That new plane smell

Don’t forget to order the undercoating: The U.S. Air Force has announced the replacement for the current aircraft used as Air Force One: Boeing’s 747-8. Delivery could happen as early as 2018.

Hopefuls have already contacted Boeing with their preferences. Jeb Bush wants a big “45” painted on the side of the plane, next to a smaller “41” and a “43” for his dad and brother. Hillary Clinton wants a walk-in closet for her pantsuits. And Mitt Romney wants 1 percent of the seats to be first class and the rest coach.

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Rocky Mountain high: Denver’s airport has banned the sale of pot-themed souvenirs because it doesn’t want the cannabis kitsch to taint the state’s image.

Oh, no you don’t, Colorado. You and Washington state went all in with this. If you’re going to profit from pot, you’re going to have to sell a few marijuana-leaf boxer shorts.

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Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1845, Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, “The Raven” was first printed in the New York Evening Mirror.

Which is why, when someone asks a newspaper today to print a poem that he or she has written, an editor cries, “Nevermore!”

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