March 27, 2020

7 Doses Of Pure Silliness That Made Us Laugh This Week

When the world is feeling bleak, a little laughter can lighten the load. And thankfully, the internet delivered during the UK’s first working week in lockdown.
7 Doses Of Pure Silliness That Made Us Laugh This Week

Here are seven utterly ridiculous posts we’ve seen that made us smile – or caused uncontrollable giggling.

We hope they’ll give you a slice of that feel good Friday feeling. Enjoy!Related... Don't Let Coronavirus Ruin Your Weekend. Here's How To Make The Most Of It This rendition of ‘I will survive’Metallic leotard: check. Sweary self-depreciation: check. References to the gin we’re all necking: check. This video by blogger Victoria Emes has everything – three cheers for DJ Sara Cox for helping it reach thousands. Ladies & gentlemen, we have a winner. She just gets better & better. (nb : Bit o’ cussin if there’s a child nearby) pic.twitter.com/m9QK2Gl5Sp— sara cox (@sarajcox) March 24, 2020This super impressive Mousetrap setup You think it’s over, but then the Mousetrap setup from YouTuber Joseph’s Machines just keeps on giving. Top marks for including the baby. RIP that laptop.This guy has just won the internet. pic.twitter.com/wQWvKw4jco— Teeta (@anitamassey86) March 25, 2020The toilet paper Christingle Yeah yeah, we know, it’s meant to be an orange. But let’s face it, you might as well stick some gummy sweets on those sticks. growing my own toilet paper pic.twitter.com/OUuirSjo8Q— ❁ Dana ❁ (@danajeantaylor) March 23, 2020This stupid dad joke Watch to the end – and don’t worry if you can’t speak French. This prank is no doubt going to be repeated in households around the country this weekend. 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣! Love this. Don’t need to speak French to get it! Silly funny! pic.twitter.com/KHZvuPUv1q— Richard Bertinet (@RichardBertinet) March 26, 2020The legend raving to the BBC News theme tuneShout out to influencer and TikTok extraordinaire Rachel Leary for making those daily briefings a lot more bearable. positively phenomenal use of the BBC News theme tune. Little does she know this is actually how we make the news pic.twitter.com/3Zx8pw2eeM— Sophia Smith Galer (@sophiasgaler) March 24, 2020These cans lifting our spirits Shared by BBC Presenter Dan Walker, and created by a Twitter user in Argentina. Proof silliness is a universal language.Well, this has lifted my spirits 😂 pic.twitter.com/XLrOIBQvSP— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) March 24, 2020This family of jokersIt took an unexpected turn – and we loved it. This Tik Tok put a big smile on my face this morning. I love seeing families be silly together. Also, his mother 😂❤️ pic.twitter.com/OxzqqdhFbp— TONI TONE (@t0nit0ne) March 26, 2020READ MORE: Group Chats Making You Anxious? Us, Too. Here's How To Manage Them My Place Or My Place? How We’re Still Socialising In The Pandemic How To Cut Your Own Hair, If You Absolutely Must

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World rings in 2023

Country by country, the world welcomed 2023 early Sunday morning — and bid goodbye to a year marked by war, economic uncertainties, and COVID variants. Many cities were celebrating New Year's in full force for the first time since the pandemic, with more than 100,000 gathering on the Embankment of the Thames in London for a firework show that paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, while an estimated million people braved the rain for the New Year's Eve party in New York's Times Square. Roni Bintang/Getty Images Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images "I just wish everyone a lot of prosperity, peace, and love," Tina Wright, a reveler visiting New York City from the Phoenix area, told the Los Angeles Times.