Keep Calm and Carry On. We’ve all heard this WW2 motivational phrase, right? Well, it seems that the British have never truly forgotten it and it shows, especially with the global coronavirus pandemic continuing to spread and the quarantine in full effect.
It looks like nothing, not even Covid-19, can dampen Brits’ sense of humor. Bored Panda has collected some of the most hilarious tweets to show you that Brits are hilarious no matter how bad the situation really is. So enjoy and remember to upvote your faves, dear Pandas!
The UK is currently in its fourth week of quarantine and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from intensive care on Sunday. There might be some good news this Thursday, too because the government will review whether the situation is sufficiently under control to relax social distancing measures a bit.
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It might seem peculiar that people are laughing and having fun while the coronavirus has killed more than 10,000 people in the UK. However, it’s incredibly important to maintain your sense of humor during a crisis. For example, British comedian and writer David Baddiel told The Atlantic’s Tom McTague that people always turn to comedy during difficult times. Even if that means poking fun at the coronavirus which some people can find offensive or insensitive.
“People want jokes,” Baddiel explained. “Partly because jokes are a relief, and they take the edge off danger; partly because they are a way of processing the experience; and yes, partly because this is a massive shared experience. We can't really do much about these things, but we can laugh in the face of them. In a godless society, it's the one eternal victory we have.”
Meanwhile, British Australian comedian Tim Minchin told McTague that he agrees with Baddiel’s conclusions. “We don’t laugh at scary things because we don’t understand their seriousness. We laugh because they’re serious. Making jokes gives us a sense of power over the threat.”
Both comedians think that joking about serious things is not inappropriate. In their opinion, the people who talk about jokes being inappropriate are dealing with the situation by trying to control things in a different way.
“Their weapon is signaling their moral purity,” Minchin said before adding, “Both the clowns and the virtuous can at times be bores or boors or bullies.” In other words, both comedians and “serious” individuals have their pros and cons and neither is better than the other. But one thing’s for certain—not even 2020 will make Brits lose their sense of humor.
I like the sheep in the playgrounds and on the children's roundabouts.
Trying to keep your distance in a busy park like that is just pointillist.
am i the only one that has seen this at least 70 times in different posts?
In New Zealand, our Prime Minister announced that both the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny are classified as Essential Workers providing Essential Services. Go Jacinda Arden!
Is the bar okay? Does the entrance still work? Was any alcohol damaged?
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The British sense of humor is unique and inimitable. People from other countries and cultures have tried to imitate it, to no avail. The best they can do is "close but no cigar." You have to grow up in that culture.
Alright pull your tongue out.
If people would realise that in WWII people had to live like this for 5 years, with the constant fear of either being bombed or being shot by the Nazis for some trivial reason, they'd perhaps stop acting like they have been robbed from fundamental rights. Perhaps the police should start shooting instead of fining people.
No. Just, no. Greetings from a child of the war.
Wow that’s pretty extreme. Should we whack the hands of shoplifters off with cleavers too? That’s messed up.
I mean.....maybe? Hell of a deterrent
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It's important to keep a sense of humor as you sprint headfirst into irrelevancy. Bye bye Brity!
We got there a while back you wanker, keep up.
The British sense of humor is unique and inimitable. People from other countries and cultures have tried to imitate it, to no avail. The best they can do is "close but no cigar." You have to grow up in that culture.
Alright pull your tongue out.
If people would realise that in WWII people had to live like this for 5 years, with the constant fear of either being bombed or being shot by the Nazis for some trivial reason, they'd perhaps stop acting like they have been robbed from fundamental rights. Perhaps the police should start shooting instead of fining people.
No. Just, no. Greetings from a child of the war.
Wow that’s pretty extreme. Should we whack the hands of shoplifters off with cleavers too? That’s messed up.
I mean.....maybe? Hell of a deterrent
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It's important to keep a sense of humor as you sprint headfirst into irrelevancy. Bye bye Brity!
We got there a while back you wanker, keep up.