Vocabulary of the Time by Jacinta Birchall
It’s unprecedented
There’s no rule book for this
We’re all in this together
Stay home
Essential services only
It’s a petri dish out there
PPE what’s PPE?
Supplies have dried up
Supplies are due in tomorrow
Essential purchases only
Stop hoarding just stop it
We’ve got to flatten the curve
Go for a walk
Flatten the curve
Ride your bike, walk your dog
Flatten the curve
Stay at home
Two’s a party, three’s a crowd
It’s a petri dish out there
Schools are a petri dish
Child care is a petri dish
Don’t visit your grand parents
Don’t visit your parents
Stay at home
Take care of your parents
Did you wash your hands?
What?
Did you wash your hands?
WHAAT?
Come into the room when I’m talking to you!
Minimum of two only, thank you for understanding
Give it back!
No, I need them!
It’s just toilet paper!
Don’t eat that
Why?
I was saving it, it’s mine
No it’s mine
It’s mine
No it’s mine
Go outside, draw a fucking rainbow
Novel Coronavirus
Write a novel
Make a basket
Paint a masterpiece
Use the downtime
Get out in the garden
Take care of your mental health
Can I have a drink yet?
Zoom your friends
Facetime is great
Zoom’s not working
My internet is shit
This is unprecedented
We’re all in this together
We have to flatten the curve
I’m working from home
I’m working remotely
My my my my Corona!
I was Covid-19
The death toll is rising
Italy is more than China now
New York is more than Italy now
This is unprecedented
We have no rule book for this
Stay at home
Are you working from home?
Are you working?
Social distancing
Physical distancing
Distance yourself
Keep your distance
You’re hurting me
Just stop it
Can I have a drink yet?
Grab a slab
Order a case
Essential purchases only
We’re going on line
Deliveries only
This is crazy
This is weird
Yeah, it’s unprecedented
We have no rule book for this
We’re all in this petri dish together
Get off the beach
Stay at home, stay the fuck at home
Don’t think about the families in abusive homes
I can’t do that
You have all the time in the world
Learn something new
Study at home
Centrelink queues
Care packages
Relief packages, billions, trillions
We got it early, we’ll be ok
No need to shut borders, we got it early
We are safe
Ok so we need to make a change
The air is clear
Venetian canals have dolphins
It’s so quiet out there
People are amazing
Singing from balconies
While Welsh mountain goats take over the world
Beanies will be the rage this winter
Knit a beanie
Read a novel
Novel virus
When we come out the other side
We’re saving lives, saving livelihoods
On the other side of this
What’s on the other side
You have to eat mummy’s cooking waaaaaa!
Zoom classes
Virtual tours
Toilet paper, bog roll, dunny paper
Pasta, rice, booze
You get it online
Where?
There’s a list online
But where?
Can you tell me where to get it online? You know, that list?
Essential items only
I even bought seeds
What a twat
Oh, no she was right
I’m going out of business
We are hibernating business
I’m hibernating
Introvert’s dream
Abusive family’s nightmare
I can’t distance myself from that
Mental isolation
Day 5 of quarantine!
Let’s all Tik Tok
Oh LOL
People are great
We’re all in this together
It’s the China virus
That’s racist Mr President
Because it came from China
We are in an unusual time
Our health system will not cope
Get tested
Test test test
It’s a test alright
Mass graves
The ice rink is a morgue
It’s a conspiracy
It’s caused by 5G
Trump did this
The Illuminati are scared too
Oh poor you
Get a grip!
This is the off switch we needed
Did you tell them to turn it off then on again?
I think they’re doing that now.