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If you've ever wondered what you're supposed to do to divert attention from an overwhelming number of indictments, take a hint from President Bush and start freaking the country out about a potential bird flu pandemic. TDS used the giant screens again (this time with the birds slowly gathering)! Not quite as creatively as last night but still really nicely. It almost makes up for the lack of couch... almost. Rob Corddry's short report on the bird flu was excellent as well ("A fatal killer that, when lethal, can be deadly"). The man-on-chicken kissing was rather unexpected, I must say. Corddry's bad wordplay ("no poultry [paltry] task", "ruffle your feathers") made the audience groan surprisingly loudly. I guess tonight's crowd isn't one for foul puns... Ha! I used "foul" 'cause it sounds like "fowl". I'm so awesome.

Ed Helms does a story about gay marriage in Massachusetts. Lots of politicians and pundits are still saying that gay marriage will lead to things like polygamy and failing communities. And we all know how damaging gay marriage was because Massachusetts ended up being 50th in illiteracy, 49th in divorces. It's a crying shame, really. The gay radar (or gaydar Homometer 2000) that Ed used made me laugh a little too hard ("Oh that's so stupid... Fabulous! Fabulous! Oh my God, that's so gay!"). Along with the Robe-inator, that's two new TDS gadgets this week. I know what I want for Christmas!

Tonight's guest is Roberty Ray, former Independent Counsel. This interview wasn't exactly exciting but it was really informative. Plus, it made it clear that we're never going to hear the end of these indictments. They're just going to go on forever and ever because people are just going to keep getting indicted. Hell, I think I've been indicted.

During the Stewart/Colbert checkpoint, Colbert expresses his sadness over Aaron Brown leaving CNN because Brown's departure means one less bespectacled newsman. I don't really care because as long as there's more Anderson Cooper, I'm fine. Here it is, your Moment of Zen: Remove the cardboard chickens!

This episode was really great, I think. I laughed out loud a few times more than usual (both Corddry and Helms' reports were pretty crazy compared to the usual deadpan stuff that they do). I've got to admit, the Homometer is going to keep me giggling for a few days.