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22 Hilarious Tweets That Perfectly Sum Up The Roller Coaster That Was 2016

For many of us, 2016 felt like 366 days of Mercury in retrograde.
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By Sydney Scott · Updated October 26, 2020
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For many of us, 2016 felt like 366 days of Mercury in retrograde. In short, it was a trying year. But somehow we’ve made it to the end with our sanity. Barely. It’s definitely hanging on by a thread and we’re not the only folks tired of 2016’s antics.

Me at the beginning of 2016 & Me at the end of 2016 pic.twitter.com/nyu4exTKxa

— Nyasha Junior (@NyashaJunior) December 12, 2016

Me: full of hope, optimistic for the future
2016: pic.twitter.com/uw2pwM5LNo

— broke but woke (@NotAgainBen) December 12, 2016

me at the beginning of 2016 vs the end of 2016 pic.twitter.com/95R2AKMuXL

— Heben Nigatu (@heavenrants) December 10, 2016

Me at the beginning of 2016 VS. me at the end of 2016 pic.twitter.com/hJwVBvwh6M

— Sonny Stoppkotte (@SonnyStoppkotte) December 11, 2016
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me at the start of 2016 // me at the end of 2016 pic.twitter.com/S99BcvedtI

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) December 9, 2016

Me at the beginning of 2016 vs me trying to make it in these last few weeks. pic.twitter.com/i6fepmyqei

— MistyKnightsTwistOut (@Steph_I_Will) December 10, 2016

Me at the beginning of 2016 vs. Me at the end of 2016 pic.twitter.com/xRttxZpbbr

— Payne 😁 (@totallynotpayne) December 11, 2016

me at the beginning of 2016 vs. me now pic.twitter.com/0wdpU3cs3e

— dead boyfriend (@unsmokabIe) October 13, 2016

me at the beginning of 2016 vs me at the end of 2016 pic.twitter.com/wktUEqSEk3

— yung black celiac (@ANTWANDUNCAN) December 2, 2016

2016 in a nutshell. pic.twitter.com/DjtZtwUAJA

— Ryan Carey-Mahoney (@thegoodcarmah) December 2, 2016

2016 in a nutshell pic.twitter.com/yJQJF1diYV

— SassWithAnAss (@SassWithAnAsss) December 2, 2016

Me to 2016, but also 2016 to me: pic.twitter.com/5g2zFQraWN

— Barrie Mounger (@barrrito) December 12, 2016

Me to 2016:
"Get God on the phone!" pic.twitter.com/84HfRZTI64

— Hacksaw Smithers Jr. (@Childishgymbino) November 29, 2016

Me to 2016 pic.twitter.com/z6T6uh3iaz

— The Notorious N.I.P (@NoChillNip) December 1, 2016

Me to 2016 or 2016 to me? Who's to say pic.twitter.com/7QmdVi2prd

— Emily (@notorious__mig) November 30, 2016

Me to 2016 pic.twitter.com/VIKqM76XXu

— Denise Alcantara (@DnsAlcantara) November 29, 2016

2016 is really the worst year of my life pic.twitter.com/N1TFlqBoca

— noemi (@fringedhome) December 1, 2016

beginning of 2016 vs end of 2016 pic.twitter.com/VL5iw7PC4G

— brohsen (@brohsen) December 12, 2016

If someone mentions 2016 to me: pic.twitter.com/L2xEHjDyuO

— m2014 (@MariaPerezTW) December 2, 2016
Here are 22 tweets that perfectly sum up the dumpster fire that was 2016.
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