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2012 Archive: The “Linsanity”

Why was all of New York wearing #17 jerseys? Because Jeremy Lin came off the bench, slept on a teammate’s couch, and played like Michael Jordan for three weeks before anyone even knew his last name.

Part of the 53 Sports Jokes: The 2012 “London’s Burning & LeBron’s Ring” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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

@Austin_Powers_Groovy05/27/1995 12:30Groovy, baby! Very groovy.
@OfficeWorker_9907/23/2012 20:11I printed this joke and put it on the breakroom fridge!
@Java_Applet_User05/27/2006 15:07This joke is more portable than a Java app!
@Linux_Distro_Fan09/06/2007 03:07Runs perfectly on my 486 machine.
@BitTorrent_0106/13/2010 18:32Seeding this joke for everyone else.
@Silk_Road_Ghost05/12/2000 09:04Trading jokes in the shadows.
@Hellboy_Red10/01/1995 20:14I hate monsters, but I love these jokes.
@Noob_Slayer_X04/07/2007 10:59Even a noob would find this funny. Great stuff.
@Protoss_Pylon03/10/2003 22:32You must construct additional laughs!

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