# Al Jaffee Died At 102 (2023-04-10)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [April 10, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jaffee-died-at-102-2023-04-10/982475 "2023-04-10T23:26:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jaffee-died-at-102-2023-04-10/982475/9 "2023-04-11T10:40:39Z")

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**MAD Magazine** was a big influence on me as a kid, as it was for many around the globe, and Al Jaffee was a big part of MAD. MAD’s brand of satire was sharp, insightful, and didn’t write down to young minds. It gave us insight into the absurdities of real life and helped us develop critical skills to question authority better. I posted a [thread about this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mad-magazine-change-our-world/751631/1) a while back.

RIP Al Jaffee

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