Some random thoughts on a snowbound Monday: Twelve inches in CT. Snow in March is gay. Call me crazy but I think Jimmy Fallon's new talk show (which debuts tonight) has a good chance of being Train Wreck TV. I saw Fallon guesting for Letterman during Dave's heart attack hiatus and he sucked. ...
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