Of course, every newspaper, magazine, blog, pamphlet, or graffiti from left to right and across the globe knows that Obama didn't earn or deserve a Nobel of any sort. Which didn't stop those here from ridiculously asserting that he did (thus earning those happy fifteen a permanent spot on the BOTF Clown Registry for meritorious lack of ability to make a plausible argument that anyone in the entire world agrees with, but vocally arguing anyway). Hell, even the WH thought it was a prank at first.

But until now, there hasn't been any top-notch humor about it. It's too obvious. Like a bad caption picture. The late night shows did their predictable thing, and it'll be a running joke for years, but nothing memorable.

Now, however, the field of intentionally lame rap has produced something pretty funny. And even clowns can participate, given that they set the bar so low as to what justifies a Peace Prize.

Please relate your own stories of what you have done to earn a Peace Prize.

I shared a link, that's a PEACE PRIZE.

I genuinely believe what I have already written about the prize, but...

It would be funny to have Kanye West at the official presentation.

Or you just denigrated the Prize itself, as this song does?

It was genuinely bizarre to see the only people in the entire world of any political stripe who thought the prize was a good call residing here on this board. It's like that bio-weapon lab in The Stand. Containment. Except they seem to have broken loose, as the residents of Arkham Asylum periodically do.

What have you done to earn your PEACE PRIZE today?

I not only shared a link, but purchased some groceries. So I'm set for the weekend.

RonB52's post on BOTF while you were busily not posting in that other forum. (Shades of Neville and all, but on second page right now, so you'll never see it).

I grounded my 10-year old. No game-boy for a week. Consequence for drawing a cartoon where a good guy shot a bad guy. (Well, not really for drawing the cartoon, what 10-year old boy doesn't think good guys shooting bad guys is a good subject for a cartoon? But for getting caught drawing it in school. When he's thirty, I'll let him in on that.)

I defintely deserve a Peace prize. Maybe a bad parenting prize too.

You Beclowned Yourself?

I'm not above a good joke at My Leader's expense. Nor is he. Wait for the next Washington Press dinner.

It was genuinely bizarre to see the only people in the entire world of any political stripe who thought the prize was a good call residing here on this board.

We are, after all, the Best of the Fray.

that I will never finish. It will probably have the word 'peace' in it at some point before I dump it in the trash. Where in the hell is my prize? I could use the cash.

in a sea of BOTF lurkers. Yeah, I quit even reading the responses to my one thread over there ever since I realized I was generating traffic for them. Withdrawing my prestige from the Cooter board clearly merits another PEACE PRIZE. Also thinking maybe I'll get a haircut this afternoon. My bookshelves fairly groan with prizes.

Getting caught sucks. I think grounding a kid for getting caught teaches a valuable lesson. Be sneakier next time, son. Low cunning needs to be instilled at an early age. It's not something you can just pick up later.

I can't imagine that drawing a picture of a good guy killing a bad guy would be something a boy could get caught for. It's like being caught riding a bike, or being caught sharpening a pencil. I'm sure the schools know what they're doing these days, though. They have degrees in education and everything.

You get a PEACE PRIZE. Come to think of it, I started some novels. I'll save those up for PEACE PRIZES later. Like for days I forget to shave.

Last time she roasted the President, her roasting consisted of saying how handsome he is, and urging the assassination of Rush Limbaugh. Tough, trenchant commentary, speaking truth to power.

They really need Gilbert Gottfried on one of these panels.

This is no time to get all spent. I know some people who know some people with connections in Stockholm, and word is that Obie is lined up for a whole bunch of Nobies. It's going to be one long season of outrage.

Lit: Precedent in Churchill. C'mon now, how many ghost written memoir manifestos go on to become best sellers (not counting unpublished best sellers like the divine Sarah's splendid ruminations).

Economics: For being the world's financial batman.

Medicine: universal coverage - the next best thing after vaccination.

Physics: for not reopening the competition with CERN's Hadron collider and putting the world at risk of getting sucked into a micro black hole.

Chemistry: this one's tough, but he did inhale, didn't he? They'll find a way.

Honestly, I think only the chem prize would look totally ridiculous. So far, that is.

has an interesting article (ghost-written, no doubt) in this month's Vanity Fair that you might want to check out, Urq. It's titled Mrs. Palin and Me. He's apparently in some ad campaigns now too, clearly taking advantage of his proverbial 15 minutes of fame.

There are also three excellent, well-researched articles on the how's and why's of the Great Bailout Debacle but you might not enjoy those, since the lead piece focuses on the Bush Administration and the second, on Henry Paulson.

Cheers, "Connie"

(tagging this one for the cloud ...)

Noted lefty blogger Ezra Klein refuted and debunked your niggardly anti-American assessment the day the prize was announced. He tweeted "Obama wins chemistry Nobel. 'He's just got great chemistry' said the panel."

For dissin Obama, you get NO PEACE PRIZE.

However, for ignorance of the (paltry) differences between the dirty Scandi races, you get a bonus PEACE PRIZE.

Big surprise. Vanity Fair gives a forum to Levi. Dishin the dirt on the dark secrets of the Palin family. Cause generally, when you're shtupping the family's teenage daughter, they invite you to political strategy meetings. When you're ridin dirty on daddy's little princess, you become an immediate family confidante. A consigliere almost.

I hear Hot Chicks With Douchebags is also featuring a Levi profile.

Another quality publication promoting Levi is Playgirl. Which I had no idea was still being published.

Wavin your schlong at the gays
Gets you NO PEACE PRIZE

"grooming", Is that what the kids are calling nowadays?

"He seems to like it, that's a PEACE PRIZE"

In fairness, he does have a brush. What have you done today?