"So We...Can..Tor...Ment...YOU!"

Back in third grade if I was sick, Mom and Dad would bring me home a bottle of Seven Up and a Mad Magazine.

Dunno what Lileks' excuse was, but for one reason or another, he exhumed the one edition of that American classic, the one I remember most distinctly: "Antenna on the Roof":

And what makes America so bad? “When Yippies tear the flag to shreds – they act like imbeciles / When hard-hats go crazy and start busting heads – they act like imbeciles too. / When industries pollute the land, they act like imbeciles / When unions keep striking till they’re out of hand, they act like imbeciles too”

30 years later, and I remember singing that song (the "Fiddler" soundtrack was one of about 20 records in the house when I was a kid) with the "Mad" lyrics...

...but anyway.

Posted by Mitch at July 13, 2004 03:07 AM | TrackBack