Low water is evident along the Blackwater River section of Smith Mountain Lake in October. Photo by Stephanie Klein-Davis | The Roanoke Times

The daily news can get a little intense … or dry (no pun intended).

So I was tickled to see our colleagues at the Laker Weekly try to find some humor in the low lake levels at SML.

This week they asked their Facebook fans to finish this sentence:

“The lake is so low …”

These zingers have received the highest number of *Likes* so far:

Bruce Helms: “I’m considering converting my Jet Ski into a 4-wheeler.”

Kevin Lankford: “The fish have ticks”

Phil Woods: “Realtors are updating property descriptions to include beach access.”

And my personal favorite (as a “Gold Rush” TV show fan):

Mike Baker: “…even Todd Hoffman could find gold!!”

Read the entire list of jokes (and please share your own) on the Laker Weekly Facebook page.