Comparing yourself on Election Day 2016 vs. today is the internet's best new meme

It's been a rough one.
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Laura Vitto
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Whether or not you were surprised by the results of the 2016 election, it's likely that a year out, you're a little worse for wear.

Case in point: a meme cropping up on Twitter just in time for election day 2017, and almost a year to the day from last year's vote.

An example:

Looking to share your own? The options are truly endless, but here's some of the best the hashtag has given us today:

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Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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