In response to wildly irresponsible remarks made by the artist David Hockney, who told the NY Post that smokers are immune to the coronavirus, we have assembled our emergency response team for a counter-briefing. Here is an unclassified transcript of the Q&A briefing for widest dissemination…
Q: Did Trump cause Covid-19?
A: No.
Q: Will Trump cure Covid-19?
A: No.
Q: Will huffing gasoline build immunity?
A: No.
Q: Why didn’t anyone stop the virus?
A: To quote a movie: “You are asking how a watch works. Right now it’s better just to know the time.”
Q: Huffing spray paint?
A: No.
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