Oslo, Norway

A spokesperson for the Norwegian police confirmed that they are investigating whether the Nobel Prize Committee intended its award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama as a sophisticated form of trolling.

A source close to the investigation, who requested anonymity, confirmed that police here believe the award was designed to provoke U.S. bloggers and talk radio hosts into screaming themselves senseless.

In related stories, both Michael Moore and Rush Limbaugh were rushed to local emergency rooms early this morning when they passed out after expressing their outrage that Mr. Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Moore reportedly collapsed when he screamed, “But he’s still escalating troop levels!” while Limbaugh collapsed after screaming, “Sarah Palin would’nt’ve allowed this, this is what happens in Obama’s America!”