COVID-19 feels like a movie - a horror film to be precise. But unfortunately, it's very much real life and we're in the middle of riding it out. But did you ever wonder how some of your favorite TV characters would react to being stuck in the quarantine nightmare? A bit of a throwback, but here's how I think the cast of Friends would react to the Coronavirus situation. Or at least this is how we're all feeling, as told by the Central Perk gang.
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Celebs are doing all sorts of great things to raise money for Coronavirus relief these days. Whether it's donating to local food banks or providing medical supplies to hospitals, times like this show just how much good you can do with a big following. Kevin Porter decided to jump on the bandwagon, but his method was rather... unique. His tweet requested people to provide insane stories about Ellen Degeneres being mean, promising to match each one with a $2 donation to @LAFoodBank. Here's what happened...
As time goes on, quarantine is kind of losing its thrill. Sure, being forced to stay at home and do nothing all day sounded like fun and games at the beginning, with most people embracing the opportunity to stay in PJs all day and drink margaritas at 3 pm if they so wished. But now everyone's struggling to keep themselves entertained and Jimmy Fallon is here to show how desperate people are getting. His latest hashtag challenge #ImSoBoredI asked people to tell him a funny thing they've done to pass the time in quarantine, and as usual, the answers don't disappoint. From running ketchup taste tests to writing fan fiction stories starring neighborhood squirrels, here are some of the funniest ways people have been keeping themselves occupied during the quarantine.
We all know that the world is upside down right now and with access to unlimited information about the current situation, it's easy to get bogged down in endless articles about it all. But sometimes, less is more. A tweet asking people to "Describe 2020 to someone who has been in a coma since the day before the 2016 election, using only 5 words" might help you get all the information you need, in a much more concise way. Give it a try!
People love bringing art to life. Whether it's through imagining what historical figures would look like today, or turning classical art into memes, the possibilities are endless, and especially now that we have all this extra time on our hands at home, people are getting extra creative. An Instagram challenge using the hashtag #TussenKunstEnQuarantaine, which means 'between art and quarantine' is encouraging people to reenact famous paintings and the results are brilliantly creative and utterly ridiculous. What a way to pass the time! Check out some of the best ones below.
The world is changing before our very eyes, and with that, so is love. Here are some all-too-relatable tweets about love and romance in the time of COVID-19, about dating, isolation, and marriage. It's all turned upside down and we wonder if love will ever be the same again after this
The world isn't the happiest place right now and we think it's important to shed some light on the people who are out there spreading some positive energy among the darkness. Here is some of the most wholesome content from the past week, showing the best of humanity and will make your heart soar!
Like many other professions, hairdressers are really taking a hit in the current climate, as they shut up shop and socially isolate themselves. But one hairdresser decided that she wasn't going to let it stop her from doing the thing she loves best. Heidi Lee Oley from Atlanta, Georgia has been practicing her hairdressing skills on her boyfriend Geoff, who she is quarantining with at her family's cabin in north Georgia. Her designs are both elaborate and classy, with a touch of humor and sass. From recreating the iconic hairstyles of Princess Lea to George Washington to Amy Winehouse, Heidi's designs are both elaborate and classy, with a touch of humor and sass. Geoff has taken it like a champ and the pair are truly couple goals. Check out Heidi's talent below.
Being stuck at home right now means that we don't have access to many of the services that we're dependent on, like schools, gyms and beauty salons. And while homeschooling, doing home workouts and painting your own nails aren't ideal, they're still manageable for the hopefully, short term future. But some services, such as getting a haircut, really need to be left to the professionals because they're just to easy to mess up. These people learned that lesson the hard way, and are probably regretting their DIY chops.
An AskReddit thread calling people to reveal how they are making themselves better during the COVID-19 outbreak has revealed the self-improvement journeys of thousands of people. Being in lockdown and practicing social distancing means that people have more time to dedicate to the things they never usually have the time to do. From learning new languages to learning how to french braid, or even stop drinking, here are some truly inspirational ways that people are turning something awful into something good. What are you doing to better yourself during this time?
I am a pasta lover. Personally, I consider it the food of the gods and I eat it at least three times a week, in all its glorious variations. Sadly, pasta has become somewhat of a commodity nowadays, since supermarket shelves are being cleared out due to panic-buying. The silver lining? Now is the perfect time to try and make your own, especially with all this extra time on our hands. Yes, you could follow a recipe book, but what if you could take a live-streaming video class from an 84-year-old Italian nonna, using a generations-old recipe? Well luckily for you, you can! Nonna Nerina (Nonna means grandma in Italian), who usually hosts pasta-cooking classes in her home is now running them online due to the coronavirus containment measures in Italy and it's wonderful. Forget your online fitness classes; this is much more fun! Here's how it works...
There are lots of COVID-19 challenges circulating the internet to keep people busy during lockdown. One of them had people sharing their quarantine nickname, which is done by combining how you feel, plus the last thing you ate out of your cupboard. We posted this challenge and hundreds of our users responded by posting their quarantine nickname too. Here are some of the funniest responses from our users.
The rules of quarantine and social distancing are simple: stay at home, do not see anyone and definitely do not hook up with people on dating apps. Ok, the last one isn't an official rule, but it's kind of obvious. For some people, however, it doesn't seem so obvious, and despite the world being in lockdown, there is some folk out there still trying to carry on as normal and get laid, using Tinder and other apps. While we're all for having virtual Facetime dates, for the time being, meeting up with someone in real life is risky for you, for them and for other vulnerable people. Can love (and sex) wait until coronavirus leaves us? Apparently not for these people...
Before corona-gate, everyone dreamed of working from home in their pajamas. Traveling into the office every day was nothing other than a nuisance; a means to an end. But now that we're being forced to stay home, we miss the days where we had a real office, with a real desk and space for our computers. Turns out, working from home isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially if you're not set up for it, or living in a studio apartment. People are having to be creative with their workspace and are finding comfort in knowing they're not alone in their struggles. A Twitter thread is encouraging people to share their makeshift WFH setups and some of them are super creative! Check them out below.
People are doing whatever it takes to keep them distracted and occupied during their corona quarantine. Some people are doing home workouts, some people are finally getting all their paperwork in order. And some are just trying to stay sane while they attempt to homeschool their kids. Whatever you're doing, you can spare a few seconds to work out your quarantine nickname. How do you do this? Well, according to Elan Gale, it's "how you feel right now + the last thing you ate out of the cupboard." Here are some of the funniest responses to his tweet. Mine is "Fed up Oreo Ice Cream". What's yours?
