Commonly overheard in 2017

The Last Jedi, No the last congressman
The Last Jedi, No the last congressman

It’s been a year of catchphrases. From the overindulged “fake news” to the underused “fact check,” phrases populate our vocabulary like emojis. We can’t help but use and re-use them and here are some goodies from 2017.

It’s not going to hit us; it will turn.

No, you cannot have another fidget spinner.

The president is in a twitter fight with (fill in blank).

Stop blamestorming. It’s a nontroversy.

Perv-nado.

MCSO: All lanes blocked due to crash at MM whatever.

Affordable housing is our number one priority. Amphitheater is open!

The dissenting vote was from Margaret Romero.

I apologize…

Siri, please Google “Bitcoin.”

Then you flew your G4 to Casper, Wyoming to see the total eclipse of the sun.

Hipster? Homeless? Not sure.

I read it on What’s Happening In … ; it must be true.

Hays Blinckmann is an oil painter, author of the novel “In The Salt,” lover of all things German including husband, children and Bundesliga. She spends her free time developing a font for sarcasm, testing foreign wines and failing miserably at home cooking.