I admit, I occasionally read Mad magazine as a kid. Every feature in it was strange and weird. I was transported to a parallel world of the absurd, the nonsensical. That was, I suppose, part of the attraction. I know I didn't join their ranks because, in spite of the entertainment value, I still, even now, think it was weird. Not so for millions of others.
I scan about 50 or 60 news articles a week, mostly to keep in touch with what is going on in order to sound intelligent when I write my own articles. The problem today is I sometimes feel like I'm living in a Mad magazine.