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Thursday Afternoon Diversion: The Way The Late Night Wars SHOULD Be Remembered

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 21, 2010 9:00PM

Listen, we're mad as hell Conan was bested by Jay -- and doubly so since it's the second time that ten pounds of chin has cut the legs out from under a funnier lanky opponent -- but what's done is done. However, as the years pass, we hope that the animation below rises above the mists of time to provide the declarative impression of how it all went down.