It takes a lot to make people smile these days, given the covid-19 shutdown.

So credit TribLive’s Chris Benson for coming up with a way to make that happen.

He developed this fantastic coronavirus shut-in timewaster.

Hit play. Then, whenever you hit pause, that is the one Pittsburgh icon you will be quarantined with during the shut-in for as long as it lasts.

The Pittsburgh icon you stop on is who you're stuck in quarantine with...

Reply with your result pic.twitter.com/HT7V5DgzNp

— TribLIVE.com (@TribLIVE) March 23, 2020

I got hip hop mogul Wiz Khalifa. Gee. I wonder how we will spend the idle time.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Wiz Khalifa performs on Oct. 11, 2019 at Pitt’s Peterson Events Center in Pittsburgh.  

Other people had mixed responses with their results.

Huh. I’ll trade you. I got Bob Nutting. He won’t even spend time.

— The Morning Rush (@ESPNMorningRush) March 23, 2020

Trade proposal: Bryan Reynolds for two bottles of hand sanitizer and a roll of toilet paper. Done deal.

got a Market Square Pidgeon, so I tried again.

Market Square Pidgeon.

Third try I got Bob Nutting. Think i'm gonna stick with the bird.

— Ian (@IanEdward8771) March 23, 2020

I bet you even the bird would’ve held out for at least one major leaguer in return for Starling Marte.

Bob Nutting! Wonder how much he charges me for TP.

— Mark (@msherm570) March 24, 2020

By the square. That assures “cost certainty.”

I will say this for the Nutting and the Pirates, though. They have stepped up this week during the coronavirus crisis. They did buy all those pizzas for the hospital workers. And they kicked in some cash for the local food bank.

Good for management and the players for helping out there. So let’s pick on somebody else for a change.

Like, you know, the mascots.

Tried it 3x, got Iceburgh, Pirate Parrot and Steely McBeam. Ugh

— MookiesMom (@annin328) March 23, 2020

What are you complaining about? C’mon! That’s a natural hat trick.

Josh Bell

— Ed McConnell (@ejmccon) March 23, 2020

You know what that means, right? The first few months of your quarantine are going to be awesome!

But if that lasts into June… uh oh.

I got Matt Murray. Is it ok if Jarry comes over 3 days a week?

— Mr.Flixx (@MrFlixx) March 23, 2020

Of course not. That’s bad social distancing.

Bryan rust

— Nate (@nj4bes) March 23, 2020

If the shutdown gets to a Game 7, you are in great shape.

I got Malkin ??????

— Brandon (@ShadyConductor) March 23, 2020

The conversation may be minimal, yet somehow entertaining. Maybe Geno can graduate from “I am score” to “I am vaccination.”

Patric Hornqvist!

— TDog (@Tdog1954) March 23, 2020

That’s a win for you! He’d agitate the coronavirus so much it’d just leave.

Obviously the standard is the standard when it comes to covid19#nextmanup pic.twitter.com/oWaG5tWiTg

— Jayson welling (@welling_jayson) March 23, 2020

Is the “next man up” allowed out of his own house any time soon?

Potash..... that seems like a good time to me!

— Adam Holmes (@holmes198696) March 23, 2020

Only if he brings the costumes.

I heard Sally knows how to party...so I'm psyched!!!

— Jacob Kerr (@PlymouthAtwater) March 23, 2020

That’s true. Ain’t no party, like a Sally covid-19 party.

Take a spin yourself and let us know who you get below.

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