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2020-07-12
Laughing with my Family from Over Six Feet Apart
On a Sunday this past July, my cousin texted me out of the blue saying that she was about to start driving from her home in Oakland, CA to Los Angeles and that she would love to stop in Santa Barbara, CA to have lunch with me. I was really excited to get her text, because I had been feeling extremely lonely that weekend. I hadn't seen any family members in-person since March, since I don't live very near any of them. My cousin had been following social distancing guidelines extremely carefully since March, and I had also been following them while allowing myself a little more freedom. Given that, we didn't even consider having a not socially distant lunch. I picked up food from a restaurant for us and set chairs far apart for us to eat in my front yard. When my cousin arrived, she even volunteered to go the bathroom in yard so that she didn't have to enter my house. I thought that was a little over-the-top, and we ultimately decided it was okay for her to come in wearing a mask to use my bathroom. We had a great lunch, just eating and laughing. It was so uplifting to be in the same vicinity as a loved one. Then my sister FaceTimed us from her home in Chicago with her baby. This is where things got pretty hilarious. We tried to set up my computer in a way that allowed my cousin and me to both see and be seen while also staying more than six feet apart. It was nearly impossible, but our attempts made us laugh so hard. It just felt like such silly thing to be doing. I had such a great time with my cousin for those couple of hours. Her presence and all of the laughter definitely lightened my mood. -
2020
Dig Deeper to Find Husband in Garden
During quarantine, families were forced to be together 24/7. That situation, along with the usual stresses of marriage led to jokes old and new. This meme shows that the wife buried her husband in the garden--we assume because she just. Could. Not. Take. It. Anymore. -
2020-03-10
Kids Crash BBC Reporter's News Segment. Ellen Degeneres Dissects the clip.
This clip is SO funny! I've watched it many times now and it seems to just get funnier. The father, in early days of quarantine, is doing a news segment for BBC news. His toddler comes marching in with flair and gusto. Then his baby son scoots in using his walker. Then the mom flies in the door, grabs them, and yanks them back out. -
2020-03-23
I Choose B. Husband Picks ANYTHING Other than Quarantining With His Wife and Child
This video makes us laugh about the very thought of being quarantined with our families 24/7. This gentleman personifies how that idea strikes horror in our hearts. -
2020
Pandemic Reactions in the West Bend and Roncesvalles Areas
Residents of the West Bend and Roncesvalles areas of Toronto have reacted to the coronavirus outbreak in many ways that promote consideration and support for their neighbours and patrons, ways that range from declaring support for Essential Workers to sharing bits of humour through shop windows and creating fun, social-distancing appropriate activities such as front lawn "I Spy"! -
2020-06-01
Cat Mask Guide
@pennysnark on shared a meme in her instagram story. The meme is a cat wearing a mask in various fashions with explanations on the proper way to wear a face mask. -
2020-07-21
Mask Basket
Penny Snark added this photograph to her Instagram story on 07/21/2020. It's an image of her, strapped in via seat belt in a car wearing a mask and looking off into the distance as in deep thought with text near the bottom that says: "Modern musings: I should get a mask basket for the entryway." -
2020-06-05
If You See Me Stealing a Penguin, Mind Your Business
During the first few days of the Black Lives Matter Protests, there was looting and rioting in some cities. This meme is a humorous statement about that looting. The creator claims he/she wants to steal a penguin if looting starts in Boston. Mind your business if you see him walking out holding one. -
2020-07-08
“Insufficient facts always invite danger.” - Captain Spock
A tweet from famed Canadian astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield and resulting response from Ottawa Public Health. The initial tweet shows three of the main characters from the original Star Trek (Bones, Kirk, and Spock) with medical masks superimposed on their faces and another crew member, wearing the red shirt which is often jokingly said to mark a character for death, in the background without a mask. The response from Ottawa Public Health is the addition of a quote from the famously logical character of Spock: "Insufficient facts always invite danger." This is possibly a reference to those who are claiming masks are ineffectual or even dangerous based on limited or untruthful sources- a section of the population with which the Public Health unit deals frequently. -
2020-05-24
Toilet Paper Is Your Prize!
Of course, you've heard all about the toilet paper shortage, the hoarding of it, and the bare shelves where toilet paper used to be. This is a humorous meme offering toilet paper as the prize--if you can grab it with the big claw. These games are notoriously difficult to win with, too. -
2020-07-03
Pandemic and looters
The meme reminds people to social distance while looting -
2020-03-14
Not All Sports Are Cancelled. Curling While in Quarantine
During quarantine, all sports were canceled. ESPN was playing games from the Eighties, Nineties, and early 2000s. This was a big gap in our lives, and sports-lovers sured did miss their sporting events. This is a humorous video using a Rooma vacuum and a Swiffer mop to simulate the sport of curling. -
2020-04-21
Here's What We All Should Be Doing Right Now! Humorous "Press Conference"
Adley describes herself as a Grammy-awarded entertainer, comedic influencer, self-proclaimed wine connoisseur, and country singer. She seems to be surviving the quarantine and the COVID time with pranks recorded on her daily videos on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. This particular video perfectly sums up how confusing all of our instructions and medical directives were during this period. -
2020-05-12
Olive and Mabel Have a Company Meeting. Olive and Mable are Labradors
During the Coronavirus period, people worked from their homes. Meetings were held via video chat which had its own set of problems--things such as getting the software to work, positioning the camera, looking presentable, keeping the kids and the pets under control, etc. Remote school had the same problems with the additional challenge of keeping the kids involved and learning. This is a funny look at those meetings. Youtube user MrAndrewCotter holds a business meeting with his two dogs, Mable and Olive. -
2020-03-14
Quarantined Italians Sing Together from Balconies
Before the Coronavirus came to the United States, all eyes were on Italy. They had the highest death rate ever and they were all in a very strict quarantine. They were able to release the stress of being cooped up in their small apartments by singing together while standing on their balconies. Some would play violins, accordions, or tambourines, while others sang. They all joined in and it was quite a unique experience, and the videos went viral. -
2020-05-21
Israeli Mom Melts Down When She Has to Homeschool
This Israeli woman had a meltdown when she first attempted to homeschool her kids. She was overwhelmed by what the school wanted her to do. The way she put it, no mother would be able to keep up. -
2020-03-16
New York Cuomo Brothers Banter
Who doesn't like to see a little brotherly competition? Here are the Cuomo brothers from New York. Andrew is the governor of the state and his younger brother, Chris, is a television journalist. During the COVID period, Andrew showed strong leadership and become something of a folk hero and many people watched his daily briefings where he scolded his citizens for misbehaving and also praised them for doing well when they were following the quarantine rules. The brothers often engaged in competitive banter and it was always entertaining to watch. This clip is about calling Mom and who is Mom's favorite son. -
2020-06-24
"Well, Atlantic Canada is now bubbled up!" text
A text sent to a group chat of graduate students now dispersed across the county. The writer is from, and is currently living in, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He is sardonically expressing frustration at the absurdity of a state of affairs where the province cannot provide some basics, but can make interprovincial deals to allow people to travel and associate with others in the Maritimes. -
2020-06-18
Don't Be Embarrassed to Wear a Mask in Public, Some People Wear Golden Knights Jerseys.
Humorous graphic posted by 98.5 KFOX encouraging the use of masks while also showcasing the continued rivalry between the San Jose Sharks and the Vegas Golden Knights despite the postponement of the current National Hockey League season. -
2020-05-22
Why She Wont Wear a Mask
While some people refuse to wear a mask other's are worried for their safety. -
2020-06-13
How the military handled Covid-19
This is a humorous tiktok showing the progression of the pandemic and how the military handled it.Initially it was put out to just be precautious and it very rapidly changed as the extent of the pandemic was grasped.For many military members it felt like they were constantly changing the level of precautions.It was initially viewed as similar to the flu by many and not taken seriously but as the pandemic progressed that changed.Although humorous this is an accurate representation of how many military members reacted during this time. -
2020-03-16
All Set With Nothing to Do
This is a humorous statement about the facts of life during quarantine, especially during the beginning phase. Many of us couldn’t work, we couldn’t go out—the “non-essential” stores, movie theaters, malls, restaurants, and bars were all closed, so there was nowhere to go anyway. This is funny because the author was very well-rested and all set to take on the day, but there was really no day to “take on.” He or she expresses our quandary well. We’re up, ready to go, but there is nowhere to go and nothing to do. -
2020-04-11
School Picture Day--At Home
During the quarantine period, schools were closed and parents were thrown into new roles as teachers. Most parents didn’t even understand 4th grade math or how to deal with all of the curriculum thrown at them literally overnight. This meme deals with one aspect of school life—the school picture day which is a special day where photographers come in and everyone in the whole school has individual portraits done along with the group class photos. The humor here is that quarantine and home schooling was hard on everyone and so many of us were stressed and pushed to the max—including the kids. So by dressing up in his finest and announcing it was time to take the school photo, either the kid was very sweet and trying to recreate his past life, or he was cracking under the pressure—like his parents were on the brink of doing. -
2020-03-26
Quentin Quarantino's Accomplishments in Quarantine
This meme voices the envisioned goals many of us possessed if we “only had the time.” When quarantine hit, all of a sudden we DID have the time, however, our lofty goals of learning a new language, taking up guitar, or writing that great American novel seemed to fall by the wayside as we dissolved into napping, watching Netflix (one of our entertainment services that has movies, TV shows, etc. to amuse us), snacking, and if we were very ambitious, baking. We seem to not be living up to Newton’s or Shakespeare’s accomplishments while THEY were in isolation. All this guy (and so many of us) has managed to accomplish is multiple posts to Instagram. Oh! And he forged an alias for himself. -
2020-03-26
Quarantine Marital Problems
When COVID-19 hit and we were all quarantined with our families, the cracks in our relationships began to fracture in some cases. There were a lot of jokes about marriage and this meme shows that this particular couple had fissures so big and the wife was so desperate, she was digging a grave. Her husband was clueless about her plans, but who knows? Maybe he had similar plans of his own. This is funny because of course no one will actually kill his/her spouse no matter how badly they might want to! Right? -
2020-05-29
Humorous Schedule in Quarantine
At first, people in quarantine didn't know what to do with themselves. This is one person's humorous schedule of his or her day. It shows the boredom and emotional toll of being isolated. -
2020-05-29
Math Answers Are Poop During Homeschooling
Homeschooling or remote learning was difficult for so many parents as well as their children. This student was assigned some math problems. His father turned his back, and his kid filled in the word "poop" for all of his answers. The father shared it on social media. -
2020-05-29
Home Schooling Schedule-Humor
During the quarantine, people found themselves eating a lot and taking a few naps a day. Another popular activity was watching TV and playing video games. While homeschooling their kids, all the screen time rules went out the window. Parents also found it difficult to keep a school type of schedule. -
2020-03-18
Ben's First Day of Homeschooling. Ben is Eight
The transition from in-person classrooms to remote learning was very difficult for many parents. Most parents didn't have any idea where to start. Ben's school assigned him a journal project and this is his entry from his first day at home. -
2020-05-29
Can We Take Showers Yet?
During the Corona Time, everywhere you looked showed you how to wash your hands and warned you to do so. Talk show hosts demonstrated the methods, ads on TV urged us to wash our hands every time we touched anything, and people made song parodies about hand-washing. So the joke here is that were we only allowed to wash our hands, not the rest of our bodies? No one told us to shower! #ASU #HST580 #Humor #Washing #Coronavirus #COVID19 -
2020-03-19
"Trending in Canada"
A screenshot of a tumblr post which is, in turn, a screenshot the original poster took of twitter trending topics which initially seems as though the #endthelockdown hashtag and sentiment was gaining popularity in Canada, but that hashtag was shown to have been frequently used with the additional hashtag #morons, suggesting that instead Canadians were angry that anyone would hold such a sentiment when there is still a significant risk of infection. -
2020-04-25
The Necessities
I live on Long Island, in New York. I was stopped at a traffic light and happened to see this sign for “The Barn”. The Barn is a drive through grocery store and there are several of them on Long Island. Usually the sign advertises ice cream, milk, eggs. This day, the important items are “masks, Duraflame, White Castle”. I thought that this was an odd combination of necessities, and if I had seen this sign at any other time I would be confused. But it sadly made perfect sense to me. Masks because we can’t go anywhere without them. Duraflame because people are at home and enjoying fires. And White Castle because fast food restaurants are closed or deemed unsafe. This sign made me sad - because of what it said, and because I understood it. Tags from contributor: LongIsland, Dairybarn, Newyork, Merrick, masks, whitecastle, duraflame, -
2020-04-09
“Ugh Why” Automobile Vanity License Plate, New Orleans, LA
“Ugh Why” automobile vanity license plate is oddly poignant during COVID-19 self-isolation period.