The 50 funniest tweets of 2016

You don't need us to tell you that a lot has happened in 2016.

But the silver lining is that it's given the funny people of the internet a lot of material to crack jokes about in 140 characters or less.

We’ve scrolled back through the timeline and put together the funniest 50 tweets of the year; covering everything from Donald Trump to The Great British Bake Off (and some stuff that would be hilarious whatever year it was).

Enjoy!

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Politics aside this @538politics poll is really eye opening. https://t.co/qObKs3Vpi7
— Jesse McLaren (@Jesse McLaren) 1476288634

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"Let's be eating Burritos when he turns up" "Joe" "And be wearing massive sombreros" "Joe" "Ok but what about the o… https://t.co/C85nEjGCOG
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) 1478788633

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Can any one tell me what this cylinders are laying in the street . I have seen clusters of these before https://t.co/cXckPpMHuJ
— Lord Sugar (@Lord Sugar) 1470834204

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The new National Anthem https://t.co/pzD4mIR4Tv
— Mixmag (@Mixmag) 1476829813

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*shows mum a simple meme on twitter* Mum: https://t.co/m7lnzkPTWA
— Jordon (@Jordon) 1478972323

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Man, this IKEA has got ALL the classics. https://t.co/Z4M3Fh7nI3
— Nick Popovich (@Nick Popovich) 1474146451

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Hello my name is Mr Egaraf and I'm here to take over UKIP https://t.co/tTNBKPD5cm
— Alex Finnis ⭐⭐ (@Alex Finnis ⭐⭐) 1471011514

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A story that will define a generation https://t.co/91LLgPyDDR
— nicholas “jospeh” tofani (@nicholas “jospeh” tofani) 1463681109

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My new favourite update from the Gardaí 😹 https://t.co/zB3VSFScLM
— Amelia (Taylor’s Version) (@Amelia (Taylor’s Version)) 1461829179

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please enjoy this fox confused why sheets isn't snow https://t.co/eUtoS8H5sQ
— Owen Williams ⚡ (@Owen Williams ⚡) 1455115570

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The US vs the UK. https://t.co/LiASgmlSmX
— Hend Amry (@Hend Amry) 1463150196

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love is fucking dead https://t.co/LfEONcQGR0
— elijah daniel (@elijah daniel) 1476561355

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Worst. Perfume. Name. Ever. https://t.co/9dSIMx3MWf
— Joe Harland (@Joe Harland) 1475934820

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NILES THIS IS THE WORST IDEA YOU'VE EVER HAD https://t.co/yF0xaszbMZ
— dudes rock paper scissors (@dudes rock paper scissors) 1445300391

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i paid for in-flight wifi so i could tweet this immediately https://t.co/nnwpcyYC8V
— David Farrier (@David Farrier) 1466702911

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Bookstore, my man, how you been? https://t.co/shofJFp1uY
— reply didn't get courtesy faved so i went psycho (@reply didn't get courtesy faved so i went psycho) 1468104957

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Bake Off leaving BBC is like your dad leaving mum. You still get to see him but in a flat above a Dominos with deckchairs instead of a sofa.
— Rhys James (@Rhys James) 1473706026

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he was a sk8er boy she said see you l8er boy https://t.co/oLd3uN2nwh
— harvey (@harvey) 1472066708

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These looks like stills from a film about a man who takes his weak nana to see the water one last time. https://t.co/zz0VMpiPLR
— Sarah Kurchak (@Sarah Kurchak) 1466028010

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Had a spot of bother earlier. https://t.co/27OfnTfeX7
— Scott Hoad (@Scott Hoad) 1474050283

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I have made a grave miscalculation https://t.co/nnqQ1tk1Up
— Mar Hicks (@Mar Hicks) 1472985039

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I bet John Terry can't wait to put his Leicester kit on.
— Jake Lambert (@Jake Lambert) 1462221881

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700 - Number of litres of vodka that have just been ordered online to be delivered to a house party in Leicester. Vardy.
— OptaJoke (@OptaJoke) 1462222034

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If you've only just discovered the bleak dystopian future world of Black Mirror another show you should definitely check out is the news
— tom jamieson (@tom jamieson) 1477412856

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This isn't an episode. This isn't marketing. This is reality.
— Black Mirror (@Black Mirror) 1478662120

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Want to feel old? This is what Veruca Salt looks like today https://t.co/YIRDOCmrrc
— tom jamieson (@tom jamieson) 1454512277

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"Right, I'm going to to ANOTHER poll but next time only *I* will be able to vote in it OKAY?" https://t.co/SqxmezylHg
— Hilly (@Hilly) 1477030734

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NURSE: Do you drink alcohol? ME: No NURSE: Do you do drugs? ME: *sigh* No NURSE: Are you sexually active? ME: *just starts crying*
— Qwerty Jones (@Qwerty Jones) 1476418597

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[inventing dogs] God: ur mans best friend Dog: pretty sexist God: no, man as in every-fuck it u can't talk Dog: ... God: & chocolate kills u
— David Hughes (@David Hughes) 1470322455

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did...did he make the sign? https://t.co/XXmuHfTIoA
— Anthony Oliveira (@Anthony Oliveira) 1474561504

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I resent BBC4 showing sport. BBC4 is the station for people who had notes excusing them from PE.
— Megan C (@Megan C) 1470606153

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I just tried to Vote Trump & the staff wouldn't let me just because I'm "in Kent" & "this is a Tesco self service checkout sir." #voterfraud
— Phlegm Clandango (@Phlegm Clandango) 1478636816

And finally, the most 2016 tweet ever:

Just caught my first! #PokemonGo https://t.co/hrBeXu0vuQ
— Nick (@Nick) 1467854352

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