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Lurkington J. O’lurkerton III
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Revisiting my childhood on Bluesky via Mad Magazine

Some Political stuff, but I'll try to keep it under control
#mad 108 had a letter from Col. Hogan of Hogan's Heroes #sitcom fame.

The resulting #parody is NOT the gentle ribbing Hogan may've wanted. One of the most pointed Mad satires I can remember.

#fucknazis

Written by Larry Siegel 🔥Jack Davis art.

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#whatmeworry #alfredeneuman
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The state government provides free public transport on weekends. 👍🏼💯😀🍾🎉, right?

Not according to the ABC.

Why are they always looking for an angle to make #labor and #victoria look like shit?

#auspol

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
V/Line travel is free on weekends this summer in Victoria but will you find a seat?
Victorians will benefit from free public transport on weekends this summer, but not all travellers are excited for the freebie.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#madcover #madmagazine

A great cover for the Jan '67 issue (timed to be on the shelves over #Xmas)

#whatmeworry #alfredeneuman #theusualgangofidiots

#expresscheckout
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Whiteness tests is what you mean, isn't it Suss? Pure racist #dogwhistle.

The LNP WANT low skilled exploitable migrants, but they don't want their redneck base to know that.

🇦🇺 values. Fuck. Off.

When's the referendum on what "Australian Values" are, BTW?
#auspol

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Liberals want ‘Australian values’ screening for new migrants
Coalition frontbenchers want to focus on values – not race or religion – as they seek to strike a balanced tone while the party bleeds voters to One Nation.
www.smh.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#madmagazine

Bob Clarke shows his talent for replicating syndicated #comicstrips in this look at the 'Early Vietnam / Cold War' political climate

#whatmeworry #alfredeneuman #theusualgang of idiots

Overpopulation, Extremist Groups, Automation and Poverty discussed in replies
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
#aljaffee does a Mad puzzle page

#madmagazine

Some fiendishly difficult #brainteasers

Answers helpfully provided in replies
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
From Mad 107 in 1966

Another one of Sergio #aragones' The Shadow Knows depts.

#madmagazine #whatmeworry #alfredeneuman #theusualgangofidiots
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Dr Sokolov developed the bipedal Shagohod in the USSR, under Colonel Volgin in 1964.

The format was questioned, often, but it was easier for later generations of megalomaniacal lunatics to use pre-existing research instead of 're-inventing the wheel'...

...and here we are!

#metalgear #kojima #mgs
one of the things I really do not understand is why so much of the development of robots seems to be focused on making them bipedal like humans. Why? It's an insane allocation of resources when it would be much easier to give them three or four "legs" or come up with some new system
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
From #MAD Issue 107, Dec 66:

The ultimate #Christmas #gift for the #madmagazine collecting obsessive in your life.

#collectors #whatmeworry
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#madmagazine #mad looks at a US institution (apparently...)

I don't think we ever had Howard Johnson's in Oz but, if Larry Siegel and Paul Coker Jr can be believed, we didn't miss out on much.

#diners #restaurants

#whatmeworry #alfredeneuman

2 page spread in replies
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
courtesy XKCD.com

Always worth a look
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Reposted by Lurkington J. O’lurkerton III
Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#madmagazine

Don't remember seeing much stuff by artist Frank Frazetta but this is a good one. Writing by Mr. Edwing

#tarzan

Yeah, I really like this one!

#whatmeworry #alfredeneuman #theusualgangofidiots
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
#madmagazine

#whatmeworry #alfredeneuman #theusualgangofidiots

#sergioaragones

A look at the Adam West version of #batman.

Worth it for the #toilet panel
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
#madmagazine from 1966 with an interesting dept from #donmartin

Did Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) #indianajones steal one of it's best bits from a Don Martin strip?

I'm gunna say Yes*

#whatmeworry #alfredeneuman #theusualgangofidiots

*Don probably stole it too...
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
November 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I'm back on my Mads!

#madmagazine looks at #status symbols with the help of Al Jaffee and Jack Rickard.

Just as relevant today as it was in 1968

#alfredeneuman #whatmeworry

See replies for the rest of the article
November 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Hell yeah @jwhite30.bsky.social

The 'message' is always more important than the medium.
I've come to realize in recent times that while I do love a good slab of vinyl, I'm not a vinyl junkie, I'm a song junkie. I'll take it on any format I can get it.
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reposted by Lurkington J. O’lurkerton III
I don't know if this is my favorite Todd Snider song, or the best Todd Snider song but it is undisputably the most Todd Snider song.

Rest in chaos to my hero.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaYi...
Todd Snider, "Too Soon To Tell"
YouTube video by American Songwriter Archives
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The great Tom Jones fires the gun.

The #lategreat Todd Snider provides the #ammunition

#tomjones
#talkingblues
#fucktrump

www.youtube.com/watch?v=khgd...
Tom Jones - Talking Reality Television Blues
YouTube video by TomJonesVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
One last Todd Snider post.

In this one he talks about when #tomjones covered one of his songs (and then plays it!).

#songwriter

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X8c...
Todd Snider - "Talking Reality Television Blues"
YouTube video by Todd Snider
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Todd Snider in full flight

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7lC...
Happy New Year
YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Todd Snider was a great #songwriter and #raconteur. For me, a gateway artist to a lot of other great songwriters.

Observant, funny, sad, bitter, passionate, compassionate etc., but most of all he was an Alright Guy.

Not his best song but the 1st one I thought of.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbNZ...
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Reposted by Lurkington J. O’lurkerton III
We now know. #Epstein files.
Why are Western leaders protecting a country committing genocide that is also a safe haven for pedophiles? This is a transnational criminal enterprise. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
'Tip of the iceberg': How foreign sex offenders find refuge in Israel
***
www.haaretz.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM