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2001 Vintage: The Ellen Burstyn Nomination

Why was she there for Requiem for a Dream? To scare everyone in the audience into never touching a diet pill again.

Part of the 39 Oscars Jokes: The 2001 “Gladiator, Julia’s Laugh & Björk’s Swan Dive” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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@CyberSteve09/12/2004 22:40Greetings from 1996! This is peak internet humor.
@Geocities_Builder05/08/2005 04:17I’m putting a link to this joke on my homepage!
@BBS_Sysop05/23/1996 14:39Top tier humor for our local community. Keep it up!
@StarWars_Nerd09/17/2007 10:32The farce is strong with this one!
@One_Does_Not_S04/24/2002 22:07One does not simply read one joke.
@Annoying_Orange06/18/2009 18:23Hey! Apple! Look at this joke!

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