Dan’s Quarantine Memes

Created by Dan Carlson

The year 2020 was not generally a good one for many people. I was extremely fortunate in that I still had a job that was paying my wages as I stayed home, still doing some work (but not the same kind of work by any means). Still, the shutdown and isolation drove me a little loopy... and one of my coping activities was to make a few different silly images to share on Twitter.

Four images in a grid: Spock from “Star Trek” raising his hand in the Vulcan greeting gesture, Thermians from “Galaxy Quest” saluting, Lennier from “Babylon 5” greeting with his fingers forming a triangle, and President Skroob from “Spaceballs” rudely gesturing in salute.
I wondered whether my #NoHandshake would be classic, funny but recognizable, obscure but respectful, or just plain irreverent.
Isolation Log, Day 1: Trip relaxes on the floor of the Decon Chamber. Isolation Log, Day 15: Trip looks a bit exhausted while laying sideways with his head on the bench. Isolation Log, Day 30: Trip is huddled against a wall, wrapped in a blanket.
Trip expresses my feelings perfectly. (Inspired by @TrekCore.)
Two frames: First, Chakotay winces at bright light shining from offscreen. Second, he is approached by a Krenim officer as the episode title appears: “Year of Hell, Part II”. The caption reads, “That face when you realize... ...this year is a two-parter.”
When I saw the “Year of Hell“ jokes circulating, I knew that it wasn’t a good sign for the year...
A spoof of the Fox News announcement showing pictures of seven people on the “Council to Re-Open America”: Grand Nagus Zek, Intendant Kira, Liquidator Brunt, Doctor Crell Moset, Colonel Philip Green, Ralph Offenhouse, and Chellick.
I try not to let politics creep in to my fandom too often, but this was too good an opportunity to miss...
A shot of Garak from the Mirror Universe, smugly holding a nasty-looking hypospray, with the caption “After I inject you with this bleach, you won’t have to worry about coronavirus ever again!”
Injecting bleach is a bad idea even in the Mirror Universe!
Four progressive photos of Miles O’Brien from the episode “Hard Time”, showing him with looking haggard with progressively longer hair and beard. The four photos are labeled week 1, week 3, week 6, and week 10.
O’Brien rocked a quarantine haircut long before it was cool!
Animated GIF: Tuvok, clasping his hands, shouts and tries to push his hand through the sickbay forcefield. The caption claims he is shouting “Let me out of quarantine!”
Tuvok wants out!
Animated GIF: Seven of Nine, only partly de-assimilated, is locked in the brig and furiously throws herself against the forcefield. The caption reads “Quarantine sucks!”
Seven discovers that resistance is still futile.
Animated GIF: From the episode “Year of Hell”, Captain Janeway braces as Voyager rams the Krenim weapon-ship, which is labeled “2020”. The caption reads “Time’s up!”
I made this one for my friends on New Year’s Eve. The year couldn’t be over fast enough!