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Jimmy Fallon Asked What People Are Doing While Bored In Quarantine And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Answers
Boredom sparks creativity. Think about it. As you’re laying there in a fetal position, saving lives by staying home, your restless mind is running errands. You start daydreaming in no time—wandering around the house like a lone pirate planning on terrains to conquer.
So when Jimmy Fallon announced his new hashtag challenge #ImSoBored|, it was destined to hit close to home. “Tell us a funny thing you’ve done to pass the time in quarantine,” asked the comedian on Twitter.
From giving names to canned soups, to cooking three-course meals and pretending it’s a cooking show, there’s nothing we wouldn’t do out of boredom. Check out the most hilarious answers below and upvote your favorites!
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Aww, that’s sweet as. I think I will add that to my isolation list.
The Girl on Fire 5 years ago
That's really cool. I would totally do if that if there wasn't five inches of snow on the ground where I live.
Edward Hobbs 5 years ago
My name is Edward Hobbs from savannah ga . The way back from the dead. When you come out your body. Turn around and you will be throne back into your body.. Spread the word
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Cordélia Leite 5 years ago
People finding this funny only shows how our society is sick...leave people alone!
Elizabeth Wilkins 5 years ago
I've been the strange lady yelling at people that speed past my house. I'm not old. It just made me angry lol
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I am organising a bake off between my daughter and myself during our isolation, I have a list of all kinds of activities. Today I made a volcano with my son and watched it erupt.
Alaina Bleakley 5 years ago
Thats so awesome. Youre a really good parent for coming up with such quality entertainment for them.
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Nea 5 years ago
I cook onsessively- these days i don feel guilty abt this obsession. May after i hit the scale.
Juririn 5 years ago (edited)
I hear that, sister; I indulged in an ironing binge today just to think about what I will be cooking next week :D
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Martti Laurson 5 years ago
I did that too, but came in second. I was also the judge and had a lot to criticize. Lost couple of points to the winner. The winner was made up by me.
This time The Tonight Show, the third longest running show on NBC, got a quarantine rendition. Since Fallon’s show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and other late-night shows have suspended production due to the pandemic, the comedian turned to an impro solution. The low-tech "At Home Edition” episode aired live from Fallon’s home.
But hosting the show in such close proximity to his 5 and 6 year-old daughters was definitely a change from his usual setup. Fallon called the situation “controlled chaos.” The veteran comedian explained to People that “'[Frances and Winnie] don't know they're being seen by millions of people. They just want to play. They know what I do but they've never seen it live.” The show also featured DIY props and hand-drawn cue cards.
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
That’s awesome, would love to know what they did with them ie gift them, donate them, sell them etc.
Parmeisan 5 years ago
There are more than 15 bunnies there. Probably 2 of them were older, but I'm surprised nobody else mentioned this -- am I the only one who felt a need to count?
Barn Owl Hedwig 5 years ago
I counted, too. I didn't think anybody else would though.
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Foock Auff 5 years ago
But actually not a bad idea -- he could be your pin cushion for your next sewing project!! Stick your pins in covid-19 XD
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Susan Koerner 5 years ago
Yeah, I worry about all the animals adopted during this quarantine. What happens when people go back to work and no longer have time for a pet? 🙁
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Diana Cartwright 5 years ago
"I'm so bored I got a dog"?? What the hell. I don't wanna judge Elana, but I'm judging Elana.
Crochet lady 5 years ago
We got a puppy the day before the quarantine started. It was sooner than I would have liked after my 10 year old golden spaniel died but it has been a great time for training and house breaking. He's a doodle and he's a heartbreaker.
The idea to create a DIY version of The Tonight Show from home came after Fallon’s wife Nancy Juvonen suggested that they do something together. “My wife said, ‘We’re all quarantined in the house together, this is the time, you have to put something out there. Let’s do a show from here.’” Nancy offered to be a cameraman and the rest is history. “It’s a good way to get the word out,” recounts comedian.
Fallon's special edition series aims to raise funds for a different charity every night, from Feeding America and Save the Children to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and No Kid Hungry. “It isn’t about ratings or anything else, it’s about—we’re here to help,” said Fallon. The special celebrity guests have included Kim Kardashian West and Jon Bon Jovi. The former vice president Joe Biden is said to be booked to Zoom into the NBC show on April 1st.
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Prince Maroochy 5 years ago
"Ma I sa derob sa uoy era" is what I thought Natalie meant before I realized it was actually "Am I as bored as you are" which does, indeed, make sense. Something I learned from that: are backwards is era.
mummy pig 5 years ago
Same here. It took a loooooong moment to understand what she meant
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Everything AGR 4 years ago
i kinda thought this meant the letters at first and was trying to figure out what "ma i sa derob sa ouy era" meant.......
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Robert Robi Z 5 years ago
It would be about time for me to start exploring the piles of laundry in my room... I really need a chair.
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Teresa Groth 5 years ago
My Daughter is 40 years old and still loves too color in coloring books!
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European other 5 years ago
There is a lot of cat watching going on in many countries at the moment hehe !
Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
Tell me about it! My cat sits next to me while I work on my computer because she knows that eventually she'll get petted.
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Robert Robi Z 5 years ago
Cat 1: 'What do you think this might be?' Cat 2: 'I am not sure.' Cat 1: 'Won't you try to touch it?' Cat 2: 'Why don't you try?' Cat 1: 'No, you try.' Cat 2: 'Ok.' (touches the ice) Cat 1: 'Well how does it feel?' Cat 2: 'I am not sure.' Cat 1: 'Should I touch it?' Cat 2: 'I am not sure.' Cat 1: ' I think I saw our humans put it in a glass of drink once.' Cat 2: 'I am not sure.' Cat 1: 'Let's go and sit on the laptop.' Cat 2: 'Ok.'
Snowy Tundra 5 years ago
My cat watches the water flow in his fancy water bowl that has a fountain in it. He just stares at it like he's mesmerized by the water.
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Blueberry Woofle 5 years ago
I'm getting tired of my vacation in La Living room, I think I might visit El Kitchen next.
Tommy Jo Hunt 5 years ago
My sons friend keeps me.welled traveled. Pictures and all. Thank you Miles.
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
This is one thing most people said “ain’t nobody got time for that”, well now we have to think of another excuse lol.
SkipTheTutorial 5 years ago
omg, today I read the terms & privacy stuff and actually declined an offer due to the contents, lol
Heaven Lee 5 years ago
I wonder how many people would do that if they really did read the terms and conditions.
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Barn Owl Hedwig 5 years ago
One of the squirrels in my neighborhood has half of a tail, and another one sings when it finds a treat.
LUCY BALDWIN 5 years ago
Ever read the Squirrel Girl comics? She has a whole legion of individually named squirrels.
Gonzalo Terán 5 years ago
Chip n´Dale, n´Dave, n´Nutty, n´Taily, n´squirrel #6, n´squirrel #7... Pass me the gun, I´ll put a bullet on my head...
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Kk C-Mcgee 5 years ago
Agreed. It's a VERY thankless job before and will be after the pandemic. This isn't boredom. This is what we all should have been doing in the first place. Ouch that it took a pandemic
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
That is lovely, they deserve all the appreciation they can get.
European other 5 years ago
Now that's something you should feel good about if it helps with boredom even better !
Dave Chapman 5 years ago
Don't forget the grocery store, drug store, gas station, truck drivers and kitchen staff!! I know, it's hard to get all of them, but we never really notice them until we really need them to be working!! I was a Fire Fighter for 30 years and for us it's just natural, we work no matter what, no such thing as Stat Holidays and we accept our job is risky...these people don't so this is new to them. I make sure to thank them anytime I interact with them now.
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AMYAH MINOTT-STARLING 5 years ago
me staring at my phone for any request from businesses just to block them
Ginny Weasley 5 years ago
I did that anyway... who wants to keep getting emails from old gardening magazines?
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Carol Emory 5 years ago
This should totally be a thing worldwide. What an excellent way for them to get exercise without it costing a fortune.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
We have a big magnolia tree in our yard. My preteen boys climbed in it for about an hour yesterday. I just knew we would be counter productive and end up in the emergency room but we got lucky! No one fell!
Kim Oldham 5 years ago
This EARNS a GOLD STAR in my book of using what you have to make it work for this time of isolation! I've gotta post this idea to my friends that have kids in apartments. I wanna do this with my bike but, I took my training wheels off my bike 2 months ago & threw them away....darn I knew I could have used them for something else! Wonder how I could make ADULT TRAINING WHEELS so I can set my bike up in front of the TV.
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
My nanna had her kitchen renovated a couple of years ago. When they cleared the cupboards out of the old kitchen, they found food from 1995 and 1998 etc.
S 5 years ago
We cleaned out my nanna's house after she passed... Found canned dinosaur.
Load More Replies... Motherofdogs 5 years ago
After my Grandma died in 2009, we were clearing out her kitchen, and found a tub of whole nutmeg with a best before date circa 1972! (she moved house in 1992). It still had one nutmeg inside the unmistakably 70's cardboard tube packaging. I can't laugh at her for being a pack-rat though, we laugh-cried so much on finding it that I couldn't bear to throw it away, this nutmeg that went out of date 8 years before I was born, so I kept it as a memento.
SilverRozFox 5 years ago
Same. We cleaned out my grandmother's pantry and we found food from the late 1900s in there.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
When you throw the "1900's" in there even if it's the late part of it it sounds a hundred years old.
Load More Replies... Dorothy Parker 5 years ago (edited)
My husband put away some canned goods. He was aghast to find canned chili from 2019 and threw it away. Tsk tsk. Amateur.
Bob Beltcher 5 years ago
We moved into a condo back in 2009. We were preping it to sell two years ago and I was repainting everything, including the shelfs in the closet which were too high for use to use. While on a ladder, I found a pipe and sever thongs. People that owned the condo before must have had fun.
Kiss Army 5 years ago (edited)
When my husband's mom died, we found some spices that expired in the 70's. His parents had moved many times between the 70's and the house they lived in when she passed but, apparently, she kept packing it up and moving it with them... sometimes to different states...
Donna Leske 5 years ago
I still have some of my original Spice Island spice jars from 1972. I wash them out each time they're empty and refill from the bulk buy store. The jars last forever, not so much the lids when you drop them.
Hermione Granger 5 years ago
I have a friend who has laundry supplies in her basement from the 1900s.
kitty_player 03 5 years ago
word of advice. Don't open anything that has an expiration date of >1 ago. Especially if its molasses from 2001. Please, heed this warning. -A survivor
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Dutch VanZandt 5 years ago
That does seem a "not-okay thing" to do, even though they aren't prescription meds.
Christina Medina 5 years ago
I remember once my sisters bf ate her vitamins because they were chocolate flavored (I think it was just calcium) and we convinced him he was going to grow boobs
Bob Beltcher 5 years ago
That can cause irrepitible damage to his pituitary glad which regulates his hormones. You really should not do this.
KMBR 5 years ago
True, unless they regularly donate blood to rid their bodies of the excess iron.
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⚞ Katniss Everdeen ⚟ 5 years ago
No. No. Never do this. It could actually be dangerous. Medicine isn't a joke. Please don't.
Rissie 5 years ago
Oh my. Most vitamin tablets don't have enough of anything to make you have to worry. They are not medicin, they are supplements which wouldn't be necessary if our diets wouldn't be so awful... And really. The whole man/woman thing is mostly marketing. For starters, with a healthy diet no supplements would be needed, secondly our bodies are very much ecquioped to rid of unnecessary vitamins entering through our digestive system. So if not taken in extreme excess for weeks, you're fine.
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Ginny Weasley 5 years ago
Dog barking... neighbor yelling at dog to stop barking... my life rn
Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
Sounds I have heard include blue jays, crows, cars, one dog barking, one fire truck, a pickup with a trailer full of yard equipment (they are essential services?) somebody's car alarm, two or three songbirds I can't identify, and a few buses.
Michael Krog 5 years ago
SPED teen neighbor screaming the flipping devils diary louder than a fight between a pig and a lawn mower jacked up seven ways from tuesday Rooster thats been yelling at me all morning ever since 2 am BB Gun firing Rooster dying Neighbors Driving away Peace
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Dutch VanZandt 5 years ago
Like the handwritten worksheets out teachers used to make and "crank out" on the mimeograph machine... (amazed I remembered what one of those was called). Mimeograph...d1f6dc.jpg 
Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
I'll bet you still remember that smell perfectly.
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Lorraine R 5 years ago
The one with purple ink and the wonderful smell was Ditto. The one where you 'cut' the image into the blue-coated paper, with the not-so-nice inky smell, was the mimeograph.
Snowy Tundra 5 years ago
We called them "dittos". The teachers typed or hand wrote them up on special paper then put them in the machine and cranked them out. I can remember the smell they had. For me, that smell reminds me of happy times.
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Karen Lees 5 years ago
I would have taken shots and died of alcohol poisoning within the hour.
Robert Robi Z 5 years ago
This reminded me of my high school sociology teacher who used to say 'right' every three or fourth word. We used to count the 'rights' during her classes and even made bets on how many times she will say it during a class... The count usually went up to several hundreds of times...
Bob Beltcher 5 years ago
Watch Lethal Weapon 3 (whichever on has Joe Pesci) an count how many times he says OK. I think it's near 700.
Mike Rodrick 5 years ago
How many times has your kid used the word "like" today? Some adults are just as bad.
Kim Lorton 5 years ago
Count how many times they all say the work like, before other words, like I'm totally sure like, that he likes me!
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Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
She's just trying to make the rest of us look bad.
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Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
well, it depends on the governor, and the size of the state/province...
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago (edited)
I can't believe no one has suggested a toga party!
Motherofdogs 5 years ago
Looks like a medics' protective apron, tied in the back & everything. Handsome dog has his PPE on ready to help!
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Bored Panda 5 years ago
when he's suddenly eating canned dog food that he unlabeled by mistake.
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Laura Roberts 5 years ago
So then.. he did not look at the food after opening the can? It’s only a surprise until you see it.
Donna Leske 5 years ago
I once opened a can of pinto beans - thinking it was kidney beans, drained and dumped on my salad. Made myself eat them. All. Verdict; anything is good with the right salad dressing.
GenXandEarnedItAll 5 years ago
My brother did this while he was in elementary school. Campbells was offering money for the schools. Suprise!
Rosie Price 5 years ago
What's gonna happen when you open the anonymous tinned peaches rather than the anonymous beans?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Man I hate that heinz ketchup bottle. You try and squeeze gently so a little comes out but nothing so you squeeze a smidgen more and you end up with s**t loads everywhere.
Dutch VanZandt 5 years ago
Same here... I know there's going to be a problem when it makes that "air farting" sound. Too late.
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Deborah Barringer 5 years ago
my ketchup bottle was farting the other day and my mom asked witch dog was coughing. damn. i laughed so hard i peed.
Nancy Cummins 5 years ago
What a weird thing, the ketchup bottle, First none comes out, And then a lottle!
Hinchess 5 years ago
Reminds me of a poem: "Shake and shake the ketchup bottle. None will come and then a lot'll."---Richard Armour
Valerie G. 5 years ago
thanks, my mom used to say this too when I was growing up.
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Rissie 5 years ago (edited)
Research says we tolerate pain better than boredom. This is another anecdotal example that proves it.
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Purple light 5 years ago
I watched Cats in the movie theater. I wanted to see that trainwreck myself. (And I have an unlimited access card) It was boring, creepy and bad, allat the sane time.
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I must have been living under a rock, I am guessing that the movie was a big flop?
Joe Dunn 5 years ago
Is it really as bad as everyone says? I have it, and I want to watch it, but I really really wanna find it NOT as terrible as everyone says....
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James Edwards 5 years ago
Same here. Just got back from the park, nobody there but my dog and I.
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Laura Roberts 5 years ago (edited)
We are missing a piece of this story. If it were me: “OH NO THE BIRD ISN’T MOVING!! IF LOOKS COULD KILL, Oh no it’s my fault for looking too intensely............. wait. That’s a pine cone. *nervous and entirely too loud laughter* Ok I am not funny but there should be more before “False alarm”
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Jaina Young 5 years ago
WOW. I'm super impressed! I always believed that I have more sewing/ craft projects than years left in my life, but this whole stay at home thing is challenging that.
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BusLady 5 years ago
Now they'll never touch them again. You know how persnickety cats are.
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Nicky OldfieldDesciple 5 years ago
Play with them when he's awake. It's much more fun when he can join in.
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Donna Leske 5 years ago
True story; I counted the 1200 envelopes I ordered. I'm gonna be OK, there were 1201.
Dutch VanZandt 5 years ago
Nothing wrong with taking inventory... but may I suggest you start with the food stuffs?
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Marge Flanders 5 years ago
Are you sure your fiancèe is not planning a breakout trip to Vegas with your 6 y/o
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Lillukka 5 years ago
Use what you got. I have onions, but no tennis balls.
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A2Bros 5 years ago
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Anne 5 years ago
I biked against it! Apparently my normal biking speed is 28 kmh. Yes. I'm Dutch..
Mascha Claessens 5 years ago
I see Dutch, I upvote. :P And cycling is still considered very healthy!
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Anna roberts 5 years ago
I am going to need a new wardrobe, I don't think mine will fit anymore when this is over
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Karen Jeffers 5 years ago
I've been wanting a piano, but don't have room. The other day I saw a vinyl piano on Amazon. I ordered one, and it's coming in two days. So excited!
Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
Start one now with a FaceTime/Skype/WhatsApp group.
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Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
Even knowing how it's supposed to be done is no guarantee of success.
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
Why would you open it, throw that awful stuff away lol. I am joking, I don’t condone throwing away perfectly fine food. Notice I didn’t say good food 😜
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Me too. Then after I just read your post I scrolled up to make are they didn't shorten the list yet.
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Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
I'm so bored I'm not skipping any Panda posts. Even the dreaded " Disney character " ones.
Little Wonder 5 years ago
Have we had "Artist reimagines Disney Princesses as Lockdown activities" yet? WE WILL
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Tor Rolf Strøm 5 years ago (edited)
Wow hey nothing? this is a hand-drawn animation right here
Load More Replies... Massmusic 5 years ago
I got ordained and started marrying all my daughters stuff animals. I give Pusheen and sunshine bear a year tops.
Bob Beltcher 5 years ago
Showed this to my wife and she cracked up and then explained it to me.
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Aubrey Narkevich 5 years ago (edited)
I'm so bored I even read the comments under the posts to pass the time
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
My home kind of hugs me. I feel good here. I was doing already quarentena as a normal lifestyle before becoming trendy and cool. I love my house and to be home. Stay home people.
Ivy Ruonakoski 5 years ago
I don't get it. I'm never bored at home. So many books to read, movies to watch, puzzles to do. I'd be happy staying at home all year! Sadly I still have to go to work.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Me too. Then after I just read your post I scrolled up to make are they didn't shorten the list yet.
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
I'm so bored I'm not skipping any Panda posts. Even the dreaded " Disney character " ones.
Little Wonder 5 years ago
Have we had "Artist reimagines Disney Princesses as Lockdown activities" yet? WE WILL
Load More Replies... Tor Rolf Strøm 5 years ago (edited)
Wow hey nothing? this is a hand-drawn animation right here
Load More Replies... Massmusic 5 years ago
I got ordained and started marrying all my daughters stuff animals. I give Pusheen and sunshine bear a year tops.
Bob Beltcher 5 years ago
Showed this to my wife and she cracked up and then explained it to me.
Load More Replies... Aubrey Narkevich 5 years ago (edited)
I'm so bored I even read the comments under the posts to pass the time
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
My home kind of hugs me. I feel good here. I was doing already quarentena as a normal lifestyle before becoming trendy and cool. I love my house and to be home. Stay home people.
Ivy Ruonakoski 5 years ago
I don't get it. I'm never bored at home. So many books to read, movies to watch, puzzles to do. I'd be happy staying at home all year! Sadly I still have to go to work.
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