Five years ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, people looked for comedy relief. Here are some of my favorite memes from the era of santizer and toilet paper shortages, social distancing, and working from home. Why does humor flourish during crises? In a word: Survival. Humor helps us cope and reminds us that we’re all in this together.
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Some Online Comments from 2020
- The French people raided their stores for cheese. Now all that’s left is de brie.
- I’ll tell you a coronavirus joke now, and check back in two weeks to see if you got it.
- Finland has closed its borders. That’s right, no one is allowed to cross the finish line.
- My coworker keeps farting, asking for my lunch, and playing on his tablet while I do all the work. Now I’m working at home with my 4-year-old nearby. Nothing’s changed.
- I ran out of toilet paper and had to use the New York Times. Man, the Times are rough.
- “The people going to crowded events right now are the same people who hear a weird noise in horror movies and decide to go check it out.” ~Jeremy Dooley
- “Ever since it was brought to my attention that you can say ‘Covid 19’ to the tune of ‘Come on, Eileen,’ I’ve been unable to read it any other way.” ~Dr. David Shiffman
- We went to this restaurant called The Kitchen. You have to gather all the ingredients and make your own meal. I have no clue how this place is still in business.
Here was one of my favorites: https://pin.it/22zEAfElM
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Ah, the good ole’ days. Thanks for the laughs, Mitch.
My pleasure, Steve.
Ha, Ha….the last one is my favorite!
Mine too, Sheryl.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
Funny how Charles Dickens predicted this back in the 1850’s. 🙂
It was the biggest scam and crime against humanity in history
Today we are going through the second phase with the collapse of the dollar and the world heading for a global meltdown
Can anybody say one world government
I received a letter in the mail last week from the bank stating they can legally shut my account down and keep my money for no reason
My mom received a letter from the government basically saying she has lived a good life but now for the good of society she should accept government assistance to commit suicide
These guys make Hitler look like an angel
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Are you in Canada, too? Because you just described life here, right now. I’m actually surprised my husband hasn’t been offered MAiD yet. Several of my former neighbours with disabilities are now gone because MAiD was better than living with botched “healthcare”.
Love the Gollum one 😂
Oh my! Wonderful.. Hadn’t heard any of these. Thanks! Being 88 has some similarities to Covid years!
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Now that was funny. Thanks for sharing, I hope you have a great weekend.
Thanks, Rasma, likewise.
Laughter truly is the best medicine. And now everyone knows what it’s like to find toilet paper in Florida before a hurricane 😂
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I missed half of these. Hysterical as always.
Believe it or not I think you missed one…
Duct tape doesn’t fix everything!
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Hilarious, GP!
These were great
Laugh to keep from crying, crazy times they were
Indeed they were.
Very nice 🙂
Thanks for the laughs!! What a time that was and yes we definitely needed the humor and still do!
The Texas one makes my eyes burn. LOL!
Nice one Mitch – the classic I heard during Covid was ‘you used to cough to hide a fart, now you fart to hide a cough’ 😂
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That was very funny. Thank you Mitch.
My pleasure, Thomas.
Ha ha! Some of those were new to me, and I needed the chuckle today, so thanks 🙂
True story, Mitch …. My hubs was a TP hoarder before it became fashionable during Covid. He bought loads of it whenever it was on sale. We laughed during the shortage because we had likely a two year supply! Good thing that wasn’t common knowledge or our home may have been vulnerable to break-ins 😳
Most of those I had not heard before. Easier to laugh about them now! Still have not caught the thing (naming it will jinks that).
You’re one of a vanishing breed, Randy.
During that time, Covid memes and jokes gave us a welcome break from the political ones. These were hilarious, Mitch. Thank you. 🙂
My pleasure, Nancy.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Mitch. I may be weird, but I enjoyed staying home. 😉
Oh my goodness there are some pretty funny ones here Mitch. 🤣🤣
You just HAD to give us that one about “Come on, Eileen,” DIDN’T you?
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I esp. like the TP ones and the post-cruise couple. 😂
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The grocery meme had me on chokehold for a sec
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Haha too funny! Love it!