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2001 Legacy: The “Gladiator” Best Picture

Why did it win? Because the Academy missed the days when movies were about men shouting in dirt, rather than computers talking in space.

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

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

@DialUp_Dreamer07/04/2013 20:34Beep-boop-krrr-hiss... finally loaded! Great joke.
@Msdos_Commander01/12/2003 16:33C:>RUN JOKE.EXE... Results: HIGHLY FUNNY.
@Retro_Gamer_Girl02/27/1998 14:53Funnier than a glitch in Sonic the Hedgehog!
@Mainframe_Manny12/30/1996 16:59Old school processing, new school laughs.
@Pi_Mathematics10/13/2013 18:03Finding the patterns in the humor.
@Korben_Dallas_Tax04/20/2006 08:37I only speak two languages: English and Bad Jokes.
@Dancing_Baby_9603/09/2007 04:03Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga! Still dancing and laughing!
@Search_Scout_9903/02/1996 23:36Scouting the web for gems like this.
@Challenge_Acc08/28/2000 17:43Challenge Accepted! I will read them all!

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