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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

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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Foxxy (The Original)
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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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Pretty Pangolin
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, their parents/grandparents shouldn't have to foot the bill for their stupidity.

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

Very selfish of these people. Someone actually posted on Facebook that it is her right to go back to work and get back to her life, the government has no business stopping them. As a high-risk person, I thinked her profusely for allowing me to stay home and work for the rest of my natural life. My husband nailed it this morning... no one knows how to interact with strangers. I was raised to think about how my actions affect others. A tantrum at school interrupts class and keeps the teacher from doing her job, so figure out a way to calm down. Talking during church keeps others from hearing the word. I taught my son the same thing. Hence, we believe we're doing what we SHOULD do to protect not only ourselves, but also everyone else we are around. Thanks to our current administration, specifically, people have forgotten how to cooperate and compromise with other humans. It's all attack and defer and lie. TRUTH PEOPLE!

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

Good riddance.. I feel that if people want to be ignorant and protest that this virus is fake and that they "want haircuts" then so be it.. get the virus, be sick/die and be gone so that the rest of us who take it seriously and take precautions can move on and start living again. A little harsh? Sure.. but I can't stand these people and it makes me laugh when they actually end up sick.

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

What jerks! Their freedom ends where the next person's nose begins. A big part of liberty is responsibility. You do not deserve freedom unless you can exercise self-discipline.

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

Wisconsinite here. We're not all this stupid. And these folks got exactly what they deserved.

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

And now the order is running out it NEEDS to stay in place, we haven't reached our peak yet

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

Is this true? Checking internets now.....ETA: I've found mention of 71 voters testing positive, not protesters. Anyone find a news article on this?

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

https://www.channel3000.com/72-got-covid-19-after-being-at-large-event/.

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

...all of these protesters should be arrested and quarantined immediately...after all, in a sense they are knowingly inciting violence. They are guilty of putting others at risk...and yet these a******s will be the first to line up when there is a vaccine available (not for a long time, but eventually) pushing others who have done all they can to be safe and respectful of others...when that time comes, all of these protesters should be identified and only be treated AFTER everyone else...Let them learn that a human life is more important than a damn haircut!

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

I need to know if this is true. I don't wish that virus on anyone, but the irony of it!

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

https://upnorthnewswi.com/2020/05/08/more-than-70-covid-positive-after-attending-large-event/

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

I am becoming convinced we need to have separate shopping days for masks vs no mask with thorough cleaning between. The non masks will help build herd immunity and slow down the spread while the rest of us wait for a vaccine. A mask is still not protective against stupidity.

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

I'd rather they just didn't let the "no-mask" fools in the store at all. There would be much less spread to normal people if they make the crazies stay home.

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

1. They are gonna say Corona aint that bad, and "they know because they had it" and 2: Afterwards they believe they are immune so "quit the bs , its keeping them from living normal.lives" Wich they deserve now even more. They think. Pffttt

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

Well, except the ones who die or have permanent, untreatable lung damage, or covid toes or blood clots to the lungs or whatever other horrible consequence this disease turns out to have next.

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Zoe's Mom
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thin the herd as long as they don't pass it around to everyone else. Let it decrease the surplus population.

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

I hope it hits them like a freight train and leaves them miserable. I'm not talking death I'm talking just enough damage and misery to make them realize they are a f*****g idiot.

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

There were 75 new cases, but, all of them were not at the protest, it takes up to two weeks to test positive, so they had to have been exposed prior to the protest, test results sometimes take 3 to 4 weeks. Check your facts!

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

Not true, check it out. 75 people did test positive but they were not all at the protest, and it takes up to two weeks after exposure to test positive, so they must have been exposed prior to the protest.

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

My "aunt" brought my 4-year-old cousin to that! I havent seen him, and I'm worried...

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

It does serve them right!! And they are VERY SELFISH, just like the guy in the white house!

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

Thats not quite the way it happened. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/coronavirus/did-75-anti-lockdown-protesters-wisconsin-test-positive-coronavirus-not-quite

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

The sad thing is they still want to go to bars and bowling alleys and tell each other it's still a hoax.

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

If they choose to demonstrate, their end justifies what they mean. they don't care about even their own lives. I have no concern over these idiots. Let them non-live their sorry selfish lives - regardless how short it may be!

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

I was wondering just today how many of the arseholes who want their haircuts and freedom came down with Covid a week later

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Gary M. Climer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think all them "Good People" oughta hold a really "Big rally" in a really "Huge" auditorium for about 6 weeks minimum.

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

These are the idiots who claim that requiring them to wear masks violates their rights. Did they object like this when they were forced to wear clothes, too?

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

If that's true, it gives credence to the fact that karma's a b**ch.

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

and if they die the Darwin Award for most Ironic death goes to...

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

And the governor just reopened retail stores with a limit of five people. How many stores do you think are actually going to listen to that? And masks are only encouraged, not required. This is gonna go sooooo bad. And all because the rich a******s wanted to get their artisan beer and cheese or some s**t like that.

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

Some were, obviously, but they would have been in previous days counts as they had to be infectious during the event. These people are in the window of time to have caught it there and have admitted to being at a large event.

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

If they werent previously tested..how do you know they caught the virus at the rally....they could have picled it up at walmart....

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

Can we ..I dunno...throw the idiots in jail till this thing blows over? Like..it's perfectly fair for them to catch Covid, but I don't want them spreading it to others who are trying to follow procedure, and I don't want the nurses and doctors dealing with these idiots either.

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

People should just stay home. It will be over sooner if they just stay home

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

My partner works on a building site. He showers every morning before leaving home, and yet his bed sheets are filthy before the end of the week!

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

Maybe suggest to him that he start showering at night before bed, rather than in the mornings. Nighttime showers are very relaxing and can help sleep anyway.

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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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