Hair is funny now. Anyone who had short hair is now shaggy. Lots of men, especially in SC, have much longer hair. Many men are going for the facial hair as well, which seems disingenuous. Were they previously being shaved by a barber? Some women are foregoing hair color, which can be scary. The rest of us are doing this at home, with results that can also be scary.

Speaking of scary, I had to cut my own hair last weekend. I could ask my husband of course, but he’s a little too keen to try it. With the help of Youtube, I chose the unicorn cut, which involves creating a forward-facing ponytail at the center of your forehead, flattening it out, then cutting a single diagonal snip toward the end. Simple! Works well for all the hair except any shorter pieces around the face, so I try to keep my back toward people as much as possible.

People wearing masks can be pretty funny. It’s disconcerting to see people wearing balaclavas or bandannas, especially in banks and convenience stores, and even more so if they are young people otherwise clad entirely in black. My husband purchased monster masks for himself and his sons. Pretty masks are the choice of  many women, with many beautiful fabrics and colors now available; I personally have a cloth mask with a modified leopard skin print that I don in order to be admitted to the grocery store.

Some people stuck at home are doing some very funny things. Top honors to the couple who are recreating famous paintings and frescoes using common household items and their own bodies. Some very funny chroma key composites are springing up, notably of Queen Elizabeth’s recent inspiring speech to her subjects, though I feel compelled to mention that the speech itself didn’t spark the ridicule. Rather, her green blouse provided an inviting opportunity. People in our old neighborhood sing together nightly, while some people here have a nightly howl. Our Morris team has Zoom practices, during which we sing (very funny) and also dance in “sets” with each person in a different video window.

Most people probably found Morris dancing funny before shelter-in-place. On second thought, most people probably found it annoying.

New Yorkers are cheering for providers every night, and that habit is spreading down the East Coast and beyond. That’s not funny, it’s very nice. Now we should do something really useful for them, like make sure they have healthcare. There was an EMT on the news last night who praised the nightly acclamation then mentioned that what would really help him is health insurance. Wow.

Among the haughtily-named First World, that only occurs in America.