Army Man (magazine)
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Army Man (tagline: "America's Only Magazine") was a short-lived comedy magazine published in the late 1980s by George Meyer, the acclaimed writer for The Simpsons.
The magazine consisted mostly of very short and very surreal jokes, along with some cartoons. Each issue also featured Jack Handey's "Deep Thoughts."
Army Man was never widely distributed, but it gathered a lot of attention in the comedy world. A number of its writers were picked up alongside George Meyer to write for The Simpsons, including John Swartzwelder and Ian Maxtone-Graham. Other notable contributors include Ian Frazier and Bob Odenkirk.
Only three issues were ever published. The first issue was reprinted and included in the September 2004 issue of The Believer, which also featured interviews with Meyer and Frazier.
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- A "LAKELY" STORY
My friend from Michigan says if you pushed all the Great Lakes together they’d be as big as the Mediterranean. I say, why bother?
- BRIDE: (QUIETLY, TEARFUL) Ladies and gentlemen ... I’m afraid there won’t be a wedding after all. Because, you see ... my fiancé has ... has died.
HECKLER FROM BACK PEW: Louder!
BRIDE: (LOUDER, ALMOST HYSTERICAL) My fiancé has died!
ANOTHER HECKLER: Funnier!
