Covid damaged your sense of humour?

There is yet to be a peer-reviewed scientific paper on the suspected phenomenon. And, certainly, mainstream media or the tiddly-widdly bits that go under the name of ‘social media’ haven’t yet shown much curiosity or concern. But there is a growing worry among people who, for reasons that will become obvious in the next sentence, wish to be anonymous. The concern: that along with things like the sense of smell and the body’s immunity system, the coronavirus has also left swathes of people with a damaged sense of humour. Some even fear, at the risk of laughing, that in certain areas, any sense of humour has been terminally destroyed.

Some research needs to be conducted, at least in countries and regions where political satire, celebrity roasting, politically incorrect gags and even stupid jokes are still tolerated. But one needs to be careful, since the contagion of loss of humour may have its source in a new variant of Covid with less obvious symptoms. So, even while conducting studies to confirm or otherwise the debilitating effects of Covid, an anti-humour virus could besiege towns still tolerating wisecracks that are considered verboten in already-affected cities and countries. There is only one way to find out whether you’ve been affected: have someone make fun of a respected public figure. If you react violently, then you’ve got it.