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Everyone is involved in a viral experiment these days. The goal is to find out whether laughter is the best medicine for the coronapocalypse, or whether a meme a day can keep the quarantine blues away. And people do what it says.

But there are no rules when it comes to modern internet humor, except that it has to make you cringe, lol, or die laughing. In fact, the crying laughing emoji has reportedly been the most used one on social media in the past few months. A coincidence? Doubt it.

From absurdist millennial puns-intended to apocalyptic parody memes, Bored Panda has collected the best weekly corona jokes. And for those who just jumped onto the bandwagon, check out our previous compilations: part 1part 2part 3part 4part 5part 6, and part 7.

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Just One Of Those Things.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t even know how they can get away with such greed. Corporate bailouts don’t save you from eviction, illness, or starvation. They can scream for the best parts of capitalism, and flock for shelter under socialism whenever it benefits them.

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As we’re well into the crisis now, the jokes and memes are getting more twisted. Dark coronavirus humor is often funnier and somehow resonates better with people.

Interestingly, a taste for black humor could be an indicator of greater intelligence levels, according to this study published in Cognitive Processing. The psychologist Ulrike Willinger led an experiment which showed that participants who appreciated darker jokes expressed less aggression than those with a conventional sense of humor. Plus, the former group was found to have higher levels in verbal and nonverbal intelligence.

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The Perfect Time To Stop, When It's Working!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So true. Even though where I live we have had zero cases for the past 2 days, I will still be waiting at LEAST 2-4 weeks before I send my kids back to school.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please limit exposure and practice proper hygiene. All those quarantine protestors are going to take up all the beds and equipment.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone else likened it to "you're falling rapidly, so you deploy a parachute...you're not all the way to the ground..but you've slowed down..so you think this is a good time to take off the parachute....."

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Richard Brown
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also a bit like cutting back on the fire service because there have been a lot less fires lately

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AnnieLaurie Burke
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, as another wag put it, "Well, the parachute has slowed our descent to a resonable level, so we can take it off now."

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kinda like taking off your parachute half way down because your fall has slowed down.

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Tricia Wright
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve seen a better one that says “The curve is flattening; we can ease restrictions now = the parachute has slowed our rate of descent; we can take it off now”

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Evripidou Maria
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

where I live we are down to single digit number of cases each day and still we are considering SLOWLY opening the market in may. First construction etc, then if things go well in mid may small businesses that dont have lot of customers etc.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But how will the trumpers flaunt their idiocy if we end it early like they're protesting for?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Americans always do things halfway. Look at the war. They wanted revenge and then after a couple of years whining to send troops home when the job isn't done right.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except that antibiotics don't actually make you immune from anything. They just kill off the germ and allow your body time to mount a defence.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well. We all know that one person that will do that. We they get sick again or their symptoms reappear (know someone with COPD..constantly stop taking her medicine..) cause they feel better. Unfortunately that one people has doubled and they are in government.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

...or better....Jump with a parachute and cut the harness once you start slowing down...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many of us haven't had a bottle of unfinished antibiotics in our bathroom?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL - with 22 MILLION people in the US unemployed with those numbers rising and the economy headed towards the dumpster it seems to me sheeple are going to have a hell of a lot more to worry about than a virus which one may or may not get. Oh wait - I forgot - the US government is going to keep handing out free money indefinitely. That's right, of course they will. SMFH

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not at all the same thing... The virus is going to come back whether we open up tomorrow or in July. It doesn't make sense to stay closed and have the unemployment numbers rise when we will have to open up at some point. Scientists say that there won't be a vaccine for at least 12-18 months if there ever is one.. and there might not be. So what's the point in staying closed??

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Meanwhile, comedian Ken Cheng believes that joking about any risqué topic within comedy elicits the same answer. “Which is, that it depends,” Ken wrote in an opinion piece for Metro. But he doesn’t see anything wrong with talking about the current crisis in a humorous way. “Of course there will be some camps who think no serious topic should be made fun of, that even mentioning coronavirus in a humorous context is making light of a tragic situation,” but he added, “I don’t subscribe to this.” If humor is used skillfully, it can bring shelter to whatever the situation would be while still understanding its severity.

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#8

I'm In!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

me toooooo ! Could use more of this - and people are more quiet + no one bringing their kids to the shops (because we have a rule here only one customer can go in ...) #introvertfromBelgium

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Coronavirus-Covid-19-Jokes

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just choked on this one, and I wasn't even drinking or eating. Hilarious

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Coronavirus-Covid-19-Jokes

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Yeah, Checks Out.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really don't want to watch something I lived through. Though who would be dumb enough to play Trump?

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More Idiots As Far As The Eyes Can See

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's wrong with people and their urgent need to go to the hairdresser? It's just effin' hair!!!! Who are you gonna show your new hairstyle? Or you wanna look good in like coffin???

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#19

Night Of The Living Brain-Dead

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m fine with these protestors...can we keep them in a glass cage?

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#23

Corona Pirates!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 3 yo niece told my sister she wants to be corona when she grows up so that she can have the plyground and all swings to herself

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#28

Strong Ask

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is how it always is... mega-rich celebrities asking us to donate to a worthy cause when a few of them could fund a cure or house the homeless etc.

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#29

Oh The Balcony

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shown the disparity in socioeconomic status. Shown how callous some people are when they and the people they know aren’t affected. Sorry wait, how many affordable apartments have balconies?

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#30

Safety First

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Me Too, Grandma!

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I gave my grandmother a look as she was drinking. She told me she heard that it’s good for her. I replied, “it’s wine and only a glass every now and then.” To which she replied, “i’m old and I’ll drink whatever I want.” She was hitting the whiskey and scotch. The woman is approaching 90 and was pregnant 13 times, I’m not going to argue with her. Drink away.

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I Like Chocolate Milk

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