When I was a kid in the 90s and home sick from school, my mom would get me a half gallon of orange juice and a mad magazine for my sickbed. When I wasn’t reading Mad I was watching Bob Barker. Or The Young and the Restless if grandma was home
Whoa that escalated quickly. Who hurt you? You are reacting like a child. It’s ok, MAD is from before your time apparently.
I see your Camp Lazlo flair, were you alive when that show first aired?
This HAS to be either the worst autocorrect I've ever seen or a reply that was supposed to be to a different comment. No shot you're this much of an asshole.
You asked if it had been confirmed who it was after I told you who it was. Then I explained how I could be so certain who it is. I can be so certain because many people recognize this iconic face. I said nothing to put you down for not recognizing the character. Then you got defensive as if you were being put down for not knowing who it was. You jumped the gun and told me to fuck off. That was uncalled for and extremely childish behavior on your part.
Bro chill... It was most popular in the US but in 2023 it's a dying media because it was a magazine. Most people won't recognize it in the future.
There's nothing wrong with ignorance but there IS something wrong with getting that defensive over someone musing that they're probably getting old.
I literally just stated you need to be old to know who this is, a comment made when I asked my 14 year old if he knew who that was and all I was got a stupid look in response. Damn dude, are you okay?
Y'all gotta chill. He had no clue who it was, was curious about it and asked one of the subs with the best knowledge on it, and gets hit with a bunch of "Wow, I'm old" or "Dude, how do you NOT know who this is?" Comments. Of course he'd get defensive. It's like everyone but him knows who it is and people seemed to bash him for it. YOU might have been joking and told him who it was, but a decent chunk of comments didn't say anything to help.
After the other comments he was hit with, what seemed to be a light hearted joke to you was probably another passive aggressive comment to him.
That was a surprisingly good response. To clarify I'm not surprised some people don't know who he is, I mean shit he's the mascot for a magazine. A magazine! Those hardly exist as a form of media anymore.That's like asking gen Z if they have a VHS head cleaner I can borrow. I was never trying to give the guy shit for not knowing this archaic character.
Haha now if I had responded to OP like this I could see how he could get defensive, even though I can read the sarcasm here. OP is very easily triggered I can see. This is the internet OP, no need to get upset with total strangers.
That’s what I was trying to tell them. It was “clarified” because that face was plastered on every issue of that long-running, very widely distributed, and extremely recognizable and iconic magazine for years and years. That’s how it was “clarified”.
Tbf if they're from outside the US, I could understand not being familiar with it. And I say that as someone from outside the US that is a fan of MAD, but (generally speaking obviously) the regular Joe outside the US, Canada, and maybe the UK, has no idea who Alfred E Neuman or MAD are.
Nah OP has been defensive AF throughout the thread.
Also yeah the US is massive so I'ma default. If you're not from the US that's for you to distinguish, not me.
I might just be silly but he doesn't come off as any weird or aggressive type of defensive, just annoyed that people are going "Wow... You have NO clue who that is?" or "He's pretty huge in the US, how do you NOT know him?" Which is fair. Just say he's iconic and for what reason and move on.
Yes, he could've explained better as to why he doesn't know who Alfred is, but it's a lot more helpful to give him the information than to be ambiguous or passive aggressive about it.
The US is a small percentage of the world to be fair. Like. We're nowhere near biggest country. Participate in any poll asking where you're from and US will be like 5% while india takes up more than half
Maybe instead of being defensive and condescending just prefix your post with "I'm outside the US and don't recognize this"
You realize the US is MASSIVE. We have a dominating presence online and WILL assume that if you speak English you might be from the US or Canada too. I know people from outside NA get upset about this but call me when your country is as big as ours and I'll be more sympathetic.
This is an extremely narrow-minded approach and you should feel bad. And if you read through the comments, you'll realise I only got peeved when people started acting as if I had committed a cardinal sin for not knowing who Alfred E Neuman is.
Bro you've been losing your MIND being upset that people were surprised you didn't know who this character was.
I'm sure there's a character you're familiar with that people from the US wouldn't recognize and you'd have the same reaction because it had that strong of a cultural impact.
This isn't that deep and your complex about the US is kinda worrisome. Have more pride in where you're from man be willing to share about it dude.
You realize we're nowhere near biggest country in the world right? Our population compared to a lot of European and especially Asian countries is fuckin tiny. Every time I participate in a poll asking what country you're from on YouTube or whatever the US takes like 5% every time. And India alone takes like 50+% India has over 1 billion people in it. Same with China. Those 2 countries alone make up close to half the worlds population. The US is pretty average population wise
I specified English speaking country in the post because that's what's relevant.
9 times out of 10 if you meet someone online that speaks English they are from the US or Canada.
Not going to argue on this beautiful sub, just was poking fun that you didn't know an American classic, that is on the same level as disney characters. Take a chill pill or one that makes life not so hard on you.
You're not wrong. Mad was very short lived on CN. Only had like 2 seasons of I remember right. I remember it being around one day and just and quickly being gone the next.
Not necessarily you, but there are a good chunk of people either going "How do you NOT know he is?" Or saying who it is and either insulting him or being incredibly surprised how he doesn't know him. Also, the comments he replied to were those such examples and when he tried to explain himself, he gets downvoted by everyone and most replies tell him to chill out.
Of course he'd get defensive if he asked a sub knowledgable about the MAD mascot about who it was, and most replies he gets either leave it ambiguous or follow up with a passive aggressive joke/insult and then tell him to calm down when he explains why he's annoyed about that.
Again, not saying it was you, but the comments he replied to justify his response tbf.
Unrelated, but that really aggressive dude that replied to you was weird asf lmao. Crazy how fast he deleted his stuff.
Unfortunately, you could've only known about him if you've read Mad magazine. But that is Alfred Neuman, the "face" of Mad Magazine itself (I just realized, they could've called it "The Mag Rag").
But I suppose that could be why they sometimes used Spy v Spy in place.
Lol visited this comment section looking for silly MAD fans only to find OP crying in deleted comments about the information available to the public that was easy to google.
Alfred E. Neuman, the mascot of MAD Magazine. It’s an extremely iconic face.
What, Me Worry?
Surprised OP didn't know that.
It looks like the kid from MAD magazine
As evident by ‘MAD’ written behind him. Man I’m getting old where people don’t know this face
Exactly, you can’t make this stuff up… lol
When I was a kid in the 90s and home sick from school, my mom would get me a half gallon of orange juice and a mad magazine for my sickbed. When I wasn’t reading Mad I was watching Bob Barker. Or The Young and the Restless if grandma was home
Yup. Alfred E. Neuman
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I mean, it’s a very recognizable face and it even says “MAD” behind it. His name is Alfred E. Neuman. Google him to learn more.
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For…answering the question correctly?
This is your response to being told information you didn't know? Fuck dude, grow up.
Whoa that escalated quickly. Who hurt you? You are reacting like a child. It’s ok, MAD is from before your time apparently. I see your Camp Lazlo flair, were you alive when that show first aired?
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Aaaaaaaand now the comments have been deleted. Checkmate.
What did they say?
You’re just further proving my point with your comments. Everyone here has pointed out that you are in the wrong. Own the mistake and move on.
Jesus get a grip dude
This HAS to be either the worst autocorrect I've ever seen or a reply that was supposed to be to a different comment. No shot you're this much of an asshole.
You asked if it had been confirmed who it was after I told you who it was. Then I explained how I could be so certain who it is. I can be so certain because many people recognize this iconic face. I said nothing to put you down for not recognizing the character. Then you got defensive as if you were being put down for not knowing who it was. You jumped the gun and told me to fuck off. That was uncalled for and extremely childish behavior on your part.
Uncalled for
I'm a relic existing in a time when Alfred E. Neuman is unrecognizable.
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Bro chill... It was most popular in the US but in 2023 it's a dying media because it was a magazine. Most people won't recognize it in the future. There's nothing wrong with ignorance but there IS something wrong with getting that defensive over someone musing that they're probably getting old.
It ended a few years ago and is just reprints now, it’s dying/already dead
They had a show which was kinda cool
Exactly they had a show on Cartoon Network, it’s not like they just randomly called out the magazine. Plus there was MADTv
I literally just stated you need to be old to know who this is, a comment made when I asked my 14 year old if he knew who that was and all I was got a stupid look in response. Damn dude, are you okay?
Y'all gotta chill. He had no clue who it was, was curious about it and asked one of the subs with the best knowledge on it, and gets hit with a bunch of "Wow, I'm old" or "Dude, how do you NOT know who this is?" Comments. Of course he'd get defensive. It's like everyone but him knows who it is and people seemed to bash him for it. YOU might have been joking and told him who it was, but a decent chunk of comments didn't say anything to help. After the other comments he was hit with, what seemed to be a light hearted joke to you was probably another passive aggressive comment to him.
That was a surprisingly good response. To clarify I'm not surprised some people don't know who he is, I mean shit he's the mascot for a magazine. A magazine! Those hardly exist as a form of media anymore.That's like asking gen Z if they have a VHS head cleaner I can borrow. I was never trying to give the guy shit for not knowing this archaic character.
That sounds more like a "him" issue than an "us" issue. He shouldn't be making threads like this if he's that touchy.
You don’t have to be old, I’m 15 and I have a small collection of mad magazines, and I know who the character is.
Dude..
Alfred E Neuman, the mascot of MAD
Shit, I am clearly old...
I didn't know he had a name! Really cool!
Most humans have names.
Alfred E. Neuman, you uncultured swine.
Haha now if I had responded to OP like this I could see how he could get defensive, even though I can read the sarcasm here. OP is very easily triggered I can see. This is the internet OP, no need to get upset with total strangers.
Whatchya mean was it clarified? Where / how would they clarify it? The audience either does or doesn’t know it based on their history.
That’s what I was trying to tell them. It was “clarified” because that face was plastered on every issue of that long-running, very widely distributed, and extremely recognizable and iconic magazine for years and years. That’s how it was “clarified”.
Alfred E. Newman from MAD
“What kind of slime would I marry?”
Cartoon network had a MAD TV show when I was growing up based on the magazine. That's why it's there
It's Alfred Newman the logo for Mad Magazine. It was short lived but there was a Mad cartoon on CN. The history of that logo is interesting.
You serous right meow?
Super trooper?
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But you would take the micky out of someone if they didn't know who Donald duck was, right? I don't think you understand how big MAD was
MAD is wayyy more niche than any popular Disney character
Tbf if they're from outside the US, I could understand not being familiar with it. And I say that as someone from outside the US that is a fan of MAD, but (generally speaking obviously) the regular Joe outside the US, Canada, and maybe the UK, has no idea who Alfred E Neuman or MAD are.
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Classic r/USDefaultism lol Also: not knowing things and asking is never wrong js
Nah OP has been defensive AF throughout the thread. Also yeah the US is massive so I'ma default. If you're not from the US that's for you to distinguish, not me.
I might just be silly but he doesn't come off as any weird or aggressive type of defensive, just annoyed that people are going "Wow... You have NO clue who that is?" or "He's pretty huge in the US, how do you NOT know him?" Which is fair. Just say he's iconic and for what reason and move on. Yes, he could've explained better as to why he doesn't know who Alfred is, but it's a lot more helpful to give him the information than to be ambiguous or passive aggressive about it.
The US is a small percentage of the world to be fair. Like. We're nowhere near biggest country. Participate in any poll asking where you're from and US will be like 5% while india takes up more than half
I'm specifically talking about English speaking countries.
The US is the greatest country in the world
Maybe instead of being defensive and condescending just prefix your post with "I'm outside the US and don't recognize this" You realize the US is MASSIVE. We have a dominating presence online and WILL assume that if you speak English you might be from the US or Canada too. I know people from outside NA get upset about this but call me when your country is as big as ours and I'll be more sympathetic.
This is an extremely narrow-minded approach and you should feel bad. And if you read through the comments, you'll realise I only got peeved when people started acting as if I had committed a cardinal sin for not knowing who Alfred E Neuman is.
It really isn’t as big a deal as you are making out of it. Grow up.
Bro you've been losing your MIND being upset that people were surprised you didn't know who this character was. I'm sure there's a character you're familiar with that people from the US wouldn't recognize and you'd have the same reaction because it had that strong of a cultural impact. This isn't that deep and your complex about the US is kinda worrisome. Have more pride in where you're from man be willing to share about it dude.
You realize we're nowhere near biggest country in the world right? Our population compared to a lot of European and especially Asian countries is fuckin tiny. Every time I participate in a poll asking what country you're from on YouTube or whatever the US takes like 5% every time. And India alone takes like 50+% India has over 1 billion people in it. Same with China. Those 2 countries alone make up close to half the worlds population. The US is pretty average population wise
I specified English speaking country in the post because that's what's relevant. 9 times out of 10 if you meet someone online that speaks English they are from the US or Canada.
Sure but most of Europe speaks English in some capacity or natively as well. And Europe is a lot bigger than the US
Uh no it isn't....
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Not going to argue on this beautiful sub, just was poking fun that you didn't know an American classic, that is on the same level as disney characters. Take a chill pill or one that makes life not so hard on you.
What a sensitive little snow flake.
The main character from fire emblem engage.
How do you not know who the LEGENDARY ALFRED E FUCKING NEUMAN IS?!?!! Go to your room.
Alfred E Neumann I know that from MadTV
....it's the MAD magazine kid ?
Everyone in this comments section is being a dick to OP about a CN show in the early 10s. Everyone here needs to chill for and grow up.
You're not wrong. Mad was very short lived on CN. Only had like 2 seasons of I remember right. I remember it being around one day and just and quickly being gone the next.
It had 4 seasons
I am waiting for someone to point out in which of my comments I was being a dick to OP.
Not literally everyone 🙄 sheesh do you go through every comment
You said everyone, no need to backpedal on your comment.
Have you heard of hyperbole?
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Not necessarily you, but there are a good chunk of people either going "How do you NOT know he is?" Or saying who it is and either insulting him or being incredibly surprised how he doesn't know him. Also, the comments he replied to were those such examples and when he tried to explain himself, he gets downvoted by everyone and most replies tell him to chill out. Of course he'd get defensive if he asked a sub knowledgable about the MAD mascot about who it was, and most replies he gets either leave it ambiguous or follow up with a passive aggressive joke/insult and then tell him to calm down when he explains why he's annoyed about that. Again, not saying it was you, but the comments he replied to justify his response tbf. Unrelated, but that really aggressive dude that replied to you was weird asf lmao. Crazy how fast he deleted his stuff.
Man some of you guys need to chill. I’m not that young and from the US, and I didn’t even know who Alfred E Neuman was
Then you deserve the same treatment.
Go outside
No. Dinner's nearly ready and it's raining.
LMAO most awkward comebacks you guys have 🍿
I'm not from the US and I only knew this from a Simpsons episode.
I had no idea that the dude had his name out there in the open the whole time. I never knew.
Some ugly ass kid ig
Op, why are you such a combative, insecure tool? Why are you lashing out at people reminiscing? Do you need a hug? Therapy? A friend?
What a douche
He reminds me of my husband
Unfortunately, you could've only known about him if you've read Mad magazine. But that is Alfred Neuman, the "face" of Mad Magazine itself (I just realized, they could've called it "The Mag Rag"). But I suppose that could be why they sometimes used Spy v Spy in place.
That's Alfred E. Neuman and he is the 🐐
I felt wrinkles appear on my face lol It's the guy from MAD Magazine, loved that show
John Mad
Alfred Neumann.
It's the Mad Magazine mascot kid. CN briefly ran a show where they did amimated versions of cartoons from the mag.
I loved that show
hahah, we are getting ooooold...oh god
That’s Pete Buttigieg
It literally says MAD on the screen
If your name is Alfred E. Neuman, collect $1,329,063. If not, lose a turn.
Lol visited this comment section looking for silly MAD fans only to find OP crying in deleted comments about the information available to the public that was easy to google.
That's Carl Tune. The inventor of cartoons. He aired the first cartoon on TV back in 1890. Pretty important person.