ity . ▁ ▁Sn appy ▁An swers ▁to ▁St up id ▁Question s ▁– ▁written ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Al ▁J aff ee , ▁this ▁long - running ▁series ▁reprodu ces ▁unnecessary ▁questions ▁( i . e ., ▁" Is ▁that ▁an ▁oct opus ?" ▁" Are ▁you ▁a ▁jog ger ? ") ▁and ▁supplies ▁three ▁sar cast ic ▁responses ▁for ▁each , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁blank ▁box ▁for ▁the ▁reader ▁to ▁supply ▁their ▁own ▁sn appy ▁answer . ▁ ▁A ▁mini - version ▁of ▁this ▁feature ▁occasionally ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁" F und al ini " ▁section , ▁consisting ▁of ▁just ▁one ▁question . ▁ ▁Mad ▁has ▁also ▁published ▁several ▁separate , ▁stand alone ▁paper back s ▁of ▁these . ▁ ▁Seven ▁Period s ▁Cl oser ▁to ▁Death ▁– ▁written ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Ted ▁R all , ▁this ▁one - page ▁strip ▁takes ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁look ▁at ▁life ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁What ▁Is ▁A ▁_ ___ ? ▁– ▁written ▁by ▁Tom ▁Koch , ▁these ▁text - he avy ▁articles ▁would ▁describe ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁person ality ▁type , ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁intro vert , ▁a ▁" big ▁man ▁on ▁campus ", ▁or ▁a ▁party - po oper . ▁ ▁When ▁_ ___ ▁Go ▁Bad ▁– ▁written ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁John ▁C ald well , ▁each ▁article ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁out rage ous ▁behavior ▁alleg edly ▁found ▁within ▁the ▁worst ▁element ▁of ▁a ▁certain ▁culture ▁or ▁profession ▁( i . e . ▁" When ▁N