# Car-themed 'Snappy answer to a stupid question' from retiring Al Jaffee

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**Created:** [June 16, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-themed-snappy-answer-to-a-stupid-question-from-retiring-al-jaffee/165866 "2020-06-16T08:27:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-themed-snappy-answer-to-a-stupid-question-from-retiring-al-jaffee/165866/1 "2020-06-16T08:27:42Z")

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_Mad_ Magazine’s Al Jaffee retired at 99. _Mad_ released an all-Al issue, including this ‘Snappy answer to a stupid question’ from its debut: [https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/06/15/business/15mad-jaffee-04/merlin\_173556309\_594c44ea-efbf-4054-b1a1-6ad9650feada-articleLarge.jpg](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/06/15/business/15mad-jaffee-04/merlin_173556309_594c44ea-efbf-4054-b1a1-6ad9650feada-articleLarge.jpg)

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-themed-snappy-answer-to-a-stupid-question-from-retiring-al-jaffee/165866/2 "2020-06-16T21:31:28Z")

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Ha, ha. I remember those from my days reading Mad. I loved his “fold ins” too. Wow. I didn’t realize he was 99.

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-themed-snappy-answer-to-a-stupid-question-from-retiring-al-jaffee/165866/3 "2020-06-16T21:37:41Z")

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I recognized that name, couldn’t place it. Ah-hah, Mad magazine, that’s it!

My cohort of 12-15 year-olds loved that magazine back in the 1960s. Somehow they kept disappearing. I think Mom did selective decluttering of my room when a Mad was in the mix.

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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-themed-snappy-answer-to-a-stupid-question-from-retiring-al-jaffee/165866/4 "2020-06-17T09:27:26Z")

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> [@shanonia](#):
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> Mom did selective decluttering of my room

My Mother decluttered comics now worth thousands when I was at college.

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**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-themed-snappy-answer-to-a-stupid-question-from-retiring-al-jaffee/165866/5 "2020-06-18T00:10:24Z")

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> [@RandomTroll](#):
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> My Mother decluttered comics now worth thousands when I was at college.

Only **IF** you can **FIND A BUYER** to whom they are worth thousands. Those can be few and far between. The same thing is true for your classic '60’s muscle car. This stuff can also lose value as the generation that has fond memories of these things dies out.  
What happened to the value of Beanie Babies should be a cautionary tale to anyone spending a fortune on collectables.