They say humour is an essential coping mechanism in stressful situations. Well, I think a worldwide Coronavirus pandemic would count as stressful, wouldn’t you? And Lord knows we can all use some comic relief right about now. So this list combines two of the most powerful forces in the world – the power of humour with the wonderfully weird reactions of Twitter. Enjoy. We certainly did. Here are 40 of the funniest tweets about the Coronavirus and life in quarantine:
wow.. bars, clubs, and gyms all closed?? my life is about to seriously be exactly the same
— danielle weisberg (@danielleweisber) March 16, 2020
this like the exact opposite of that pokemon go summer
— Sabrina (@NerdyAndQuirky) March 16, 2020
WORK FROM HOME TIPS:
Have a routine. Shower/dress like normal. Keep a dedicated workspace. Fill a briefcase with sausages & carry it at all times. Stick to usual work hours. NEVER let raccoons trick you into trusting them with the beefcase: they dont have your interests at heart
— soul nate (@MNateShyamalan) March 16, 2020
Somewhere in a bowling alley…some important advice 😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/iZkWBauRNI
— Hemanth Kumar C R (@crhemanth) March 18, 2020
Hearing that the eventual VOD-only release of TENET will involve Christopher Nolan personally coming to each house/apt in a HAZMAT suit and projecting the film on 35mm.
— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) March 17, 2020
oh my god, the chicago aquarium closed due to coronavirus, so they let the penguins run around and check out the other exhibits. (staff was present.) pic.twitter.com/YGa8CugymE
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) March 16, 2020
THINGS U CAN STILL DO WHILE SOCIALLY DISTANCING:
-Stare at the blank page b4 u
-Open up the dirty window
-Let the sun illuminate the words that you cannot find
-Reach 4 something in the distance (so close u can almost taste it)
-Release ur inhibitions
-Feel the rain on ur skin— tinyangelbaby (@dougiec0n) March 16, 2020
So if I die today my last message to a loved one will be a Twitter thread of Himesh Reshammiya as pachak goli and I think that's beautiful
— Shreemi Verma (@shreemiverma) March 17, 2020
we are all edward hopper paintings now pic.twitter.com/gpcmSiavkD
— Michael Tisserand (@m_tisserand) March 16, 2020
If #coronavirus don't kill me, Saifoo in a crisp cotton kurta, reading a book next to his library, certainly will. Take me now, nawab Sahab. pic.twitter.com/5FRrK3Bh7U
— Rhea Srivastava (@VirtualRheality) March 17, 2020
Statement on COVID-19 from my Rollercoaster Tycoon park pic.twitter.com/GNDLOd5bIk
— Chris Goodwin (@cgoodz) March 16, 2020
Please don't be selfish and stock up food during this pandemic, be kind and help each other. If anyone needs rice or daal, let me know, I have bought 75Kgs each
— Samay Raina (@ReheSamay) March 17, 2020
GOING OUT TO BARS:
• dangerous
• are you out of your mindSECLUDING YOURSELF AT HOME IN A TATTERED WEDDING DRESS PLOTTING REVENGE ON ALL MEN:
• weirdly hot
• no one gets infected
• he will live to regret the day he broke your heart— The Library Owl 🌻🧙♀️🦉 (@SketchesbyBoze) March 16, 2020
Treating the quarantine like a prison sentence. Bulking up. Reading books. Converting to Islam. Refusing to shower
— ethnic steve (@EthnicSteve) March 15, 2020
Sometimes I’ll just be living my ordinary, irrelevant life and out of nowhere I’ll remember that Priyanka Chopra referred to Pitbull as “Pardesi Babu” on her single “Exotic” and life loses all sense and meaning for those three seconds
— iva (@ivadixit) March 17, 2020
How long before the JK Rowling tweet telling us Dobby had Coronavirus this whole time
— Gayle Sequeira (@ProjectSeestra) March 14, 2020
The cast of Big Brother in Germany doesn’t know about covid-19 and they’re gonna tell them in a live TV special. I have to learn German by tomorrow. https://t.co/a0zOrIUeCD
— dhm (@dhm) March 16, 2020
me in quarantine showing off my dog to the lecturer during online classes pic.twitter.com/bEhPqYkEwd
— sarah (@sarahonfilm) March 15, 2020
the killers: coming out of my cage and i-
CDC: absolutely not
— soul nate (@MNateShyamalan) March 15, 2020
There is so much panic right now and not nearly enough disco
— 1984’s George Whorewell (@EwdatsGROSS) March 16, 2020
Quarantine glory pic.twitter.com/XtKHPyyxJa
— ThexyBeatht (@thexybeatht) March 16, 2020
Quarantine day 6. pic.twitter.com/er652Oy3Ki
— jamie (@gnuman1979) March 16, 2020
Even corona doesn't like him. https://t.co/88zS4PyF7v
— Insha Allah gaul & keren (@bang_bar0n) March 15, 2020
My dog after I sent him to get supplies since he can’t get the Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/XVSEQR4487
— young cunt (@shortshitmax) March 14, 2020
in an unsettling reversal of my teenage years, I am now yelling at my parents for going out
— Brigid Delaney (@BrigidWD) March 16, 2020
My therapist: your OCD is irrational
The government: you must wash your hands 19 times a day or your dad will die
— Rachel McCartney (@RachelMComedy) March 15, 2020
We get it, Europe, you all have BALCONIES.
— Ally Hord (@hordie) March 15, 2020
With gyms closed, what are Lokhandwala fuccbois doing? Are they okay?
— Sulagna (@BeingChatterjee) March 16, 2020
can we all just agree to gain 15 pounds. that way none of us have to feel weird about it
— Rachel Sennott (@Rachel_Sennott) March 15, 2020
can’t spell quarantine without
u,r,a,q,t , wassup tho? 😏— ً (@WrongN1K) March 14, 2020
it’s crazy how because of corona we can see how almost everything we do is a totally made up social construct that can be instantly stopped if we wanted to lol
— blondie wasabi (@bIondiewasabi) March 14, 2020
— Ricky Muncie, RBR (@RickyRBR) March 16, 2020
QUARANTINE DIARY
Day 1: I have stocked up on enough non-perishable food and supplies to last me for months, maybe years, so that I can remain in isolation for as long as it takes to see out this pandemic
Day 1 + 45 minutes: I am in the supermarket because I wanted a Twix
— Sir Michael (@Michael1979) March 12, 2020
AMERICA, EVERY WEEKEND: I just wanna Netflix and Chill lol.
THE WEEKEND EVERYONE NEEDS TO STAY INSIDE: It's my God-given right to go outside and lick whatever I want.
— Jake Whitacre (@jakewhitacre) March 15, 2020
The World Health Organization has announced that dogs cannot contract Covid-19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. To be clear, WHO let the dogs out.
— Liam Hackett (@DiageoLiam) March 12, 2020
Social distancing king. pic.twitter.com/DJFV4DqifQ
— Brandon Bird (@Brandon_Bird) March 16, 2020
Go back to the desert
— DavKind (@DavKind76) March 17, 2020
we are all in the movie. https://t.co/jT0lefbcg1
— c (@chuuzus) March 16, 2020
Ordering pizza during a pandemic. pic.twitter.com/KvaBOGtM6W
— Nate Armbruster (@natecomedy) March 16, 2020
The Office: Coronavirus
Michael ignores the “work from home” memo because he thinks that everyone should be together at a time like this
Dwight acts completely normal & claims genetic immunity
Angela wears a hazmat suit
Kevin says that he’s had it for weeks & feels fine
— Daniel Burnell (@the_real_bnell) March 9, 2020
my niece keeps coughing pic.twitter.com/iKO0NwktPn
— Jarrad (magical girl binge) |Ch0sen| (@_Majinbuuuu) March 12, 2020
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