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40 Of The Freshest Jokes About The Pandemic To Make You Laugh Or Cry (More New Pics)
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There are now over 13.1 million confirmed cases of people infected with the coronavirus worldwide and the situation looks dire. However, people haven’t given up yet and are doing what humans do in hard times: they poke fun at the crisis to laugh and boost their spirits.
The Bored Panda team has collected some of the funniest and freshest jokes about the ‘Coronapocalypse’ floating on the net to show you that there’s plenty of humor around even in the darkest times. So scroll down and upvote your fave jokes, dear Pandas. When you’re done chuckling your way through this list, we’ve got plenty more coronavirus jokes for you to enjoy: check out our freshest lists here, here, and here.
Bored Panda reached out to Know Your Meme’s Senior Editor Matt Schimkowitz and spoke to him about the best coronavirus memes of 2020 and to what extent it’s all right to joke about serious topics. Read on for Matt’s insights!
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Clear Message
The first thing that we wanted to know was which meme about 2020 stood out for Know Your Meme’s Senior Editor Matt personally as the most accurate and funniest so far.
“This is a tough question. The first one to come to mind is ‘Tested Positive for Missing the Homies,’ which is something that I think had very wide appeal during the coronavirus quarantine. I have to admit, I am also suffering from this affliction. What can I say? I miss my homies. I think about that meme a lot,” Matt told Bored Panda.
However, the topic of humor during a deadly pandemic can be touchy. On the one hand, humor and laughter always go hand in hand and help people keep their hope burning strong during times of crisis. On the other hand, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected a lot of people who might not think that the coronavirus is something to take lightly.
She Used Your Own Logic, But Against You
“I think I need to take this on a case-by-case basis,” Matt explained. “There are plenty of great coronavirus memes and plenty of bad ones. I think when it comes to a situation like that, one that affects everyone on a global scale, it's kind of fair game. Of course, there's a line, I think, when you start mocking other people's experiences with the virus.”
He added that nearly anything can be funny but the context surrounding a joke makes all the difference. We were also interested to know if Matt thought there was any way that the different sides of the aisle could find common ground.
Kind Of A Political Post
People Running Around
“There's not any reconciling this point. People will always offend and others will always be offended. I think that most people should just be conscious about what they're meme-ing and what the subtext of the meme is. If people do take offense, try and understand why. It's possible to make jokes about sensitive topics, but you have to listen to your audience in order to get there.”
Men Who Wear Masks
Finally, we wanted to get Matt’s take about the second half of 2020 and whether he thought the global situation would improve. Unfortunately, he wasn’t too optimistic. “Sorry to say, it's not looking good. We're currently in the middle of a global pandemic that's killed more than 400,000 people, so I think for many people it's probably going to continue being pretty painful.”
He added: “Oh, and there's a US election coming up, which are usually calm, orderly events with no problems, partisanship, or societal ruptures. Sorry to be a bummer!”
To The Karens That Can't Wear Masks. I Have Asthma And Work 13 Hour Shifts In This
I have asthma and I ALWAYS wear a mask. No one wants to listen to you excuses Karen!
I Believe I Have Created The Perfect Mask
A New Kind Of Covid-19 Political Poster Seen In My Neighborhood
Totally True
Carry multiple masks. When you start having trouble breathing, caused by vapour in your breath building up in the weave of the mask, swap masks.
Recycling In 2019 vs. Recycling In 2020
Staying in bed in 2019: Lazy bastard Staying in bed in 2020: Responsible citizen
Maybe Coronavirus Was Made To Kill People Like These
"she heard"...says it all, really. 'Heard today I should stick my head up my ass. Mmmfpfmhpf.'
Orange You Glad?
Paying people to stay at home is socialism and socialism is worse than dying from an incurable virus infection. /Sarcasm = off/
Seriously
Ain't no dang way I'm eating at that or any restaurant that doesn't have primarily take-out.
Trump Is Playing 4d Chess
I don't know what's worse- him pulling this shit or people actually falling for it.
UPS
Ohhhh! I was staring at this for a while before I realized that they can't taste because not tasting is a symptom of the coronavirus
All Lives Matter. Except When They Don't
"Ok kids! Welcome back and did you all do your homework assignments I gave last week? Yes? Good. Lets take a look at those Last Will and Testaments shall we... Hmmm Timmy, are you sure you want to leave your favourite blue crayon to Lucy? I mean, its a nice crayon... very nice... so blue"
Pub Installs Electric Fence To Stop Drinkers Getting To The Bar
The Virus Will Not Last Long
She won't die till Charles does. She'll be full of embalming fluid, but no Charles!
Driving To Another State To Avoid Using A Mask
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In 2020 Hollywood lost the right to make any films about pandemics were US saves the world. Everyone will remember that in reality it is a laughing stock for a whole world.
Look at it from the bright side: The US has produced enough material for a lot of really hilarious comedies.
I'm also hoping for a disaster movie where the evil president dies an ironic death, killed by the thing he caused.
About 2 weeks before all this started I watched the movie Contagion (for the first time) and reality is far from what Hollywood imagined for that movie.
Contagion has pretty good scientific material about how viruses spread, how people use fear to profit and spread misinformation etc, but people behavior and government response in real live are way too far away from the movie.
Maybe all of the movie aliens will stop landing here first now!
I find it funny that Americans will proudly fight and die for their country but tell them to wear a mask to protect their country and suddenly you are violating their rights.
While many are stupid, a lot of us are wearing mask. Finally, more stores a requiring people to wear mask. Yes, many are stupid, but many of us are not. Please don't generalize an entire country.
I'm speaking as an AMERICAN that is seeing it first hand. Yes, there are a lot of us wearing them but there are also a lot of us NOT wearing them. And for a country that is so proud and so patriotic I find it funny that simply wearing a mask to help their country is such a "violation" of their rights. However, forcing young men to fight and die for their country seems to be fine with them.
Most of us find it ridiculous too. These people are nuts!!
Please don't paint all Americans with he stupid brush!
You mean other than the hundreds of millions of Americans who are wearing a mask, everyday? I find it funny that it seems the only country that people on here are allowed to generalize and stereotype with no push back is America....but let an American say something about the "British" or "Chinese" or "South Africa"....and there will be a thousand comments condemning them and saying they are "bigots" for insulting people due to their nationality. Why is it ok toward 330 million Americans? Is it just become an accepted hypocrisy?
But those countries were able to contain the virus, though? "Dealing with the pandemic like an EU country" is not a slur. I'm so confused about your point.. What exactly are you trying to prove here? except subtle racist undertones and a superiority complex? That Americans are self destructing idiots with an ego that needs to be stroked every effin 5 minutes, otherwise the're go boohoo and shit on the carpet? Asking for a friend. In Poland we have this sayng: "To irk my mom, I wont wear a hat in the antarctic and freeze my ears off", to describe irrational behaviour. It sorta fits.
Aria, 3 Million Cases is why
I understand where you are coming from. I am aware that the "america" people are mocking is only a portion of your society, and a great deal of Americans are ppl doing the right thing and just trying to survive the madness. Some ppl may not realise that not all Americans are how they are currently portrayed which is sad. But it keeps coming up because of the unprecedented nosedive America has taken in the world, and for the first time in a long time it's not acting like a world leader country. Many of us worry for the everyday American trapped amongst the madness.
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Saudi Arabia cancelled the Hajj this year. That should tell you how serious this is
For those who are lost: The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage to Mecca the holiest city for Muslims, that all Muslims are expected to take at least once in their lifetime, provided that they're physically and financially capable to do so.
Wow! That is the right thing to do, given that 2.5 million people went there last year. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617696/saudi-arabia-total-hajj-pilgrims/ Still, I get that this is also very significant to Muslims, so for it to be cancelled, is a major concession to how serious this virus actually is. Good on them for making the decision. I'm sure there would have been backlash to it.
A lot of important events were canceled this year that tell you how serious this is. Clearly still not getting through to people.
Samantha Meyers what
Samantha Meyers lol
I'm afraid most selfish refusers have no idea or care what the Hajj is
*Trump telling Representative Omar to go home*
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oh my they cant throw stones at the ''devil''anymore....lmao
In 2020 Hollywood lost the right to make any films about pandemics were US saves the world. Everyone will remember that in reality it is a laughing stock for a whole world.
Look at it from the bright side: The US has produced enough material for a lot of really hilarious comedies.
I'm also hoping for a disaster movie where the evil president dies an ironic death, killed by the thing he caused.
About 2 weeks before all this started I watched the movie Contagion (for the first time) and reality is far from what Hollywood imagined for that movie.
Contagion has pretty good scientific material about how viruses spread, how people use fear to profit and spread misinformation etc, but people behavior and government response in real live are way too far away from the movie.
Maybe all of the movie aliens will stop landing here first now!
I find it funny that Americans will proudly fight and die for their country but tell them to wear a mask to protect their country and suddenly you are violating their rights.
While many are stupid, a lot of us are wearing mask. Finally, more stores a requiring people to wear mask. Yes, many are stupid, but many of us are not. Please don't generalize an entire country.
I'm speaking as an AMERICAN that is seeing it first hand. Yes, there are a lot of us wearing them but there are also a lot of us NOT wearing them. And for a country that is so proud and so patriotic I find it funny that simply wearing a mask to help their country is such a "violation" of their rights. However, forcing young men to fight and die for their country seems to be fine with them.
Most of us find it ridiculous too. These people are nuts!!
Please don't paint all Americans with he stupid brush!
You mean other than the hundreds of millions of Americans who are wearing a mask, everyday? I find it funny that it seems the only country that people on here are allowed to generalize and stereotype with no push back is America....but let an American say something about the "British" or "Chinese" or "South Africa"....and there will be a thousand comments condemning them and saying they are "bigots" for insulting people due to their nationality. Why is it ok toward 330 million Americans? Is it just become an accepted hypocrisy?
But those countries were able to contain the virus, though? "Dealing with the pandemic like an EU country" is not a slur. I'm so confused about your point.. What exactly are you trying to prove here? except subtle racist undertones and a superiority complex? That Americans are self destructing idiots with an ego that needs to be stroked every effin 5 minutes, otherwise the're go boohoo and shit on the carpet? Asking for a friend. In Poland we have this sayng: "To irk my mom, I wont wear a hat in the antarctic and freeze my ears off", to describe irrational behaviour. It sorta fits.
Aria, 3 Million Cases is why
I understand where you are coming from. I am aware that the "america" people are mocking is only a portion of your society, and a great deal of Americans are ppl doing the right thing and just trying to survive the madness. Some ppl may not realise that not all Americans are how they are currently portrayed which is sad. But it keeps coming up because of the unprecedented nosedive America has taken in the world, and for the first time in a long time it's not acting like a world leader country. Many of us worry for the everyday American trapped amongst the madness.
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