Posted on 04/12/2021 10:44:11 AM PDT by Hulka
Post your COVID insanity story here.
Before I kick this off with my story, I observe Saint Fauci proclaims wearing masks is critical to protecting American lives, but if wearing a mask is necessary to save lives, how does Fauci explain homeless people? They hardly wash their hands, seldom practice social distancing, and don’t appear to ever wear a mask, BUT we aren't seeing droves of dead homeless people littering the streets.
And. . .Why do Americans appear to be spring-loaded to following every government edict, no matter how silly? Which brings me to my COVID silliness experience. . .
Karen (K): Put on a mask, you have to wear a mask!
Me: I have a medical exemption, can’t wear a mask, and Texas dropped the mask mandate anyway.
K: I don’t care! You HAVE to wear a mask!
Me: No, I don’t. (On the spot I invented a great response to “Karen” trying to shame me into wearing a mask.)
I continued: Didn’t you see Dr Fauci’s press conference this morning?
K (Paused with a confused look): Ahhh. . .no.
Me: Fauci said recent research shows chemical properties of cocoa beans protect you against COVID and you don’t have to wear a mask if you shampoo your hair with chocolate syrup.
K (Shocked and confused): No. . he said that!?
Me: Yeah, and he said that’s why most Africans don’t get COVID because African coca beans are the most powerful coca beans and chocolate made from those beans protect you better than other beans.
K: (Her skepticism eroding): Really? He said that!?
Me: Yup, really. He said if you don’t have syrup you can put a piece of chocolate on your head and wear it. It will slowly melt and soak your skin, drenching you with its protective properties. He said if you do this you don’t have to wear a mask.
K (Now convinced): Wow. . .I didn’t know that. I gotta go and buy some chocolate syrup. (She turned and quickly walked away).
Humorous incident, indeed, but very telling in that it reveals just how compliant the once independent American people have become regardless of what is demanded, no matter how nonsensical.
I pray this Great Nation re-discovers its fearless spirit so we may reclaim our healthy distrust of a strong central government. Our founding documents are to protect us from government abuse, and abuse may not always be at the point of a gun, but at the point of a pen.
I don’t engage. I’ve heard too many stories. I smile and continue with my business. It’s none of their business why I don’t wear a mask.
Yep. I will say, “Thanks, Karen.” as I walk away.
This is funny. Thanks for the laugh. I can’t believe she was that stupid, but there is always someone who is.
I am going to try this, but I may use neem oil or Jamaican black castor oil instead of chocolate because I think your average Karen won’t fall for the chocolate but might fall for something more exotic sounding.
Both smell terrible, so I will spray something nice-smelling on myself and tell them it goes on smelling awful but dries to a nice smell.
Sorry, I don’t have as funny as story to relate. I have been known to be what many might consider mean and point out to people who tell me I need to wear a mask or wonder why I am not concerned about Covid that since I am far from obese whereas they are not I don’t have nearly as much reason to fear it than they do.
I haven’t work a mask for nearly a month (stopped in mid-March).
Nobody says anything. But just the other day I ran into an entire maskless family. We smiled broadly at each other even though we didn’t know the each other.
I’m done with the silly behavioral modification program.
Mask wearing. Social distancing.
The propaganda is strong and the people are weak.
While my state has dropped the mask mandate, we had some weird rules. My favorite:
You could remove your mask while seated at the bar.
You could not remove your mask while standing at the bar.
Just look what happened after the Sturgis motorcycle rally. There were 450 000 maskless bikers there, who subsequently spread back out all over the country, resulting in a huge surge in the number of...
Oh, wait, that didn't happen.
Still using the same mask I got a year ago at my doctors office. No its not dirty. I just hardly ever use it.
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