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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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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

Pay what?! Would you please elaborate? In The Netherlands I pay about € 40 a month including the latest high end Samsung.

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

That was THE SAME EXACT F*****G S**T I told to my mother!!!!

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

Sounds like there is a dystopian program which is tracking people who came into close contact (CC) with an infected Covid 19 person!!!

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

like I said before they are not the sharpest tools in the box, just dumb tools

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

I've been paying T-Mobile $24-25 a month since 2000. When my block phone gave out I got an unlocked Nokia E63 phone from an Amazon marketplace shop. I'm about ready to buy another and keep my grandfathered rate. Since I live in a dead zone why pay for more?

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

Oh my god lady do you have any idea how much of a Karen you sound like right now

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

conspiracy theorists. I think you would be able to see the chip and I don't think it'l fit in a needle but you can always decline

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

Time to turn off your phone when away from home !!!! Turn it back on while driving down the road....they can find us everywhere by our phones!! And the 6 ft distance is exactly what the contact tracing needs to make it work properly !!!

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

Why a chip..the gov already tracked you via your phone to see how many people violated the stay at home law. Google/ facebook already listen to your conversations

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

Ha funny so much comments about the conspiracy theorists but not much people talking about this weird tracking app and vaccine with nano technology... smh

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

I f*****g litterally had this argument with a coworker yesterday.

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

Waaaaay too many people. And not only in the US, oh no, this has spread. Infectious stupidity may well prove to be the worse infection.

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Carrying a cell phone that has the ability to track me....that's my decision, but telling me I HAVE TO GET this tracking chip so I can go back to work......then it's being forced on me.

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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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