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Old 12-20-2009, 06:57 AM   #1
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Brookline, Mass. – Depending on whose definition you use, in less than two weeks, we’ll either begin the last year of the decade or actually end it. Perhaps it’s indicative of the uncertainty of our times that we haven’t yet named it. We can listen to ’80s music and rehash ’90s politics but what numerical term should we attach to cultural events that occurred in the early years of this century?
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Good article and a point worth pondering. What WILL we end up calling this time period? It will be interesting to see.
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My suggestion: Decade of Epic Government Stupidity

But then that goes for just about any decade I guess!!
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I think someone needs a hug

Sadly the only thing that seems to encapsulate the 2000's are the war on terror and the resurgence of the great depression.
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Even with 10 years to decide, still no name for the decade - Yahoo! News

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Moreover, the likelihood that "the aughts" will catch on in everyday conversation dwindles with each passing year. When asked what he thinks "the aughts" means, Alex Boenig, a 17-year-old from San Mateo, California, said, "A band." Nick Ochoa, also 17, from Redwood City, California, said, "A disease." Unless it’s suddenly picked up by younger generations — and unless younger Americans somehow discover what it actually means — "the aughts" are likely to remain a relic of the early twentieth century.
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I always thought they were the Naughties (ie. Noughties)
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On January 1, 2000, the BBC listed "The Noughties" (derived from "nought", a word used for zero in many English-speaking countries) as a potential moniker for the new decade. This word, with its sardonic double ententre, has had some coinage in the popular media of Ireland, Australia and the United Kingdom.
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