How Long Can You Be Alone?

Social distancing. If you’ve been around for spring 2020, you know what it feels like. The only place left to go is the grocery. The only social interaction you get is yelling into the void online. It doesn’t feel good. And it kind of begs the question: how long can you be alone?

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Hello and welcome to the joke under the fold! Here's one that might lift your mood in these weird times...The pilot was a loner but even for him flying a drone was just too remote.Comment LONER to let me know you were here ;-)