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1997 Vintage: The Best Live Action Short

Why did Dear Diary win? Because it’s the only movie in 1997 that was shorter than the time it took to explain the plot of The English Patient.

Part of the 42 Oscars Jokes: The 1997 “Titanic, Tiaras & King of the World” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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

@Oregon_Trail_Survivor04/20/2006 02:39You have died of dysentery... and laughter!
@X-Gen_Mark07/01/2003 20:16This is exactly the kind of humor we needed in the 90s.
@Y2K_Bug_Hunter08/26/2010 10:52The only bug I found today was a laughing bug!
@Saved_By_The_Bell05/11/2007 18:39I am so excited! I am so... laughing!
@Full_House_Michelle10/29/2014 17:47You got it, dude! Very funny.
@Austin_Powers_Doctor01/05/2007 23:41One million laughs! Mwahahaha!
@Grinds_My_Gears04/03/1996 02:14You know what really grinds my gears? Bad humor. This is good!
@Map_Maker_X04/16/2009 18:02The layout of this joke is perfect. 10/10.

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