“Whenever I get asked to do something I don’t want to do I just answer ‘in a pandemic?’”

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Entry from July 29, 2020

“Whenever I get asked to do something I don’t want to do I just answer ‘in a pandemic?’”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many cancellations. Many people quarantined at home.

“Whenever I get asked to do something I don’t want to do I just answer ‘in a pandemic?’ and it’s worked pretty well so far” was posted on Twitter by Laurent Perrier on July 23, 2020.

Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.

Twitter
Laurent Perrier
@itslaurentbtw
Whenever I get asked to do something I don’t want to do I just answer “in a pandemic?” and it’s worked pretty well so far
11:44 AM · Jul 23, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
François H. Joseph, Jr.
@francoisjoseph_
Whenever I get asked to do something I don’t want to do I just answer “In a Pandemic??” and it’s worked pretty well so far.
8:57 PM · Jul 28, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Toya j
@toyajbae
Whenever I get asked to do something I don’t want to do I just answer “in a pandemic?!”...
It’s worked pretty well so far
9:25 PM · Jul 28, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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im not right in the head.com
July 29, 2020 ·
Shared by Felicia Gurule‎
“Honey, can you take out the garbage?”
“In a pandemic?”
Whenever I get asked to do something I don’t want to do I just answer “in a pandemic??” and it’s worked pretty well so far

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Johana Cruz
@_johanaac
Whenever I get asked to do something I don’t want to do I just answer “In a pandemic?” and it’s worked pretty well so far
1:47 PM · Jul 29, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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