Why did the British Paratroopers go in? To show that a few hundred “Paras” can do more for stability than 10,000 UN troops with a… Read More »2000 Vintage: The Sierra Leone Intervention (Operation Palliser)
Why did a 77-year-old Senator go to space? To prove that even at that age, you can still get further away from Washington D.C. than… Read More »1998 Vintage: John Glenn’s Return to Space
A guy orders Sangria. The bartender says, “You want a fruit salad that gets you buzzed? Sure.” Part of the 72 Bar Jokes: The 1997… Read More »1997 Legacy: The Sangria
Why did The English Patient sweep this too? Because the Academy really loves the sound of wind blowing over sand. Part of the 42 Oscars… Read More »1997 Classic: The Best Sound Win
Why did politicians talk about the “Ear Bite”? Because they were impressed that someone found a way to be more aggressive during a meeting than… Read More »1997 Classic: Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield
Why was the mom happy? The car had a built-in cassette and CD player, meaning the “Battle of the Formats” was finally over. Part of the 50… Read More »1997 Archive: The Car Rental
Why did John Lithgow win again? Because he managed to make being an alien look more exhausting than actually being a human actor in Hollywood.… Read More »1997 Legacy: The 3rd Rock Repeat
Yo mama is so fat, when she tried to dunk in Space Jam, she didn’t hit the rim—she pulled the entire moon out of orbit. Part… Read More »1996 Archive: The Space Jam Moment
Everyone is saying “Oh, yah!” and “Uff-da” like they’ve lived in Minnesota their whole lives. Part of the 60 Observational One-Liners: The 1996 Retro Edition… Read More »1996 Classic: The Fargo Accent
Why was “Star Wars” still a thing? Because you can’t just tell a defense contractor that his “Space Laser” money is being redirected to “Peacekeeping… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) “Zombies”
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