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1999 Legacy: The Elia Kazan Controversy

Why was half the audience sitting on their hands? To show that in Hollywood, the only thing more complicated than a plot twist is a political grudge from the 1950s.

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

@Ebay_Sniper07/02/2001 00:01Bid 10/10 for this humor!
@Seinfeld_Fan_Club06/16/2009 22:04A joke about nothing? Love it!
@Rewritable_CD09/17/2000 01:06I’m burning this joke to a CD-RW.
@American_Psycho_P08/22/1997 07:41I have to return some videotapes... after I laugh.
@Bam_Margera_Fan03/31/2008 01:01Hi, I’m Bam, and this joke is insane!
@Magic_SchoolBus02/19/2012 05:34Please let this be a normal field trip... NO! Laughs!
@Breakfast_Club_B03/22/1999 04:47Don’t you forget about me... or this joke.
@Brick_Tamland_L11/02/2007 10:30I love lamp. And I love this joke.

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