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1997 Classic: The Bette Midler Performance

Why did she win for her “Diva Las Vegas” special? Because when the Divine Miss M shows up, the Emmy Academy treats it like a royal coronation.

Part of the 34 Emmy Awards Jokes: The 1997 “Lawyers, Aliens & The End of an Era” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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

@Finding_Nemo_Dory02/19/2011 08:26Just keep laughing, just keep laughing.
@Binary_Boy10/03/1995 17:1401001000 01000001 (HA!).
@Kernel_Panic_9811/07/2002 08:24This joke didn’t crash my system, surprisingly.
@Snatch_Mickey08/30/2008 11:07Do ya like dags? And jokes?
@Animorphs_X01/03/1998 10:23I’m turning into a laughing hyena right now!
@Old_School_Frank09/15/1999 11:17We’re going streaking! Through the jokes!
@Reddit_Original10/02/2014 03:19The front page of the internet... in 1999!
@Slashdot_Effect06/25/2008 18:00We’re crashing the server with all these laughs!
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