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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Damon Cronshaw

Don't stress out, it's nice to be alive

What A Time To Be Alive: A sign at a Mayfield hotel urges people not to stress because, well, it's nice to be alive innit.

The Stag and Hunter Hotel in Mayfield has a timely message on the noticeboard on its facade.

"Don't stress, that's dumb, I'm here, it's nice to be alive," the hotel posted on Instagram.

The words come from a song called It's Nice to be Alive, by Brisbane band Ball Park Music.

The band responded, posting: "This is so cool but in such rough circumstances. We're wishing you all the best through these times and sending all the good vibes that we possibly can."

One part of the lyrics go like this: Don't stress, that's dumb, I'm here and it's nice to be alive. Chill out, it's alright. Kiss me, it's nice to be alive.

Maybe don't kiss me, given the virus and all. But we agree, even now, it is certainly nice to be alive.

Warm As Toast

Terry the toaster is sad.

It's day five of the lockdown for one of our colleagues.

Like a lot of people, he lives alone. So sometimes he talks to his appliances to give him some company [Hey, don't we all?]

It's kind of like Tom Hanks making friends with Wilson the volleyball in Castaway. Of course, when Hanks caught the coronavirus, some quipped that the actor should have stayed on the island.

Anyhow, my colleague and Terry the toaster aren't on the best terms at the moment. As you can see from this picture, Terry is a tad sad.

We're not entirely sure what caused the argument, but we suspect it's something to do with Terry taking too long to make the toast.

Viral Jokes

Day eight of quarantine: Had a conversation with a spider. Seems nice. He's a web designer.

Following numerous reports of people returning from overseas and not following self-isolation requirements, scientists are furiously working on a dickhead vaccine.

No one in Antarctica has the coronavirus yet. That's because everyone staying there is ice-olated.

I tried to come up with a joke about social distancing. This is about as close as I could get.

A lot of babies are going to be born around Christmas in 2020.

An Irishman, an Englishman and a Scotsman [and an Aussie] walked into a pub. Actually, no they didn't. They're all closed.

After hearing that Prince Charles had the coronavirus, the Queen went straight outside into her garden. She was in need of some fresh heir.

Non-Viral Jokes

If you donate a kidney, everybody loves you and you're a total hero. But try donating five kidneys - people start yelling and call the police - sheesh.

The same bike tries to run me down every day. It's become a vicious cycle.

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