#2015In5Words
The American comedy program @midnight asked people on its Thursday evening show to describe 2015 in five words.
By Friday morning, the hashtag #2015in5words was trending in the U.S. on Twitter and Facebook. Many on Twitter turned to the release of the new Star Wars movie for inspiration.
Twitter user Eric Cortes tweeted: “Star Wars made it better.”
Star Wars made it better #2015In5Words
— Eric Cortes (@Corteasey) December 18, 2015
And Twitter user Tony Posniaski tweeted about his 2015: “Waited forever for Star Wars.”
Waited Forever For Star Wars #2015In5Words @midnight
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) December 18, 2015
Of course, others on Twitter remembered different 2015 events. Many tweets contained the famous song line from Adele’s newest album: “Hello from the other side.”
Hutch Harris posted the song line along with a photo of a raccoon behind a glass door. The post has been retweeted over 1,000 times.
Hello From the Other Side #2015In5Words @midnight pic.twitter.com/GVsR94lWvd
— Hutch Harris (@thethermals) December 18, 2015
Some remembered the viral “Black or Gold?” dress debate of 2015.
What color did we decide? #2015In5Words @midnight pic.twitter.com/DuO2Bknif5
— Wee (@ItsMeAshleyWee) December 18, 2015
"What color is this dress?" #2015In5Words #NeverForget @midnight
— VyVy Nguyen (@cest_la_vyvy) December 18, 2015
Many responses centered on the rise of Donald Trump as a presidential candidate.
Way too much of Trump #2015In5Words @midnight
— Casey Corbin (@CaseyCorbin) December 18, 2015
Others remembered more serious events of 2015, such as mass shootings and other violence in the United States.
Twitter user @RiepTide1999 wrote: Guns. Same troubles, different towns.”
@midnight
— The Grim Rieper (@RiepTide1999) December 18, 2015
Guns.
Same troubles,
different towns.#2015In5Words #PointsMe
But, Twitter user @JordanJDaley may have summed up 2015 best: Where did the year go?
And that's What's Trending Today.
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Words in This Story
viral - adj. related to an image, video, advertisement, etc., that is circulated rapidly on the Internet
sum up - phrasal verb. to tell information using fewer words
