Did Leno get a pass for thelling the sasme joke Letterman did?


	Did Leno get a pass for thelling the sasme joke Letterman did?

Spiritualmonkey

6-14-2009 4:37 PM

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sarah-palin, david-letterman, jay-leno

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6-14-2009 5:00 PM

willhelm

Now he's a plagiarist?

6-14-2009 9:26 PM

Spiritualmonkey

Now he's a plagiarist?

I guess Carlos Mencia isn't the only one who steals jokes.

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