2016, it’s fair to say, has been an almighty shitshow of a year – and we’re still only half way through it.
Numerous terror attacks, deaths of beloved icons and celebrities, Trump, Brexit, police brutality – the list of things that have made this year feel unstable and even utterly out of control just keeps growing.
In the midst of this craziness, people on Twitter are this weekend trying to sum up 2016 in just three words.
It’s proving difficult, as you can imagine, but that hasn’t stopped people from making valiant attempts.
Here are some of the best entries.
Most of them are fearful and despairing, understandably:
Fucked, fucked, fucked. #2016in3words pic.twitter.com/FX1uzum613
— Michael Moran (@TheMichaelMoran) July 16, 2016
Where this time? #2016in3words
— Sarah Le Blanc (@LadyMirtazapine) July 16, 2016
Pray For _______ ? pic.twitter.com/E1xoUyVIFW
#2016in3words— Ali Abbas Nagrami (@Its_ali_abbas) July 16, 2016
Stop The World #2016in3words
— Louise Ankers (@LouiseAnkersLD) July 16, 2016
#2016in3words stay safe everyone
— GELA Pesigan (@GELAAPesigan) July 16, 2016
Black lives matter #2016in3words
— Melanie Mac (@msmelaniemac) July 16, 2016
Press reset button.#2016in3words pic.twitter.com/ddRaGH6jaN
— Gord Macey (@GordMacey) July 16, 2016
#2016in3words not over yet
— night crawler (@duenassamyra) July 16, 2016
Heal the World ….. #2016in3words pic.twitter.com/lHid1jJmO7
— Flint Bedrock (@flintbedrock) July 16, 2016
David Bowie
Alan Rickman
Prince #2016in3words— Drella (@_AliceSofia) July 16, 2016
#2016in3words Stop killing people.
— Adam Watkinson (@watadam20) July 16, 2016
Please, no more. #2016in3words
— Andy Martindale (@AndyMartindale) July 16, 2016
Will you chill? #2016in3words pic.twitter.com/Vi2IpvK3LI
— Majed Almajed (@byMajd) July 16, 2016
Others are trying to strike a lighter note amidst the gloom:
#2016in3words Boris Fucking Johnson
— Chris York (@ChrisDYork) July 16, 2016
Gotta catch'em all #2016in3words@PokemonGoApp @PokemonGoHub
— Hasan Ansari (@iamhasanansari) July 16, 2016
Are you done? #2016in3words pic.twitter.com/OPejOMqaBA
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) July 16, 2016
#2016in3words abort abort abort
— Chris York (@ChrisDYork) July 16, 2016
Send the meteor #2016in3words
— Lady FOHF (@LadyFOHF) July 16, 2016
Can we restart? #2016in3words pic.twitter.com/dPiSYnx5zr
— Xenia (@_XeniaKara_) July 16, 2016
While others still choose to focus on hope:
We will overcome. #2016in3words pic.twitter.com/7p6LdyHbZB
— Nick Herra (@NickHerra) July 16, 2016
We want peace #2016in3words
— ριℓℓσωтαℓк メ (@Nialler_ilyu) July 16, 2016
Love will conquer. ❤️ #2016in3words
— Julia Price (@JuliaPriceMusic) July 16, 2016