Brief News: Obama Trades in Nobel Prize for Noble Prize

Washington, DC-Late Wednesday afternoon, United States President Barack Obama arrived at the Nobel for Noble Pawn Shop at the corner of 8th and U streets NW in the hope of trading in his coveted Nobel Peace Prize for a Noble Warrior Prize.

Founded in 1902 in rebuttal to the Nobel Peace Prize, the Noble Warrior Prize was designed to give honor to those men and women who displayed a valiant commitment to practicing the art of war. It was eventually dissolved in 1998, but remnants from its 96-year history remain scattered in pawnshops throughout the country.

"Though most people look disfavorably on war, I think it's the tops," Obama told reporters, while rummaging through the shop. "Anybody can be a harbinger of peace, but it takes a really special person to be a harbinger of death, doom, and destruction."

The Nobel Peace Prize ended up being worth so much that Obama was able to trade it in for a Noble Warrior Prize in addition to a Blu-ray player, a large-screen HDTV, and a basketball autographed by Michael Jordan.

"Peace! Huh - yeah, what is it good for?" Obama sang while exiting the store. "Absolutely nothing."

He continued, "Uh-huh!"

Moral of the story: I found Obama's speech on Wednesday at Georgetown University in Washington, DC to be very humbling! Right on, Prez'!