The Harvard Lampoon

The Harvard Lampoon is an American satirical magazine, which is published by Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

It was founded in February 1876 by the student John Tyler Wheelwright and six of his fellow students. Even from the first edition of 1,200 copies were sold. The content of the newspaper based primarily on the British satirical magazine Punch.

Towards the beginning of the 20th century included the journal in addition to the usual cartoons and jokes, increasingly, social and socio-critical comments, some of which were directly aimed against the government and its policies.

From 1946, the Lampoon was originally sold a mere student newspaper nationwide, and soon enjoyed great popularity.

Mid-1960s, the authors began to write on the model of emerging MAD magazine, film and television parodies. One of the most famous to date is the The Lord of The Rings ( Lord-of -the- ring ) parody Bored of the Rings (literally, bored Of the Rings '), published in Germany under the title of Lord of Dark Circles been.

With over 130 years of the Harvard Lampoon is one of the most durable humorous publication in the world. Authors such as John Reed, William Randolph Hearst, George Plimpton, Fred Gwynne, John Updike and Conan O'Brien impressed with their texts in American culture. Numerous jokes of the journal, such as " Have you taken a bath? " "No, is one missing? " ( " Did you take a bath? " "No, because one thing is missing ?") Are now considered classics.