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1995 Legacy: The Forrest Gump Sweep

Why did Forrest Gump win Best Picture? Because in 1995, Hollywood decided that “Life is like a box of chocolates,” but the Oscars are like a box of gold statues—you always know which one Tom Hanks is going to get.

Part of the 31 Oscars Jokes: The 1995 “Uma, Oprah & Braveheart” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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@Netscape_Ninja04/08/2002 19:28Loading this took forever on 28.8k, but I am ROFLing now.
@WebSurfer_X11/11/2007 03:38Anyone else reading this in the middle of the night? LOL!
@SpaceJam_Fan12/31/2010 19:28Welcome to the space jam of jokes! 10/10.
@Y2K_Ready09/29/2002 00:44If the world ends in 2000, at least I died laughing.
@Terminator_2_Fan08/05/1998 09:12Hasta la vista, baby! Funny!
@CRT_Degauss04/23/2005 00:42BWONGGGG! My monitor just vibrated from that laugh.
@Leave_Britney_A07/20/2012 14:11Leave this joke alone! It’s perfect!
@Scumbag_Steve_X08/29/1997 03:37Borrows your computer, leaves the joke window open.
@One_Does_Not_S09/30/2011 23:19One does not simply read one joke.
@Distracted_Boy03/23/2012 05:10Looking at this joke while my girlfriend stares at me.

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