It is already November, which means 2017 is almost over. For a lot of people, that will come as a relief. It’s been a often depressing twelve months, subjecting us to multiple terror attacks, mass shootings, beloved celebrities being revealed as monsters and Donald Trump’s obsession with making World War III a real possibility.
Still, on Twitter, people are trying to sum up the year in just four words – using the hashtag #2017in4words, unsurprisingly.
Some are bleak.
men behaving really badly
— mᎥᏦᎬ ᏞᎥᏆᎬᏒᎪᏞᏞᎽ (@SkippyMcGizzard) November 18, 2017
#2017In4Words Your idol's a scumbag pic.twitter.com/AemBjfWfhJ
— D. Mentor (@LonelyDementor) November 18, 2017
less money, more problems
#2017In4Words— Vic Vega (@vegavic84) November 18, 2017
#2017In4Words
Just
Another
Dumpster
Fire pic.twitter.com/YNA93zka00— Becky (@OMGod_Becky) November 18, 2017
#2017In4Words
I really miss Obama pic.twitter.com/1F7Q7y3ovr— Ricky DEE (@youngH289) November 18, 2017
Some are more positive in the face of adversity.
hate did not win #2017In4Words pic.twitter.com/msBIn2z9Qg
— ً (@buterasthirI) November 18, 2017
Women not taking shit #2017In4Words pic.twitter.com/t0lx0XPUVa
— CK (@charley_ck14) November 18, 2017
Some are more flippant.
Fidget spinners are everywhere#2017In4Words
— IGZ (@igzrap) November 18, 2017
Hold my beer 2016 #2017In4Words
— Chris O'Brien (@bigdweeb) November 18, 2017
It's not over yet #2017In4Words pic.twitter.com/4RXhVlN5vS
— Gladstone (@TreasuryMog) November 18, 2017
And some are just too clever for their own good.
#2017in4Words
Two Thousand and Seventeen.— Klorine (@WTFKlorine) November 18, 2017
Nobody follows the rules anymore #2017in4words
— Slow?ams (@ANGRYref) November 18, 2017