Perhaps you are fed up with silly or at least slightly amusing news articles, but I feel compelled to share a few links to funny stories this afternoon.

1. A recent Pew poll found 48% of the roughly 1000 people surveyed are tired of hearing about Mr. Obama. A third of the Democrats polled said the same.

2. “Burgeoning jellyfish populations in coastal waters around the world is proof oceans are being impacted by global warming and overfishing, Spanish experts say.”

3. Jay Leno reportedly said, “Obama’s supporters got him his usual birthday gift of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” But maybe you’re tired of hearing about that.

4. Newspaper companies are suffering “in large measure to a marked reduction” in want ads. The Classifieds just aren’t classy anymore.

5. Tips for encouraging childhood reading (or should that be “underage reading”): “Give them books to use in their play, such as car manuals with toy cars, recipe books with a toy cooker . . .”

6. In a Knoxville, Tennessee Barnes & Noble, you can get rolled or TPed if you stand still too long.