Weasels Ripped My Flesh

It sucks when weasels rip your flesh.  But at least you get a good story out of it, right?  ”When Thomas Yancy, 42, woke up on the morning of August 24th, he did not know that weasels would soon be ripping his flesh.”

Also in this issue but not mentioned on the cover: “Five Stylish Belts To Hit Your Children With” and “I Fought Communist Alligators With My Bare Hands: A True Story.”  Turn to page 56 for a bottle of gin.

Fun fact about this cover: it inspired the title of a famous rock star’s 1970 album.  Who would name an album Weasels Ripped My Flesh?  

Frank Zappa would.  You bet.  From Wikipedia:

Frank Zappa recruited artist Neon Park to create a subversive image based on a cover story from the September 1956 issue of Man’s Life, a men’s adventure magazine. After showing Neon a copy of the magazine, Zappa inquired, “This is it. What can you do that’s worse than this?” Neon’s answer was to craft a parody of an advertisement for Schick brand electric razor based on the “Weasels Ripped My Flesh” theme.

Via Nextround.