewho advocates peaceful resistance couldbeat up so many people in one show.Well done, Dick De Bartolo.Jamie CallanRidgefield, Conn.WE'VECREATED AMONSTER!MAINLY, AL JAFFEE.WHO’S ALSO CREATEDA MONSTER. MAINLYTHIS ALL-NEW ORIGINALMAD PAPERBACK BOOK—which is a Horrorscope of CreepyComedy made up of Ghoulish Gags,Freaky Foolishnesss, NauseatingNonsense, Sickening Sequences.and other Unnatural Ingredients!KUNGgratulations, Fools! It was probably the best ever written in MAD. Don’tbe shocked. Just keep up the good workDonald OreKelso, Wash.Your “Kung Fool” is great but waituntil David Carradine catches up withDick and Angelo. CHOP! . .CHOP!. CHOP!Bill HustonMount Holly, N.J.While watching Kung Fu on the cube,1 imagined what you clods at MAD coulddo with it, You did beter than imagined.Julius TurkWashington, D.C,CHRISTMAS MORNING—1973The Mini-Poster on the back cover of#164 is great! Maybe Santa will relentand send Mr, Nixon an efficient recordingunit and some high-quality foolproofrapes.Bruce HandlerBronx, NYPlease Address All CorrespondenceMAD, Dept, 166, 485 MADison AvenueNew York, New York 10022“SNAPPY ANSWERS TO STUPID QUESTIONS”KID HIMSELF.ON SALE NOW AT YOUR FAVORITEBOOKSTAND—OR YOURS BY MAILIc-was like the Bird of Paradise landingon the backs of Angelo Torres and DickDe Bartolo, and then laying an egg,Kurt BenbenekLynwood, Calif.Kung Fool", like the reflection of abird that soars across a quier lake, will remain in my eye for only a moment, butwill linger in my mind for as long ascrickets sing to the stars.Neal LuppescuRoslyn Estates, N.Y.AND OTHER REVOLTING TALES BY THEMAD485 MADison AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10022NAMEADDRESSCITYSTATE.ZIPPLEASEsenp Me: L)MAD MONSTROSITIESCODEALSO PLEASE SEND ME THEBOOKS CHECKED BELOW(The Bedside MAD(1 Good ‘n’ MAD(Cy DAVE BERG Modern Thinking) Son of MAD(Hopping MAD(7) DAVE BERG Our Sick World(The Organization MAD5 ‘The Portable MAD(Cy DAVE BERG Looks at Living(CD Like MAD.(The Ides of MAD.C)MAD PowerFhThe Dirty Old MAD.CThe All-New SPY vs, SPY(CUSPY vs. SPY Follow-\Up File1 Fighting MAD.(i The MAD Frontier( Polyunsaturated MAD(The Recycled MADLD 3rd MAD Dossier of SPY vs. SPY(1A MAD Look at Old Movies(5) MAD in Orbit(Co The Voodoo MAD(Ci The Non-Violent MAD(The Rip-Off MAD(2 Return of MAD Old Movies(OMAD-VERTISING(Three Ring MADD Self-Made MAD.(DON MARTIN Steps Out(COON MARTIN Bounces Back(CUAL JAFFEE’s MAD Book of Magic(i More AL JAFFEE Snappy Answers(i The MAD Sampler—]) DON MARTIN Drops 13 Stories(DAragone's “Viva MAD!"CO Raving MAD[DON MARTIN Cooks(2 Boiling MAD() DON MARTIN Comes On Strong(Greasy MAD StuffThe Token MAD.(World, World, etc. MAD)MAD's Captain Klutz(UAL JAFFEE's Snappy Answers(7 Aragones’s MAD about MAD.CAragones's MAD-ly Yours:(MAD for Better or Verse(D Questionable MAD() DON MARTIN Carries On(Sing Along With MAD(CO Howling MAD(DAVE BERG Looks at the U.S.A,(MAD About Sports(Burning MAD(Cy DAVE BERG Looks at Things(The Indigestible MAD[) DAVE BERG Looks at PeopleWe cannat be responsible for cashJost of stolen, jn the Mails,clor Money Order preferred!LTENCLOSE 75 FOR EACHinit(MinimumOrder: : 3 Books!)(MAD Word Power(MAO Cradie to Grave PrimerPoyheeyygInorders:2U.S.A. beat‘sure toadd 10% extra, AllowJeast six weeks for delivery.

THERE’S GOLD IN OLDIES DEPT.What’s been just about the biggest thing going in the movies for the pastcouple of years? Nostalgia, right? The film-makers took us back to the 1920'sin “The Boy Friend”, to the ’30’s in “Paper Moon”, to the ’40’s in “Summer of42”, and to the ’50’s in “The Last Picture Show”. So that just about uses upAMERIGANall the important nostalgia decades, and now on to other things, right? Wrong!Hi! Welcome to a typical small townin California! The year is 1962,and we're four average teenagers!I'd like to explain in 1960's slangexactly what's going to happen inthis movie! First of all, we'regonna do a lot of cruisin’ in ourbitchin’ wheels! That means ridingaround in our great cars! We'regonna have run-ins with Holsteins!That means the Police! We're gonnafool around with bess babes! Thatmeans gorgeous girls! And we'regonna bore you clean out of yourminds with the most meaningless,idiotic night you've ever seen inyou life! And that means exactlywhat it sounds like it means!up and down MainI'm in love withSquirt’s sister,Borey! Tomorrow,Squirt and aresupposed to leaveis to make out withthe East! Boreywolf Wally! Well,here in California,enough to get meinto a CaliforniaI'm a sensitiveintellectual! drive an average of200 miles a nightwants me to staya chick in a whitehere, marry her,T-Bird who neverand go to UCLA!met! And the man But my Highadmire most in theSchool gradesworld is the townaren't gooddisc jockey, Were- B]i[B]college!!.1flunked Surfing!My name isJimmy! I'mthe squarenot reallyproblems!forain the crowd!And, boy.have got more meaningful!First of all,change, problem likethat, thefamiliarfase onIM}.jp]jf i)My name isTerrier! I'malso in love!But not withsome dopeyHigh Schoolkid! My loveis deeper andfor college inStreet! My ambitionthat'sa sensitiveI'm Yawn! I'mMy name is Steed!My name is Squirt!thought somebodyout theremight liketo see aCome to thinkof it, with a gy nice, old look likeDavidEisenhower!I'min lovewith 2.1958Mercedes! it soundsridiculous,but if we canwork out ourreligiousdifferences,ff] who knows.?in thispicture!But, justMB)[3)others areunimportai1escreen!SSpr——ae

Some producer has just discovered another decade! What else? The 1960’s!Okay, all you nostalgic 12-year-olds out there, it’s time now to go back to the“Soaring Sixties” and reminisce over your glorious past—just a few minutesago. So bring out the banners, fall into line, and get ready to march in one moreparade down “Memory Lane, U.S.A.”.while we here at MAD start tossingGONTEUGI(daWell,guys?Whatdoyouwantort thought you cs Ifhad to cram for thought I'd get somewheels, do some cruisin’an EXAM tomorrow! } graduated!forsixorseven hous,— — EEEESThese California pick up some babes, make That IS cramming,schoolsMan! That's what out, and then maybe grabare reallythe exam’s gonnaa chili dog and somebe all about!pizza for breakfast!I'm gonna miss you, Borey! And I'mgonna miss the town . and LosA Angeles .and the Lawrence WelkPO Building . . and Forest Lawn Cemetery, where you can get marriedand buried in the same place.Jand drive-in restaurants . and—Here's yourorder, folks!DHey, how comeyou're servingburgers onroller skatesyOkay, guys!Let's hopin ourwheels andcruisedown MainStreet andup Elm!I'm not sure I'mgonna like theEast, Borey .ARTIST:MORT DRUCKERWRITERLARRY SIEGELHold it! We do thatEVERY night! Steed-—What wouldyou like todo, Squirt!and l-are leaving forLet's cruisecollege tomorrow! UP Mainthought that tonightStreet andNerd Galebrate‘and dosomething DIFFERENT! {al DOWN Elm!

Do you fag We've been through thisBorey, I'm crazyYes, thatabout you! Andbefore! Even if didn'treally.flunk Surfing, just , ffwhen graduate, Jmakes sense!havetoAfter all,we're gonna getgo? Are [gm don't have the averagewe're somarried! But,to get into UCLA!B you surévery muchsince I'm gonna discussed all thatyouin love,be gone for fourwith my Grade Advisor!canttnothing canyears, thinkget into faffect ourwe should see:&ucts,relationship!other people!Steed? [fj Dean Martin know!Then youreallythinkit'sokayto seeotherpeople?———ROCK ROCK ROCK WA WA WA ROCKHi, Cats! This is your favorite Deejay, WerewolfWally, on Station K.L.O.P.,the cultural voiceof Southern California, which keeps you abreastof everything important in this Post-Atomic Age!Hey, Gang! Guess what? Chubby Checker just cutnew single, “Twistin’ On Your Teenage GraveWell, so much for the world and national news!" knew nothin’ about life )unti! HE came along!That was Freddie Feh andThe Stinkpots with theirFOCEIN n COLIN,SOITrenditioof TheCanadianNational Anthem! And this,of course, is WerewolfWally, who sees everything.-. and knows everything!Hi! Where yougoin’, Yawn?V'm goin'2!?Down Main andup Elm, thendown Main andary,p Stop whimpering, { 81 That was her! That was .schmuck! She justthe chick in the white 4 made aleftStreeturnt!T-Bird! don't knowwho she is, but knowI love her! Hey! Wheredid she go? must seeher again! MUST!onto OakSnThanks, Werewolf!You really DOknow everything!aI can't standit anymore!Always downMain and upElm! I'm gonna \ make a rightYou'd falloff the edgeof the worldand be eatenby dragons!turn on MapleThat's stupid!Yeah, butWerewolfWally saysCalifornia«.-JUST — [fF] columbus saidONCE! Whatthe world iscould happen?you wants toride with me?NJump out at theH next light, Baby,and hop into mycar! Okay, Baby?

just putting you on!really AREpene Kczememmmam pemmesss]—Hey! Anyone ever — You—yous intell you that youlook like a blondeAnnette Funicello?aatl. MI] Okay! ButFrankieAvalon!— Married?!But, howcan weafford it?Where canHigh Schoolkids getmakeitget rid of thatdumbMouseketeerhat!—'Well, so muchfor THATrelationship!The same place weget money to payfor all these carsand the gas theyburn and the tires[im they wear out and— — Let's drop thesubject and goover to the Gymfor the big dance!Iwas doing soSmart Aleck, thatright now I'm inTRAINING PANTS!Look, promiseyou that nothing §pat?! Thoseare myREAL EARS!Oh, darn! AndYOU know! Itso happens, Mr.Mouseketeer) first. Really? Youlook like realize I'm young,in years, but I'vebeen around, and I'mready to assert myselfas a vibrant, sexuallymature young woman!Neat!Hopc12iapers? Not really! wasis goingto happen to you!:{One o'clock . . . Two o'clock- Three o'clock Rock . .5‘sais:ssee :ainIhear you get thetalkinhell outof here!

song that wasS Number One onthe charts allYeah! How come wenever kissed until. Rock Rock Rock got YOU in my teenage heartAnd ROCKS in my teenage head!aour fourth date?Let's dance and reminisce .Look at them!Isn't that theWhat's thematter?most ridiculous }\ Didn't youever seeteenagers danced withmy wife fortwo years andnever evenMET her until each other! before?Ifyou must know, it’s Automuch idolize Racing! Zooming along at 200miles an hour. . . screechingyou! Tell me,what's yourme with myMath homework?;TOUCHINGin LOVEDon't say that!You know howiaround the turns at 150.passing all the other cars,with the roar of the crowdpounding in my ears.{our WeddingSpeedwayhHow come younever asked me?Wow, it’s fun cruisin’Did you fo Gee. . . whatwith you, Yawn! You're [jm get hurt? ] happened?such a neat driver! Did you ever have aI gotaBy mistake,serious accident?severelopened thefe]pain in [P cardoor and [7%[ieYeah, tonight! the neck! — let YOU in!brand newcar thatThere's a "58 Pontiac thatF,we were too shy!Wanna see some cars that' tried to race me and lost?peindianapolotiiI dunno! guesswound up around a tree.and a '60 Olds that endedup against a pole . anda"57 Chevy that got creamed! i] just came

Gee, thanks!Would youthis hasbeen, huhand try theSee-Saws?meeeIt's almost morning, Steed!You'll be leaving! can’tbear it! Stay! Please stay!How much excitementcan one girl take?!I'm thirsty! Howiabout some booze?how old was! When told him was16, he chewed me out and said was.ashamed of myself. . and who everheard of akid my age drinking booze! jj instead!2) /7Good night, Brat!And good riddance!I had a wonderfultime tonight, Yawn!And I'm learning alot about life!Tomorrow . . . we'llhave even more fun!Gee, reallyhad agreattimejf}Drive,peshell!Are you crazy? guyAre you crazy? wouldn't takeI didn't try[to rape you!you out tomor—Gee, I'd hateto tell thePolice youtried to rapeme tonight!That's why I'dhate to tellDID! Pick meup at seven .» That was Cruddand the Doo-Doos, withLet's fly!the theme song from The Apu Trilogy.then flapyour arms! Hesold metoo young . . and that ought to bebuy us a botthOkay! won't go! I'll stayhere and marry you, Borey!SO MnEE\'m afraid not! When told the guy!P Nappened?wanted to buy some booze, he asked me [ No sweat! I'll goYou WILL?!? Oh, can’tbelieve it! My love.my angel . .my darling— OH, BABY!YEAH.5.fR about4 life!!- and this isWerewolf Wally!The night's almost over, and stillWhy, of course!T-Bird! don’t know what to do! Ifthere was only someone could turnsomeone who could help me.If HE can’thelp me, thenhaven't found the chick in the whiteNOBODY can!!—

Hold it! Le'me do Okay, Mathis time check! That’s ovWerewolf, got this c— Now. is iWe'llfan, andlolized‘on the wall thatin this town putand the big handnative intelligencethan all the peopletogether! Anyway.there's this chick—Looks like everybody's gotsomebody, except me! Oh,well, that’s life! guessI'll never find the onlygirl ever really loved!having aWally marriedusin theBowling Alley!of Wedding:the little hand problem. 7is on the four— - Yeah! Werewolfbeautiful,Squirt!The kindwhatproblem, and needWell, Cats! Isee were youyour advice! Everyone by the ol’ clock saying aboutsays you've got moreSs alwaysway, how 2 teenager [7] wanted a .was your dreamsreligiousceremony!ison the six!mTpMHoly Cow! can’t believeit! It's HER! It's thechick in the whiteT-Bird! I'd recognizethat car ANYWHERE!!The hell with theplane . . . and the hell with college!Everything I wantis right HERE!Send outWeddingInvitations!I've got so manythings todo.Have my EYES ge Never mind! ge Let's forget it! thought !I'm sorry! —examined!loved you! MHYou— you had mefooled! Listen,Did you wantwhat's with theI say! Aresomething,you daft?!?ol’ chap?LONG HAIR?You may not believe this, but rather soon, ALL youchaps will be wearing yourhair LONG like this! Oh,it will be quitethe rage!You see, am the drummer ofwhat is now a rather obscureEnglish Rock Group! But wewill have quite an influenceon the rest of the 60's!ufPerhaps youhave heard ofus already?

SITE SAVER DEPT.THE HISTORIC LANDMARKARTIST & WRITER: SERGIO ARAGONES

PATRONSOF THE niwenMAB "iat one timeor anothEveryonnanother, whether bu: iMe e gamblesRECESSiiMatin: tH - ren sega the odds are against it hate wankat}inmind,it’s onlm: cpt Pierealizes that there’s a aenaperesents.waiting for a publication like the one MAD ae sesoma ae, justTHE BETTOR’iiCO]“MAN OF THEGAMBLER’SYEAR" STATES:HMAN" GAMBLED ON ERLIC st!"LoAND HALDEMAN—ANDhIler RevealsA Compulsive GangmbGave Him AnHow His GambliA Year:Extra Five ‘ThousandLEFT ME!”“MY WIFE & KIDSesiest Delivers‘A Famous PrAn Inspirational MessYagOe:“pUT GOD OANCE!” URFREE SPsang InExposé! A Look At ssGambOflifices:Legitimate Busine“FOOTBALL POOLS,CHECAHTARIINTGYRAFFLES.A.ND H YOURON YOUR WIFE WITARY”PRIVATE SECRET‘A Las Vegas Winner InTevellsts meHontwHe Ran Up A 9.0050,000.00:Into Over 2DNA,NUG"ATHGUO«1 B1 HELDUPAGameGASINO!”ARTIST: JACK DAVIS.WRITER:STAN HART15

Gambler MagazineGamblerCLASSIFIED ADSPERSONALLady J. please come home. All is forgiven. I've been waiting two weeks atAqueduct for you to cross the finishline. I won't hit you. Promise. —Danny, your trainer.To my wife: Just because you ranoff with the money, the car, and theTV set before I could lose them allgambling, don't think I've changedmy feelings about you, I still hateyou! — EM.aDownGAMBLER MAGAZINE is published come the 7th, come the 11thprises. The Magazine originally was published by TIME-LIFE,won it from Henry Luce in a pinochle game (a 450 spader didunsolicited articles being returned to the sender, even whenPayment for the articles that are used in GAMBLER will beof each month by Baccarat EnterInc., but the present publisherthe trick!). The odds are againstaccompanied by return postage.considered, but don't bet on it!Dear SwiftyLetters from BettorsBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESon your luck?PhoneLuckyGuerriero! I have all the answers toyourgamblingproblemsandcanhelp you hit it big! Just call 5550543 (It’s a candy store. They'll yellup to me).If you have a dollar bill that has anyone of these numbers on it, you havea winner! The numbers are (writethem down): 8, 4, 2, 9, 3, 1, 5, 7, 0,or 6. If you have such a bill in yourpossession, send it to Breonard Lenner, PO Box #7, Beard, N.J. In return I will send you a mimeographedsheet telling you how to make a lotof money conning suckers.‘DUT OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESto kick the gambling habit. It's aproven system that has worked forthousands. Our new building opensin July (if our 5 horse parlay comesin). Losers Anonymous, Upthecreek,Mich.FASHIONSDEAR SWIFTY: I am having very badluck lately. I've lost on everything I’vebet—football, track, dice and trombonebasketball, football, horses or dogs. Allsolos, I ask myelf, “Am I a born loser?”That's why the only sport I ever bet on isI don’t know. The other day, I said, “I'llbet Swifty could tell me!” How about it?W.G. Manhattangambler. My friendsare disgusted withme and won't even talk to me anymore.AMUSEMENTSgetting into the truck now.) I need advice, please, please, please!SSTake a FUN break! Fool and amuseyour friends. How about a real-looking rubber dagger to stick in yourthroat when you lose a tight one atpoker? Or a whoople cushion thatsends the other card players scurrying out of the room(so you can geta fast peek at their hands)?Gollygee, what a good time you can have.Send for free brochure to: LawrenceSiegel's FUN STATION, ThermalCenter, CalifNew! Toilets made fun! Instead ofthe dull old lock mechanism on yourhome toilet, install our new “SlotMachine Pay Toilet” device. If theplayer wins, the door opens as apayoff! Winners will double up withlaughter, and losers will double upwith discomfort. Think of the funyou'll have . . . especially whenhave to go yourself! Slot MachineToidy, Inc. Missula, Mont.Dear W.G. You lose!SWIFTY:I ama compulsiveMy business is ruined, I've lost my houseand car, and my wife is running off witha career sanitation man. (I can see them.M. Hewlett, N.Y.Dear N.M. What's the problem? If youcan't be specific, don't expect me to helpyou, creep. ain't no mind reader!DEAR SWIFTY: I was playing pokerlast night with my gang. One guy hasthree of a kind, another a straight, an-other a flush and I had two pair. Whoshould have won?].DF. Jersey GiDear J.D.F, Don't bother me with trivialquestions, just tell me when and where'sthe next game, and could you use a fifthhand?DEAR SWIFTY:a tip. Neverbet onbaseball,these “so-called” sports are fixed. Iknow!professional wrestling.L.S. Barstow, Calif.Dear L.S. Don't bet too much on profes-sional wrestling or you might lose yourstraight jacket, moron!Remodel your new suit to look outof style. Our custom tailors specialize in making you look broke, orjust barely hanging in. Great whenyou visit your bookie or creditors.Greater when you finally do make akilling and don’t want anyone toknow it! Jonas Aarons, Suitmakersto the Stars, 2450 Broadway, NorthPerfecta, Md.DEARreadersI'd lito give yourDEARSWIFTY:HowcanI makemoney gambling in the stock market?A.F.N.Y.C.Dear A.F. Sell short when the market isweak and buy long when the market isstrong.DEARSWIETY:Thanks, but 1 don’tunderstand what selling short and buying long means.A.F,N.Y.C.Dear Pesty A.F. Selling short is whenyou borrow stock, sell it, and contract toreplace it at a later date. If the stockgoes down, the contract price, beinghigher means that you make the differ-ence. However, if the market. EDITOR'S NOTE: Unfortunately, Swifty wasnot able to finish. We regretfully inform‘our readers that Swifty died while working on the answer. The coroner’s reportindicates that Swifty bored himself todeath. Please omit flowers, but place abet in Swifty’s name on the third race atAqueduct. (He would have wanted it that way.)

GAMBLER MAGAZINE'S MAN-OF-THE-MONTH.This Issue Your Editors Choose To Spend.Morn To Night With IRVING BRIGHT!Irving greets the dawn withthe hope that today will behis big day. His modestlywasdecfurnished apartmentorated from track winnings.2SsIrving likes to keep informed about bothdomestic and foreign affairs. That's whyhe reads the racing forms from BelmontPark in New York and Caliente Track inMexico. “Knowledge is Power" ishis motto.oteNSIrving leaving his mother's house af ter an unsuccessful negotiation for asmall loan. It seems his mother neverquite forgave Irving for pawning hisfather's crutches. Irving's comment:"You know how fussy old people are!”Irving's sure-thing started a dead last,then tapered off. But he's positive he'llmake it up on the next race. Irv has asystem no one else knows, mainly becausethey won't listen to him tell about itIrving has, from time to time, borrowedmoney from the syndicate, The trouble is,the mob wants its money back. Irving’spromise that if they'll forget it, theywillseembehis verybestfriendsdoesn’tto impress them favorably at all.After the business discussionwith the syndicate, has Irvinglearned his lesson? We wonder.There's a good chance that whenhe gets out he'll go straight* —straight on out to the track!

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AnAct Of GodSolved MyGamblingProblemsby “Also-Ran” RabinowitzI have to tell you straight out, I am not a religious man. At least I wasn’t until two months agowhen it happened. I was losing constantly. Youname the sport, game or pastime—I bet and lost.My whole life was coming apart, 1 owed money toeveryone, I would hide when someone was at thedoor, afraid it might be the bill collector coming torepossess my cardigan sweater.I decided on one last big play. I took my life-long savings and headed for the bookie joint to putit all on a lottery number. As I was walking, Ilooked up and noticed a new building. They werejust putting up the building address. it was 8888!Now that might not seem like something to getexcited about to you, but the winning numbers forthe past four days had been 4444, 5555, 6666 andyesterday it was 7777!! What a hunch!! That wasthe number to play! A sure winner!As I stepped off the curb to cross the street, acar raced out of control and hit me, dragging me45 feet, right to the emergency ward of the hospital. Luckily, some civic minded pedestrian got thelicense plate of the hit-and-run driver.The next morning when I came out of the anesthetic, I looked in the newspaper and I wasstunned. Number 8888 did not win!! If it hadn’tbeen for my accident, I would have bet all my money and lost! The winning number actually was6703, which curiously enough was the same number as the license plate of the car that hit me.Well, I really learned my lesson.So from now on, if you see me crossing thestreet against.the lights, don’t try and stop me. I’mlooking for the right license plate to play. To dateI’ve had 14 winners and 63 operations. And let metell you something, If only I had (Continued pg. 98)

AMERICA’S No.1GAMBLING PLACE?IT’S AS NEARAS YOUR LOCALPHONE BOOTH!HOT TIPSby Tony the TurkOH YEAH DEPT. The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts 9 inches of rainnext month for the State of Washington. I say, “Bull!” And I'm willingto back it up! Are they? Put your money where your mouth is, U.S.Weather Bureau! .CONGRATS DEPT. For Louis Fink whose wifegave birth to an 8 Ib., 14 oz. baby last month. Louis doesn’t know if it’sa boy or a girl, stating “Who cares? The main thing is I came closestto guessing the thing’s weight and won a quick 50 in the office pool!”BOOMERANG DEPT. It's back

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