Evan Wolkenstein
The Bubble Conversation: Tell ‘Em Off With No Consequences
Al Jaffee’s “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” A nurse asks an old woman languishing in a waiting room: “Has the doctor seen you yet?” “I can’t remember,” the woman retorts, “I was only a child when I came in.” Al Jaffee, brilliant artist and writer for Mad Magazine, used to crack me up with “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.” Blistering humor and absurd drawings aside, the best part was that the snappy answer would drop – BANG! And that was the end. The stupid-question-a