47 Tweets From This Year So Funny You'll Laugh Your Way Straight In To The New Year!
Oh Twitter, Twitter, Twitter... That little place in cyberspace that is the bathroom floor that holds our word vomit. If it wasn't for you, countless laughs wouldn't be had, politicians and actors wouldn't have been left red-faced and our desperate pleas wouldn't have found a landing strip. And however your year went, it's always worth the while to look back at some truly defining moments that found glory on Twitter. Also, the people who came up with this funny shit, this is an ode to you.
Here are all the times 2017 made us laugh:
1. Beyonce's unmatched performance...
Beyonce signing thru her hair being caught in the fan is still one of the best performances I've ever seen. pic.twitter.com/QceCPGLig4
！ deray (@deray) January 1, 2017
2. More proof that Shakespeare's work was ahead of its time
he was ahead of his time pic.twitter.com/iQNVouihCN
！ Josh (@shatterfront) January 2, 2017
3. When you had trouble reading time, but then time had trouble reading you...
Hello 2017 or as I'm going to call you "nearly twenty past eight" #wassupposedtoleavetwitteraspartofmynewyearsresolution
！ Bernard O'Shea (@boshea5) January 1, 2017
4. You did what?
MY DENTIST ASKED HIS ASSISTANT TO SUCTION (THE WATER OUT OF MY MOUTH)BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING TO ME SO I SUCKED HIS FINGER. IM MORTIFIED
！ Sarah Lyons (@sarbeaaaar) January 3, 2017
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5. 'Exclamation' bae...
Me adding an exclamation mark to an email to seem approachable pic.twitter.com/iUDi4GAhUu
！ Detective Pikachu (Ellen) (@incogellen) January 10, 2017
6. When Donald Trump made a 'gas' of a typo...
Thr coverage about me in the @nytimes and the @washingtonpost gas been so false and angry that the times actually apologized to its.....
！ Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2017
7. When this professor found an ingenious way to have a class anyway after students decided to bunk
You know that college rule - if the professor is more than fifteen minutes late, class is canceled?
！ Adam Heath Avitable (@avitable) January 19, 2017
Does the opposite apply as well? pic.twitter.com/IX0QzbX37Z
Classwatch 2017. Class started 30 mins ago. No students yet. I thought one was coming but it was just an administrator. Who laughed at me.
！ Adam Heath Avitable (@avitable) January 19, 2017
Five more minutes have passed. I'm starting to doubt myself. Did I tell them no class? Is today Thursday? Am I dreaming? #Classwatch2017
！ Adam Heath Avitable (@avitable) January 19, 2017
It's so quiet. Every time I hear a door open, I sit up and smile. But when nobody enters my classroom, I die on the inside. #Classwatch2017
！ Adam Heath Avitable (@avitable) January 19, 2017
Class started 45 mins ago. Still no students. I get paranoid. Is the door to the classroom locked?
！ Adam Heath Avitable (@avitable) January 19, 2017
I check it.
No.#Classwatch2017
A bird lands outside my window. I invite him in to learn about algebra. He declines and flies away. I hope a cat eats him. #Classwatch2017
！ Adam Heath Avitable (@avitable) January 19, 2017
I check my email to see if I missed something. I have no emails at all. This is weird. Did I die? Am I dead? Is this hell? #Classwatch2017
！ Adam Heath Avitable (@avitable) January 19, 2017
My sign-in sheet is as empty as my soul right now. I have to eat this candy alone. #Classwatch2017 pic.twitter.com/loUV8pX5Q5
！ Adam Heath Avitable (@avitable) January 19, 2017
8. You know you're an Indian when
You know that you are an Indian when you can become the CEO of Google but can't handle short deliveries. pic.twitter.com/WqZ0lo9M8o
！ Ivan Mehta (@IndianIdle) January 9, 2017
9. This allegedly fake Donald Trump tweet
10. Only in India
My favorite Tinder profile I found here in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/TuBNmTDdeQ
！ Ken Rutkowski (@kenradio) February 24, 2017
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11. When people said this about Lady Gaga's Super Bowl performance
FACT: The Simpsons even predicted Lady Gaga's half-time show. ? #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/wgBUdazMw9
！ SPORF (@Sporf) February 6, 2017
Lady Gaga trying to out do spongebob ? pic.twitter.com/xM6zRF5Tyg
！ SpeakComedy (@SpeakComedy) February 6, 2017
? #SuperBowl #pepsihalftime #ladygaga pic.twitter.com/O9cliEaH6h
！ Carlos Esparza (@CarlosEsparza26) February 6, 2017
12. A reminder about 'gormint' aunty's existence in 2017
DEADDD pic.twitter.com/1DdWHwq5vO
！ Areeba (@TrapQueeenn_) March 26, 2017
13. When Ed Sheeran's young doppelganger was finally found
Why does this baby look more like Ed Sheeran than Ed Sheeran does? pic.twitter.com/3I50d7yQlh
！ Tom Davies (@1TD) March 17, 2017
14. This furry traveller who said what we all want to
"Tell your kids to stop kicking my seat.." pic.twitter.com/H1iNyn3BoZ
！ Chris Parkes (@rocknrollparksy) March 25, 2017
15. When Salman Khan launched 'Being Smart' Android phones and this happened
Buying Salman Khan's affordable smartphone will save some bucks.
！ Anurag Verma (@kitAnurag) March 9, 2017
Bhai's #BeingSmart phone will be a Huge Hit and Run on Android.
！ InGenious (@Bees_Kut) March 10, 2017
In Salman Khan's 'BeingSmart' phone, Google maps will show the footpath traffic instead of road traffic.
！ GRV (@MildlyClassic) March 10, 2017
16. This message from UP Police on holi. New levels of savagery unlocked
??? ?????? ; ???? ?????? #HappyHoli #uppolice pic.twitter.com/6b5j5MwtTx
！ UP POLICE (@Uppolice) March 12, 2017
@up100 will reach faster than Pizza ?#HappyHoli #UPPOLICE pic.twitter.com/zUpMdK3Wxk
！ UP POLICE (@Uppolice) March 12, 2017
17. The secret language between Hrithik Roshan and his kids
suzanne: pls dont talk in ur secret language when i'm here
！ bangsty (@Creepowoman) March 4, 2017
hrithik to hridhaan & hrehaan: hyour hmother hcant hever hbond hlike bthis hrofl
18. How the 2017 Dab came to be
Dab was introduced by Mughals :) pic.twitter.com/fPQw51MsKc
！ Ayeshay (@champagne_lassi) March 11, 2017
19. Why did 'Catappa' kill 'Bowbali'?
Why did Catappa kill Bowbali? pic.twitter.com/2vZGXAdJc5
！ Abhishek Upadhya (@_logik) April 29, 2017
20. Serena Williams' Grand Slam win
So what if Serena Williams won a grand slam while she was pregnant? Preity Zinta attended college in Kya Kehna. Now THAT'S empowering
！ Anurag Verma (@kitAnurag) April 20, 2017
21. Kendal Jenner's India visit explained
Finally revealed: Kendall Jenner had come to India for her lower back pain treatment. pic.twitter.com/lM8saPnrWf
！ Sapan Verma (@sapanv) May 3, 2017
22. When Bengaluru City Police used its brutal wit to create this 140-character wonder
If your dealer did not reach you with your stash, this is probably why. Don't worry, you can come to the Police Station and collect it. pic.twitter.com/wqxPvmvxQo
！ BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) May 1, 2017
Roses are red
！ BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) May 18, 2017
Violets are blue,
Heard you're selling drugs,
We'll come visit you. pic.twitter.com/z5DIsngG7B
23. When Donald Trump's "covfefe" threw us over the cliff-fefe
and the rest was history...
that was the moment Trump became prsiduvhirw pic.twitter.com/fKVPPNVFH0
！ Anthony Smith (@AnthonyBLSmith) May 31, 2017
Wakes up.
！ Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) May 31, 2017
Checks Twitter.
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Regrets checking Twitter.
Goes back to bed.
You used to #covfefe me on my cell phone. pic.twitter.com/rkp5r9XDJ0
！ Matt Slevinsky (@_MATTATTAK) May 31, 2017
24. When you are about to start your chetak scooter and someone says "statue"
When you are about to start your chetak scooter and some say " Statue ". pic.twitter.com/1b5pnlckon
！ Hun???＝ (@nickhunterr) May 29, 2017
25. Priyanka Chopra's MET Gala dress inspired many a laugh
When the bai hasn't turned up, you are ready to party but the house needs sweeping. pic.twitter.com/aI1ngZHZqh
！ Shivangi (@Shivangiyadav) May 2, 2017
When you want to buy latest designer wear, but also invest in lifetime supply of pocha material pic.twitter.com/AnxeNSfJOp
！ E-tard (@Etard0) May 2, 2017
For all the times, your dupatta has barely touched the floor & mothers have screamed in hysteria 'Zameen pe lag raha hain'. This. pic.twitter.com/2R7J68TLtG
！ Naomi Datta (@nowme_datta) May 2, 2017
26. KRK's love story in seven tweets
Many ppl ask me about my wife. So today I am giving them details. First time I met my wife in Mumbai Santacruz with her father.
！ KRK (@kamaalrkhan) May 25, 2017
Then somhow I got her number n called her n she shouted at me coz she thought dat I m trying to flirt with her. Waise Bhi she hated Muslims.
！ KRK (@kamaalrkhan) May 25, 2017
I was able to convince my wife after one year dat I really love her n want to marry her. But she wanted to be sure dat I don't drink alcohol
！ KRK (@kamaalrkhan) May 25, 2017
So finally, We got married n living happily till date. I helped her 4 younger brothers, who are staying in Dubai with their family now.
！ KRK (@kamaalrkhan) May 25, 2017
You should never ask a single ? from the family of ur wife, instead u should do hard work to earn to give everything to ur wife n children.
！ KRK (@kamaalrkhan) May 25, 2017
I didn't teach anyting to my children about religions so they know abut human values only. I guarantee dat they will never do anyting wrong.
！ KRK (@kamaalrkhan) May 25, 2017
Pls note, I don't have any property, company, car, bank account in my name. All are in the name of my wife so I am 100% #2Rsppl without her.
！ KRK (@kamaalrkhan) May 25, 2017
27. When the first innings of the India-Pakistan match triggered this wave of hilarious tweets
If Pak batsmen stay there any longer,
！ Shridhar V (@iimcomic) June 18, 2017
Pakistan will start claiming it as Pak Occupied Oval. #indvspak
India bowling today #PakvInd #INDvPAK #CT17Final #PakvsInd #indvspak pic.twitter.com/C7C0nD2LRq
！ Muhammad N Shafique (@zuberi_noman) June 18, 2017
Indian fans now. #INDvPAK #CT17 pic.twitter.com/uiQBaUz2YF
！ Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) June 18, 2017
waiting for wicket like #IndvPak pic.twitter.com/XZqtW8Tvc4
！ Piyush Jain (@PJ_CRACKER) June 18, 2017
28. This strange trial room behaviour
Felt cute in this pic might delete soon tho pic.twitter.com/lLjbWp4s4N
！ alex (@sIiceofpizza) June 23, 2017
29. A little Brexit humour
The floor is EU pic.twitter.com/EuGQc5GUaw
！ WhosAshik? (@JustAshik99) June 18, 2017
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30. When Dutch PM welcome PM Modi, with a message in Hindi
????????????????????????? @narendramodi ??????????????????? 70 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????
！ Mark Rutte (@MinPres) June 27, 2017
Soo overwhelmed Minister President, nice initiative to remove all space between the two countries. ??
！ Lazy Cat ? (@uPoliticat) June 27, 2017
This is the guy who speaks MutualFundsAreSubjectToMarketRiskPleaseReadTheOfferDocumentsCarefully https://t.co/wZpp6jvLNx
！ Mohit ? (@sailorsmoon) June 27, 2017
KoiJoMilaToMujheAisaLagtaThaJaiseMeriSaariDuniyaMeinGeetonKiRutAurRangonKiBarkhaHaiKhushbooKiAandhiHai#ShankarRutteMahadevan https://t.co/fqzQimZ2u8
！ A La' Vile De Satara (@AdvancedMaushi) June 27, 2017
Close enough pic.twitter.com/4PsuCd4SAE
！ DJ ? (@friendlii_ghost) June 27, 2017
31. This sass from the delivery guy
my ubereats delivery man decided to be a smart ass...... pic.twitter.com/8MrPM5E5Mv
！ ace (@iamalishajo) July 17, 2017
32. Is there even such a thing as more fish in the sea, anymore?
more bad news for single people pic.twitter.com/Qvyn98PxAQ
！ harry moore (@Harry_Moore_) July 19, 2017
33. This take on nepotism in Bollywood
Jab Harry Met Sejal is so bad that you can't even blame nepotism for it.
！ Daniel Fernandes (@absolutelydanny) August 5, 2017
34. And this desperate plea from a man who watched Jab Harry Met Sejal and wanted to be 'rescued'
@SushmaSwaraj mam, I'm watching #JabHarryMetSejal at Xion cinema Hinjewadi, Pune. Please rescue me as soon as possible.. ??
！ Vishal Surywanshi (@vsurywanshi87) August 5, 2017
Yes. Best part in JHMS movie was Interval...
！ Vishal Surywanshi (@vsurywanshi87) August 6, 2017
35. When Akshay Kumar met UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Bhool bhulaiya mei mera naam ADITYA tha aur ye same dress pehni thi. pic.twitter.com/vy6KZ9TYqU
！ BING (@ya_jhakaas) August 4, 2017
36. Proving the innocence of Rahul Gandhi's car during his Gujarat visit
A mob stoned Rahul baba's car during his Gujarat visit yesterday
！ Atul Khatri (@one_by_two) August 5, 2017
What is wrong with these people?Horrible!
What wrong has the car done?
37. Jon Snow is always right. Anything he says is always accurate. Hence proved
Jon Snow- Internet explorer is the best!
！ Angad Singh Ranyal (@PiratedSardar) July 24, 2017
Me- No way!
Jon- Have you seen the army of the dead?
Me- No.
Jon- Toh bas mein sahi hun.
38. When Amitabh Bachchan tweeted his own picture while talking about Mumbai rains
T 2552 - The God's they be angry again .. ! They thunder and lightning loud and now it pours here in Mumbai .. be safe remain in the house pic.twitter.com/piyizzuczb
！ Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 19, 2017
or when he tweeted this
T 2550 - A day of victorious sports ! PV Sindhu wins Korean Badminton Chelsea draw, India win Austr, ODI Jaipur beats Delhi ??
！ Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 17, 2017
JAI HIND ! pic.twitter.com/379xseRJnb
39. This little reminder about your pathetic single life
Relationship Status: just tried to reach for my dog's paw and he pulled it away so I pretended I was reaching for the remote.
！ Wool Baby (@buhsbaby) September 19, 2015
40.The unseen side of A Nightmare on Elm Street
when you spend all night chasing people in their nightmares
！ ?luca brazzers ? (@codeinefolk) October 20, 2017
but nobody asks you about chasing your dreams pic.twitter.com/yJ2jXCJvcW
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41. When this strange tweet from the verified Twitter account of UN-water had everyone firing 140-character-limit bazookas
Lagta koi Baba ka bhakat hai .??
！ Geet Kaur (@SnowGirlKaushar) October 4, 2017
Sorry....both of them are occupied cleaning Jail toilets for now.
！ almosT perfecT (@worldofhitesh) October 4, 2017
?????? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???? ????? ?? ??? ?? ???? ? ??? ???? ?? ???? ???? ?? ????@PMOIndia @narendramodi
！ ?m?? G?y?? (@mpinsan) October 4, 2017
42. When Chetan Bhagat asked 'did you saw the Taj' and people had to remind him that grammar is a thing
Did you ever, as an Indian, saw the Taj as a 'Muslim' monument (as @washingtonpost is saying it's being neglected because it is Muslim)
！ Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 4, 2017
For a guy who claims to be a writer in English, that's some really bad grammar!
！ ?SoM? (@crazy4fawad) October 4, 2017
"Did you ever saw..", does not an author behoove.
！ Vijay Srinivasan (@Vijays_tweet) October 4, 2017
Did - Saw !! Common man !! Refer to Wren and Martin.
！ Mojo Jojo (@MisterJo_Gho) October 6, 2017
Rolf ! Best selling Novelist !! LMAO.
43. When Donald Trump 'tried' to be friends with Kim Jong-un
Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!
！ Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2017
44. Rahul Gandhi's 'poetic' dig at Delhi's toxic air
???? ??? ???, ????? ??? ?????? ?? ????? ??
！ Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) November 13, 2017
?? ??? ??? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ????? ???
???? ??????? ?????, ?? ????? ????? ????? ???? https://t.co/XZLqsWD0CO
45. When Thor starred in Bengaluru City Police's epic meme
Even the God of Thunder wears a helmet. So should you. #HelmetToWork #RideSafe pic.twitter.com/jwFUFaQGnD
！ BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) November 14, 2017
46. When 'I have eight friends' hit Twitter like a snowball, and a snowball fight was bound to happen
i have 8 friends
！ Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 24, 2017
Me: I have 9 friends
！ Carl Grimes (@TheCarlGrimes_) November 29, 2017
Friend: #TheWalkingDead isn't even that good
Me: I have 8 friends.
Me: Can you get me free entry to the Ed Sheeran concert?
！ Rachna Srivastava (@SPIN_occhio) December 6, 2017
Organiser friend: For how many people?
Me: https://t.co/uVWyoebG7f
47. What Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's wedding led to
Naraaz Phupha #ViratKiBaraat pic.twitter.com/gSKMHoEFan
！ Yo Yo Funny Singh (@moronhumor) December 11, 2017
Zimedaar Bada Bhai #ViratKiBaraat pic.twitter.com/IQLgY6Ax3A
！ Yo Yo Funny Singh (@moronhumor) December 11, 2017
Car-o-Bar wala dost #ViratKiBaraat pic.twitter.com/5lpXNas8mI
！ Yo Yo Funny Singh (@moronhumor) December 11, 2017
Ladki walon se Jutte Bachane wali Dulhe ki Behne #ViratKiBaraat pic.twitter.com/NHciAIwoE0
！ Yo Yo Funny Singh (@moronhumor) December 11, 2017
DJ par tamasha karne wale Bhabhi ke Dost #ViratKiBaraat pic.twitter.com/spx5DmuJZ1
！ Yo Yo Funny Singh (@moronhumor) December 11, 2017
Now pick your laughing behind off the floor and get working on funny tweets for the next year.
Tanya Sirohi is the Trending section lead at Indiatimes. She likes to write on a range of topics including viral stories, UFO sightings and exploring life on Mars.
