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2012 Vintage: The Maggie Smith Absence

Why did she win again despite not being there? Because the Dowager Countess likely considered a flight to Los Angeles to be “terribly middle-class.”

Part of the 39 Emmy Awards Jokes: The 2012 “Homeland’s Coup, Modern Family’s Dynasty & The End of the Mad Men Era” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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

@Seinfeld_George12/30/2012 04:41What is the deal with these funny jokes?
@OfficeWorker_9904/24/1996 13:01I printed this joke and put it on the breakroom fridge!
@Matrix_Rebel12/10/2004 13:58I chose the red pill and I ended up here. No regrets.
@XFiles_Spooky_M09/05/2008 23:54Trust no one... except the guy who wrote this.
@Zoolander_Derek09/07/2001 00:36What is this? A joke for ants?
@Zoolander_Mug12/10/2012 15:33I’m a merman! A merman laughing!
@Epic_Fail_Guy02/15/2012 14:46This joke is an Epic Win!
@Last_Commenter06/21/2004 00:01Saving the best laugh for last!

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