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.
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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!
It's important now more than ever to remind ourselves that life IS beautiful. When you're constantly bombarded with horrific news stories, it's hard to see the bright side of things and our loss in the faith of humanity grows stronger. It's important to remember that there's still good in this world...and quite a lot of it.
Here is the wholesome-binge you need to help lift your spirits, make your heart smile and remind you that there are good people, good moments in this crazy world.
Hopefully, this list inspires you to pay it forward and keep the goodness in the world alive.
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.
There is nothing that tests the make-or-break of a relationship more than being forced to indefinite co-quarantine. Whether it's your partner, your parents or your roommates, endless weeks of being stuck in a living space with someone will inevitably cause drama of some kind. Meg Zukin, a social media editor at Variety is self-quarantining with her husband and they began to get on each other's nerves after only a few days. It inspired her to write a tweet asking the internet for any and all relationship dramas that they were experiencing in the time of coronavirus. She received so many responses, that she compiled them onto a google doc, charging $1 to read them, which would be donated to food banks and charities across the country. She raised more than $5,000 in two days and then decided to turn the project into a free and public website and is still taking donations of any amount. Here are some of the funniest submissions she has received, which will make you feel less alone in the quarantine struggle.
We're living through a future history lesson right now... in 50 years, possibly even less, they'll be studying the Covid-19 era in classrooms, analyzing our behavior during this difficult time. And one of the things they'll look at is the way love and relationships went down during quarantine. These memes are a snapshot of the upside-down Coronavirus world we find ourselves in, showing how the pandemic is making and breaking relationships.
With Covid-19 taking over, we are living in fraught times. The world is a scary place right now and in the midst of all the crazy Corona confusion, we firmly believe that some light-hearted humor is in order. Historically, laughter is certainly (one of) the best medicines and while we do not take corona lightly at all, we are doing our part to help the world through this difficult time. Here are some of the best corona tweets we've found this week to lighten your mood. Stay safe!
A US garbageman has warmed the hearts of Americans with his tweet about not stopping his services during the Covid-19 pandemic. He speaks with pride about getting up every day and carrying on at work even though times are tough. He expressed his love for his city, his country, and the world, acknowledging that life still has to continue amidst the Coronavirus madness. He also praised all the healthcare workers on the front line who are persevering in this difficult time, while putting themselves at risk. His beautiful tweet has gone viral, inciting thousands of retweets and comments from people everywhere thanking him for his work. Scroll down to the end to see his reaction to his tweet going viral; something he didn't expect. Thank you, everyone, who is putting themselves at the front line so that we can continue functioning as normally as possible in this difficult and confusing time.
Like everything, online shopping has its positives and its negatives. On the one hand, it saves you from trawling the shops, allowing you to order from the comfort of your own bed to be delivered the next day. On the other hand, you never really know what you're going to receive in the post, given how most companies heavily photoshop the model wearing the clothing you have ordered. One girl was in for a nasty shock when the skin-tight pink latex dress she ordered looked NOTHING like the picture shown on the website. But when she tweeted a picture of herself in it side by side with the image that was advertised. she was in for a nasty shock, receiving some pretty savage reponses. Check them out below!
It might shock you to learn that Hollywood has set unrealistic expectations for many of life's events, including, as it turns out, what it's like to be put under anesthetic before surgery. One guy's hilarious tweet about his experience of being sedated has gone viral and hundreds of people commended with their own encounters with anesthetists. Check out some of the best responses below and then read some of the funny things people have said under anesthesia.
Twitter has become a breeding ground for roasting anyone and everyone. When it comes to women roasting men, it is a true battle of the sexes and the female wrath is unleashed in all its force. The result? Pure comedy. Here is a selection of this week's funniest tweets of women roasting men. And if you love these, here are some more tweets of women dragging men to within an inch of their lives.
We've all got that person saved on our phone, who's name elicits an eye roll and a groan whenever they pop up on our screen. Wouldn't it be great if you could just delete their number and never have to see their name again? The people of Twitter have been using the trending hashtag #DeleteTheirPhoneNumberIf to explain exactly what annoys them about certain people saved on their phone. They are (almost) all relatable, you'll be relieved to know you're not alone in having frustrating friends or family.
We've all been victims of autocorrect before - phones can really screw us over when they type something we didn't mean and we press send before we realize what we've done. But what happens when we let predictive text do its thing... on purpose? @SYFY WIRE asked followers to find out how they'd die in a horror movie by typing, "In a horror movie, my character dies when" and use the predictive keyboard text to spell out the rest. The results are hilarious!
Unfortunately, the world seems to have gone a little mad over this whole Coronavirus situation. We know it can be a deadly disease and it's scary how quickly it's spreading, but sometimes you have to find some humor in all the madness to stop yourself losing all hope. And these song lyrics mixed in with CDC warnings against the spread of the virus is nothing short of entertaining. You're welcome!
Twitter has become a breeding ground for roasting anyone and everyone. When it comes to women roasting men, it is a true battle of the sexes and the female wrath is unleashed in all its force. The result? Pure comedy. Here is a selection of this week's funniest tweets of women roasting men. And if you love these, here are some more tweets of women dragging men to within an inch of their lives.
Let's face it, pizza is the food of the gods. Those Italians really knew what they were talking about when they decided to mix dough cheese and tomato sauce together and we owe them our lives for that. Pure genius. So if you're a diehard pizza fan like me, you'll love these hilariously relatable tweets about pizza.
And when you're done, check out these fun pizza facts as well.
