Punchlines: Not another devastating breakup
Perhaps not since the Beatles has the possible breakup of a British boy band caused such commotion among teen girls across the U.S. And technically, at least according to band members, this isn't even really a breakup.
One Direction announced recently that they are taking a break for a year starting in March, according to reports. And unlike the 1970 split of that other British sensation, the outcry over this band's end was immediately felt across the new medium of social media. Thousands of tweets were posted, and Conan O'Brien cried. How did he mask his tears? By talking about another devastating moment, the stock market plunge. He explains, while Jimmy Kimmel summarizes the Twitter backlash in today's Punchlines.
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