The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to drink a lot. The drinking saying “it’s five o’clock somewhere” no longer applied for many people.
   
“Drink whenever you want, it’s 2020 everywhere” was posted on Twitter by Cardboard Thoughts on July 17, 2020. “I don’t care about it being ‘5 o’clock somewhere’ anymore because it’s 2020 everywhere.  #COVID19 #coronavirus #2020worstyear” was posted on Twitter by 40 Years a Dave later on July 17, 2020.
   
“It’s no longer 5 o’clock somewhere. It’s 2020 everywhere, so drink whenever you want” was posted on Twitter by K on August 18, 2020.
   
   
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
 
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Cardboard Thoughts
@Chatty_Protag
Drink whenever you want, it’s 2020 everywhere.
4:20 PM · Jul 17, 2020·Twitter Web App
       
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40 Years a Dave
@DMoPrime
I don’t care about it being “5 o’clock somewhere” anymore because it’s 2020 everywhere.  #COVID19 #coronavirus #2020worstyear
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9:50 PM · Jul 17, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
Facebook
CommZoom
July 22, 2020 ·
“It’s 5 o’clock somewhere,” has been replaced with the more flexible phrase, “it’s 2020 everywhere.”
 
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Jim Jarrett is at Corolla, NC, Outer Banks.
August 4, 2020 at 8:40 AM · Corolla, NC ·
We no longer say,
“It’s 5 o’clock somewhere!”
We now say,
“It’s 2020 everywhere… start drinking whenever you want!”
 
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K
@_kinkyandcurly
It’s no longer 5 o’clock somewhere. It’s 2020 everywhere, so drink whenever you want.
5:04 PM · Aug 18, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Arizona Ron from Tucson
@AustinKluth
It’s no longer 5 o’clock anywhere, it’s 2020 everywhere. So drink whenever you want!!!
1:01 PM · Aug 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Funny thoughts and jokes.
August 24, 2020 ·
IT’S NO LONGER 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE,
IT’S 2020 EVERYWHERE,
SO DRINK WHENEVER YOU WANT.
 
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RedStormHoopsFan
@RedStormHoopsFa
It’s no longer “ it’s five O’Clock somewhere”
It’s 2020 everywhere, so drink up whenever you feel like it!!!!
7:06 PM · Aug 24, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Bob Golen
@BobGolen
It’s not only five o’clock somewhere, it’s 2020 everywhere.
9:44 PM · Aug 24, 2020·Twitter Web App