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In a time of trouble and anxiety, humor and laughter can go a long way to help us feel better and make the situation a little more bearable.

Yes, the coronavirus is still ravaging the world. Yes, the number of cases has surpassed 4 million globally. But some people continue to fight the pandemic with jokes and the new ones are just as good as the ones they shared at the beginning of the outbreak.

From ridiculous conspiracy theories to canceled vacations, continue scrolling to see what everyone has come up with this week, and check out our previous compilations: part 1part 2part 3part 4part 5part 6part 7part 8, and part 9.

Ferne Pearlstein, the director of The Last Laugh, a documentary about the role of humor among Jews during, and after, the Holocaust, told The New York Times that while doing research for it she and her team “found that humor was not uncommon — and was used as a coping mechanism in a situation of almost unimaginable horror, as a means of self-defense, a counterattack for people who had few, if any, other ways of fighting back, and even as just simple diversion.”

One Auschwitz survivor, Renee Firestone, said in the film that she could not help but see the bleak irony after the infamous Nazi physician Josef Mengele told her during an examination: “if you survive this war, you better have your tonsils removed.”

“The instinct to laugh shows that we were still human beings while in the camps,” Ms. Firestone explained. “This inner sense of humor is what kept me alive.”

And it isn't anything new. If we were to go back even further and take a look at, for example, the bubonic plague of the 14th century (also known as the Black Death), we would discover that humor was important then as well. While the disease killed large parts of the population of Europe, it also spawned the pointed satire of the Church and other authorities in “Decameron,” by Boccaccio. The classic concerns a group of young people who flee pestilence-ridden Florence for a series of villas in the countryside.

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

The spread of covid19 is spread through two factors. 1. How dense the population is and 2. How dense the population is

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

Fighting stupid conspiracy theories with even dumber ones? Excellent plan!

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This wasn't a response from an official Costco social media manager but from an impersonator, yet the main complaint is real

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

If you’re in a position to, stay home and spread the word. My grandfather just came back from the hospital, everyone is rushing to his side while wearing face masks. I’ve been his caretaker and translator even as a teen, but I’m sitting this one out for myself and for him. This is literally the only time that your selflessness is be home and learning a new skill or just chilling.

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

Now some YouTube recordings of the orchestra... You just saved a lot of money!

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

And the kids by now prefer the most annoying teacher.

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

Exactly. Instead of appreciation days and clapping (which are nice) we campaign for better working conditions and better pay.

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

Selfish a******s. I want to say serve themselves right but it doesn't just effect them.

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

I'm not a hypochondriac, but I always thought that was gross. I had my kids blow out the candles on their own cupcake.

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

Concentrate? Probably on tweeting, surely not on crisis management.

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

COVID-19 made me realize that I made the right choice by being child-free.

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

How have you managed to save? We are spending more in isolation than before, especially on bloody groceries.

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

Easy. No eating out or takeaways, no extra petrol expenditure, no after school activities and clubs for the kids etc, etc.

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

The fact that Taco Bell employees memorized my order really tells a lot about my spending habits. Quarantine is saving me from quesedillas

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

It's been more than a year that my wife and I have been saying we needed to cut on eating out. We always had a reason to break our "cook and stay home" rule. We finally could do it and we saw 30% decrease in spending. Now, next step, cut on food deliveries ...

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

Perhaps, this is a good time, make a list, transportation, lunch out, order in, the theater, etc; it would be interesting, a post just for this, I am retired, so I have no idea !!!

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

I've saved a lot on gas, because I don't drive anywhere now. Groceries cost more when other people buy them for us. Also, some insurance companies are giving discounts to new and existing customers, because, with people driving so much less, there are fewer accidents and fewer payouts for them. It looks like generosity, but they are losing nothing. If the lockdown continues through the summer, they will be making money hand over fist, so to speak. At least they are giving back some of the costs to their customers. This is an ethics check for insurance companies that don't do this.

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

I've saved a lot on gas, because I don't drive anywhere now. Groceries cost more when other people buy them for us. Also, some insurance companies are giving discounts to new and existing customers, because, with people driving so much less, there are fewer accidents and fewer payouts for them. It looks like generosity, but they are losing nothing. If the lockdown continues through the summer, they will be making money hand over fist, so to speak. At least they are giving back some of the costs to their customers. This is an ethics check for insurance companies that don't do this. I save a lot of money on gas, because I don't drive much anymore. Groceries cost more if other people buy them for us. Also, some insurance companies are giving discounts to new and existing customers. It looks like generosity, but, with fewer people driving, there are fewer accidents and fewer payouts for them. It looks like generosity, but they are losing nothing. If the lockdown continues through the summer, they will be making a money hand over fist, so to speak. At least they are spreading the costs among us. This is a good ethics check on other insurance companies that do not do this.

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

And I should buy stocks in Amazon, that's where my money's going.

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

I've spent way more in the past couple months than I usually do.

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

No place to go for retail therapy but play hunger game at supermarket for essentials. It really saves money.

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

Neither saving nor spending more. Don't like going out; my gym was "prepaid", waiting for things to open; groceries are the same and a drive Prius, not much gas/petrol to save from using it a bit less.

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

I'm saving a ton not paying for downtown parking or gas. it's unreal how much that alone costs!

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

I eat out much less, I get my beer from package stores, I work from home a lot of the time, and when I do have to go in I "brown bag" lunch.

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

Funny hott chicks never pay for anything...so why are you in debt

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