Many doctors have remarked that alfred e. neuman bears a striking resemblance to patients with Williams Syndrome, "a rare genetic disorder,occurring in fewer than 1 in 7,500 live births. It is characterized by a distinctive, "elfin" facial appearance, along with a low nasal bridge; an unusually cheerful demeanor and ease with strangers, coupled with unpredictably occurring negative outbursts; mental retardation coupled with unusual (for persons who are diagnosed as mentally retarded) language skills; a love for music; and cardiovascular problems, such as supravalvular aortic stenosis and transient hypercalcaemia."
Including this photo might seem insensitive of me, but it's all in the name of science: http://medgen.genetics.utah.edu/photographs/diseases/high/21_mod.jpg
From a flexidisc stapled in a '63 issue of mad magazine, here's "it's a gas" credited to alfred himself:
Alfred E. Neuman has always creeped me out the same way Howdy Doody creeps me out.
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