For the past 3 hours, I have arguing with my friend over How I Met Your Mother vs. Friends. I am for HIMYM, he is (unsurprisingly) for Friends. I imagine their are many pairs of people across the nation having this very same debate at any given moment.

I concede that the two shows are very similar, implying that HIMYM has "copied" Friends in a way. However, I see it the same as the way an artist will make a cover of another artist's song. The skeleton is similar but the flesh is different. And every now and then, a cover is better than the original.

I'm trying to figure out how to get my text message thread from my phone to my computer so that I may share the hilarity with you. More developments to come.