While it’s obviously much worse to lose a loved one or be infected and hospitalized due to the illness, remember that just because the person next to you is in a full-body cast, it doesn’t mean your broken arm doesn’t hurt. If you’re struggling with the idea of bailing on long-awaited get-togethers due to omicron, you aren’t alone. If humor is one of your coping mechanisms (hello!), enjoy these omicron memes and memes about festive plans and omicron to at least get a silver lining from this frustratingly large, long, dark cloud.
Omicron Memes
1. The COVID trap.
2. We understand if you’re panicking over the lack of masks in this illustration, too.
3. Never forget Nakatomi Plaza.
4. This would also work if the photo were reversed…
5. And so could this one!
6. Stay home, ya filthy animal!
7. Omicron is much scarier than this poor guy.
8. Looks like The Square may be closed this Christmas.
9. Doctor Who fans, if you know … you know.
10. And another.
11. Don’t feel bad—a lot of flyers are canceling.
12. COVID-19 is doing all of Krampus’ dirty work for him this year.
13. All About Omicron.
14. For whom is this really the Happiest Season?
15. Omicron is this year’s Devil of Christmas.
16. So much for the roast beast.
17. Irish history buffs, this one’s for you.
18. Somehow Alan Rickman is more forgivable as Hans Gruber than he was in Love Actually.
19. Poor Dorinda.
20. Bah humbug.
21. He can’t see without his glasses!
22. The hills are alive with the sound of sobbing.
23. Omicron doesn’t even send pleasant emails.
24. For both of you who watched Smash:
25. We’re feeling Insecure about our holiday plans this year.
26. Even living aquatic can’t help you escape from omicron.
27. Let’s be real, the family Stone is probably happy to use omicron as an excuse not to see each other this year.
28. Oh, Jeff Goldblum, make it stop!
29. Omicron has us feeling toxic.
30. Sorry, West Wing fans, but this hits.
31. Every. Single. Time.
32. Topical!
33. Notes on a variant.
34. We’ll just leave this here.
35. Poor Bob Cratchit!
36. Meanwhile, some of us…
37. This is where we are.
Next, find out which New Year’s events have been canceled to the omicron COVID variant.
