With everyone taking sides in the Conan/Leno late-night feud, it's easy to forget about NBC's impending collateral damage. And, in this case, the collateral damage is especially devastating to me and my peers...because it's looking like the odd man out will be former "TRL" stalwart Carson Daly.

What makes matters worse is that no one seems to care! While Leno and Conan's jokes about their fates make the rounds on the Internet and entertainment news, Carson Daly is left to address the matter on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Which, if you're keeping score at home, is on ABC. Worst of all, the bit (above) is so completely unfunny that I'm pretty sure it's designed to make Daly look pathetic. Mission: accomplished.

Carson Daly, the host of "Last Call," must be feeling a little depressed. First, Jimmy Fallon took over for Conan O'Brien at "Late Night," despite Daly's seven-year tenure at NBC. Then Jay Leno decided he'll be sticking around after leaving the "Tonight Show," and hosting a new hour of "comedy" every night at 10 p.m. Daly's still on the air (for now), but after three hours of late night programming, it's hard to imagine viewers will be excited about sticking around for his show.

So, it seems that before his fourth hour of late night is relegated to "freak show" status (like Hoda and Kathie Lee's fourth hour of "Today"), Daly's getting sauced to ease the pain. He's campaigning with Guinness to make St. Patrick's Day a national holiday, and while that is a noble cause, it comes off like just an excuse for him to drink away his frustrations. Hang in there Carson, you can always go back to "TRL"! (Oh, wait.)

Last night we got our second taste of post-Conan "Late Night," and I think I'm starting to get what NBC is saying with their new Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon triple threat. 

After mentioning Leno's move to 10 pm, Fallon says (sarcastically) that it's great to have him around. Because after Leno, the local news, and Conan's "Tonight Show," people will be pumped for more talk. We feel your pain, Mr. Fallon, but bucking the establishment before your show airs? That's a bold move. (On the bright side, at least you're not Carson Daly.)

But there's more from Jimmy, chillin' in his pocket T-shirt, checkin' out his vlog comments on his iMac, talkin' about his house band The Roots... it all seems a little like one of those "Mac vs. PC" ads, doesn't it? The introduction to his set, which includes rising trap doors, plasma screens for video Skype, and space for fans of a band to be on stage with the band, makes the whole thing feel like a "TRL" spinoff. (I bet Carson Daly is pissed.)

It's as if NBC is saying, "Here you go, young people! Jimmy Fallon is for you!" They'll get the pesky old people out of the way with Leno and the local news, siphon off the remaining non-"with it" people with Conan, and then reward my generation for its patience with a revamp of our beloved "TRL," hosted by the star of "Fever Pitch" and "Taxi." NBC is either evil, genius, or trying to make Carson Daly's head explode.

This week "How I Met Your Mother" continued its groundbreaking examination of life's mysteries by profiling girls in bars who scream "wooo."  As anyone who's been to Spring Break knows, it's not just whistles that go "wooo." Girls, typically found in bars playfully (and loudly) insulting each other between sips of bay breezes - woo, too. What could possibly possess otherwise intelligent women to shriek like banshees when placed in groups?

Personally, I think the recently deceased "TRL" is to blame, but this episode offered another theory: According to Robin and Lily's scientific inquiry, the culprit is desperation. The women cling together to hide their frustrations with not having husbands, children, or direction in their lives, and a cathartic "wooo" drowns out inner screams of lonliness. A sound theory, perphaps. But the fruity cocktails they've been gulping all night also probably factor into hollering like an idiot, too.

Karma was invented by Carson Daly after interviewing the Ying-Yang Twins four years ago on “TRL.”