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1997 Archive: The Barry Sanders 2,000 Yards

 Why couldn’t they catch him? Because Barry was disappearing like a ghost in the backfield, leaving defenders tackling nothing but air.

Part of the 45 Sports Jokes: The 1997 “Ear-Bites & Tiger’s Roar” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet

@Sid_Meier_Fan09/03/2003 08:02Just one more joke... then I’ll go to sleep.
@Resident_Evil_Z02/12/1999 21:41Scary funny! Watch out for the windows!
@Clueless_Cher12/11/2007 19:07As if! This is too funny.
@CRT_Degauss01/11/2014 18:55BWONGGGG! My monitor just vibrated from that laugh.
@Blink_182_Mark05/06/2007 01:53What’s my age again? Too old for this, but I’m laughing!
@Digimon_Tamer10/06/2015 22:56My joke just digivolved into a better one!
@Transformers_OP06/02/1997 16:16Jokes are more than meets the eye!
@Fire_Background07/28/2005 10:48This page is HOT! (Literally, the background is fire).
@ODP_Editor_9907/24/2000 09:36Approved for the Open Directory Project!
@No_Way_Jose01/02/1999 20:33No way! That’s too much!

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