By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama
In a year that took so many people we loved, only to give us a narcissistic orangutan of a president-elect in return, it’s safe to say most of us are happy to see it come to an end. It’s been so bad, I think future history lessons will casually overlook 2016 altogether rather than subject students to its horrors.
But in case you deal with soul-crushing pain through humor like I do, here are some of the funniest tweets on this trainwreck of a year (and a couple on the shitshow of 2017 that’s to come):
“How is 2016 going so far?” pic.twitter.com/LaJk5SeyCe
— ✗ (@theforcefuI) February 19, 2016
Took down my 2016 calendar & put up 2017 because I’m done with 2016 even though it’s not.
— jj hartinger (@jjhartinger) December 26, 2016
This year has taken a lot of years off my life.
— Your Name Here (@notittryagain) November 30, 2016
Wow…never thought the LEAST scary part about 2016 would be random clown sightings
— the war on bethmas (@bourgeoisalien) October 2, 2016
2016 is like a montage of news footage you see in the beginning of a post-apocalyptic movie explaining how the world was ruined.
— Shower Thoughts (@TheWeirdWorld) July 19, 2016
My 2016 Year in Review pic.twitter.com/nNvicPqfZh
— The Glad Stork (@TheGladStork) December 8, 2016
is Quentin Tarantino directing 2016?
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) July 8, 2016
2016 has taken a lot of good people…and most of our souls.
— Mama babbles… (@mama_babble) December 26, 2016
i’m starting to think that this is the last season of America and the writers are just going nuts
— Jake Flores (@feraljokes) February 13, 2016
I’m not saying that David Bowie was holding the fabric of the universe together, but *gestures broadly at everything*
— Katie Loewy (@SweetestCyanide) July 12, 2016
12/31/2014: Happy New Year!
12/31/2015: Happy New Year!
12/31/2016: This is the end. I’m so scared.
— annoyed eric (@ericsshadow) December 22, 2016
This year I’m going to stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve because I want to watch 2016 die.
— Brett Douville (@brett_douville) December 16, 2016
As of Jan 1st can we just start referring to 2016 as “The year that must not be named?”
— OutnumberedMother (@OutNumbMother) December 18, 2016
there’s always next year there’s always next year there’s always next year there’s always next year there’s always next year there’s always
— tomsauced (december) (@trojansauce) December 25, 2016
2016 resolutions:
Eat better
Exercise more
Spend time with the kids
Work less
Live in the moment2017 resolution:
Don’t fucken die— Ramblin’ Mama (@ramblinma) December 26, 2016
New Year, New Me(ntal breakdowns)
— Kyle Patrick (@kyry5) December 29, 2015
Getting a head start on 2017 with this documentary about the Soviet Gulag.
— Amy Dillon (@amydillon) December 26, 2016
Here’s to 2017!
*disappears into a bunker
— Donna McCoy (@Donna_McCoy) December 21, 2016
Goodbye, 2016. You have really been the worst. (And for 2017’s sake, let’s hope it stays that way.)
But at least the tweets were good.
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About the Author
Joanna McClanahan is an Editor at Mock Mom. She’s also a Contributor at Sammiches & Psych Meds and has been published on Scary Mommy. You can find more from her on RamblinMama.com, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.