THE LIGHTER SIDE OF… CORONAVIRUS

Tales from Coronaland:

– Are you one of the millions of people who have preordered a Baby Yoda toy? A sucker you are. Toymaker Hasbro now says that supply shortages caused by the coronavirus outbreak will stymie production of its highly-anticipated Baby Yoda toys. The threat of insufficient raw materials for the toys, namely resins and plastics available only in China, has become a significant concern. Hasbro factories in China are still fully operational, but the company says that if things aren’t normal by the time June and July roll around, there will be shortages on a litany of toys, including Baba Yoda.
* You can’t find green-colored plastic just anywhere, you know.
* Is it too late to have Norwegians carve them out of wood?

– Italy has closed all schools and universities to protect against the coronavirus which has infected more than 2,500 in the country and killed 79. In addition, Italy’s government is also expected to release new rules which will tell the nation they cannot kiss because of the virus.
* For Italians who don’t already not kiss because of the garlic.
* They’ve even banned doing that thing in Italian cooking where you tell someone how delicious it is by kissing your fingers and going, “Mwahh!”

– A woman in Jiangyin City, China, attempted to disinfect her money by putting it in her microwave. But after less than a minute in the microwave, the notes began to burn and had turned black. The woman, identified as a Ms. Li, took the charred notes to a nearby bank but the cash was unsalvageable. After authenticating the crispy bills, however, the bank was able to refund around $385 to Ms Li.
* I bet she took it in coins.
* Next time, try money laundering.