Lodging Newsletter 20250331 Redux: can we laught yet?

By William May
Published: 03/31/25 Topics: Newsletter Comments: 0

Exactly five years ago, this newsletter was titled "Is it too early to laugh?" about the new and mysterious Covid-19 virus.

Think of it as sixty months ago, 1,826 days ago, 43,824 hours ago, or 2,629,440 minutes ago. (Yikes!). Personally, I think of it as sixty newsletters ago. Your dog thinks of it as 35 dog years. Should we admit that struggling through Covid has felt like 35 years for we humans, too?.

The newsletter received some nice compliments from folks ready to exhale and laugh, as the entire travel industry sat frozen, hoping things would get better. By May of 2020, things looked a bit better and by June 1st, consumers began to exhibit a symptom that we all should have known existed, but none of us would have hoped for. They got "Cabin fever".

Cooped up in their homes, condos, or apartments, they echoed the famous speech from the 1976 movie when newscaster Howard Beale rants and raves into the TV camera in the movie "Network" :

               "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

Travelers thronged to vacation rental homes, which were private and safe. Over time, we were reminded that things do get better. It has never been the end of the world.

In that newsletter from five years ago, I quoted a promotional CBS newscaster about the then 75th anniversary of the invasion of Iwo Jima, that said:

          "Your grandfathers were ordered to Iwo Jima.
               You've been ordered to your couch.
                      Surely, you can do this."

So this newsletter is a call-out to the April 2020 newsletter that suggested it was time for some humor.

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March 31, 2025 -  Reprinted from March 31, 2020 Newsletter (Apologies to everyone quoted.)
 
STEREOTYPE: Every good disaster movie starts with governments ignoring scientists.
 
A GOOD DAY: You work in a bank when 2 guys come in wearing masks and you are relieved they are only there to rob you.
 
SPOUSE: Found a young lady sitting on my couch yesterday. Apparently she is my wife. Seems nice.
 
FOOD: Went to a new restaurant called "The Kitchen." No clue how this place stays in business.
 
CHILDREN: Although there is no school, I still wake my kids at 6AM. Revenge is sweet.
 
COMEDIAN: My day job assigned me to work from home. No problem, I didn't like any of those people anyway.
 
PHONE: On a conference call someone's dog started barking, then everyone's dog started barking, so the host had to hit global mute. Best conference call ever.
 
HOME: My dad and I are sharing the kitchen table to work. He is an aerospace engineer designing a new wing prototype. I am drawing a duck.
 
HYGIENE: I washed my hands so much, that my exam notes from 1975 reappeared on my palm.
 
INDUSTRY: When told that consumers were hoarding toilet paper due to the Covid-19 virus, the chairman of Charmin said, "I do not see the problem."
 
FAMILY: Having my children at home has helped me tolerate the isolation. My wine cellar has helped me tolerate my children.
 
HUMANS: There are two types of people in the world. Those who stock up on toilet paper and those who stock up on beer. Come on now, you know who you are.
 
HOARDING: If you need 100 rolls of toilet paper to survive a 14-day quarantine, you probably needed to see a doctor way before this virus thing.
 
SHOPPING: They said that a mask and gloves were enough to go to the supermarket. They lied, everyone else has clothes on.
 
TOUCH: If you keep a glass of wine in each hand, you will not be able to touch your face.
 
DOGS: My dog said, "Oh my god, you're here all day. This is the best. I can love you, see you, be with you and follow you! I love you being here so much!" My cat said, "What the hell are you still doing here?"
 
SMART: The science community has figured out that the spread of Coronavirus is based solely on two things: 1. How dense the population is. 2. How dense the population is.
 
If you don't find any of these jokes funny, we apologize. Too soon?

Author: William May, Vortex VIP
Blog #: 1020 – 03/31/25

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