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Tom Elliott

10 Oct, 18 tweets, 5 min read

https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1318227782527291398

Thread! What were some of the moments of peak stupidity during Covid-19? I’ll start with this one, locking down kids’ swings

https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1318227782527291398

https://twitter.com/7afl/status/1434018541003427844

Australians bravely minimizing the threat posed by … goal posts

https://twitter.com/7afl/status/1434018541003427844

“You can kick their balls, but you can’t touch them”

California authorities putting sand into a skate park to render it unusable

When this happened to San Fran parks

The Texas A&M marching band

Just in case a cloud of Covid rolls through

Keeping dogs safe in Shanghai

Whatever you do, don’t breath fresh air

DIY self-protection also enables people to express their creativity

And OCD

https://twitter.com/brisco_0317/status/1447215925275602944

Hopefully this was just a prank being pulled by the band teacher

https://twitter.com/brisco_0317/status/1447215925275602944

Banning paddleboarding

Banning basic human survival

Give them credit for breaking social distancing rules

https://twitter.com/copatriotusa/status/1447227251263557634

Father arrested for playing with his daughter at an outdoor playground w/ no one else around

https://twitter.com/copatriotusa/status/1447227251263557634

There shall only be bricks [a follower sends from Victoria, Australia]

Surely the best part of Covid was turning germaphobia into a virtue

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