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.
https://twitter.com/SkippyMcGizzard/status/931749494554705920
#2017In4Words Your idol's a scumbag pic.twitter.com/AemBjfWfhJ
— Dementor-ious B.I.G. (@GeekyDementor) November 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/vegavic84/status/931760023042224128
https://twitter.com/OMGod_Becky/status/931872430548598785
#2017In4Words
I really miss Obama pic.twitter.com/1F7Q7y3ovr— DaKiddd (@youngH289) November 18, 2017
Some are more positive in the face of adversity.
https://twitter.com/buterasthirI/status/931851296092680192
Women not taking shit #2017In4Words pic.twitter.com/t0lx0XPUVa
— CK (@charley_ck14) November 18, 2017
Some are more flippant.
Fidget spinners are everywhere#2017In4Words
— GOATED 👐🏻 (@goatedmfr) 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.
https://twitter.com/WTFKlorine/status/931748707866877952
Nobody follows the rules anymore #2017in4words
— Le Champion Stevie SlowJams (@ANGRYref) November 18, 2017