What do you call this decade?

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mattador
Like there are names for the eighties and nineties but I have yet to hear the one for this decade, and we are already half-way thru it! This question has been bothering me off and on for about 2 months, and i've asked other people like my teachers and they have no idea.

Anyone know?

Mr _Whirlysplat
Originally posted by mattador
Like there are names for the eighties and nineties but I have yet to hear the one for this decade, and we are already half-way thru it! This question has been bothering me off and on for about 2 months, and i've asked other people like my teachers and they have no idea.

Anyone know?

Monotonous

debbiejo
The decade of "We're gonna all die by 2012"... laughing out loud

Mr _Whirlysplat
Originally posted by debbiejo
The decade of "We're gonna all die by 2012"... laughing out loud

thats the next decade confused

mattador
laughing out loud

debbiejo
Originally posted by Mr _Whirlysplat
thats the next decade confused

But this is the decade to talk about it... eek! ...We need to get it out of our system.....

Mr _Whirlysplat
Originally posted by debbiejo
But this is the decade to talk about it... eek! ...We need to get it out of our system.....

oh ok smile

fini
they call it the "Oo's"...........u know 03, 05, 06 etc

heard that somewhere.

Bierbommetje
The zeroes obviously

mattador
You sure?

Grand Moff Gav
This is the decade of catastrophe

Millennium Bug
Sars
9/11
Afghanistan
Iraq
Bird Flu
Labour Third Term.............

mattador
I agree with you, but you did forget to put Bush on there stick out tongue

Grand Moff Gav
LOL

Bierbommetje
Originally posted by mattador
You sure?

Terribly sure

debbiejo
Really sure?

Bierbommetje
Originally posted by debbiejo
Really sure?

Really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really sure

debbiejo
laughing out loud ......Wow...for mucho sure!

Nah...It's the dread decade....dread of 2012. roll eyes (sarcastic)

Bierbommetje
But seriously, why is it that none of the 00's and 10's of any century have a name?

mattador
actually I think the 10's have a name: the teens (I know, stupid name, lol)

Victor Von Doom
I've heard people say the noughties.

Can't say I've pondered it much.

Echuu
Originally posted by debbiejo
But this is the decade to talk about it... eek! ...We need to get it out of our system.....

eek! Yeah so when it's 2015 we can say we're doomed in 2023!

Mindship
Decade 1? First decade? Double-naught decade? The-republicans-took-over-nearly-every-level-of-government-and-screwed-things-up-in-part-because-the-democrats-couldn't-get-their-freakin'-act-together-still-there-should-never-be-one-party-in-power decade?

idowhatiamtold
I think we'll call it the first decade after we get to 2010... for now, good question!!

debbiejo
Hmmmmmmmm to logical, too left brained.....It needs a better name.....maybe the decade of paranoia...

lord krondor
Originally posted by Mindship
Decade 1? First decade? Double-naught decade? The-republicans-took-over-nearly-every-level-of-government-and-screwed-things-up-in-part-because-the-democrats-couldn't-get-their-freakin'-act-together-still-there-should-never-be-one-party-in-power decade?

thumb up

Shakyamunison
2000s!

Just like the decate 1900's. 1900 to 1909

debbiejo
The decade that Jesus didn't come again........ roll eyes (sarcastic)

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by debbiejo
The decade that Jesus didn't come again........ roll eyes (sarcastic)

Jesus should see a doctor about that. You know, they now have drugs that can help. Pore guy. laughing

debbiejo
laughing out loud laughing out loud Viagra??????

Bierbommetje
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
2000s!

Just like the decate 1900's. 1900 to 1909

Hmm, I suppose

Capt_Fantastic
How about the "post-90's"

debbiejo
Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
How about the "post-90's"

That's not very creative.......Try harder.

BackFire
The Bush decade.

debbiejo
Well there never was a "Clinton Decade".....Try harder.

Capt_Fantastic
Originally posted by debbiejo
That's not very creative.......Try harder.

I wasn't trying to be creative....I was being realistic.

But, just to make you feel better....how about....um..."Roe v. Wade no more"

debbiejo
Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
I wasn't trying to be creative....I was being realistic.

But, just to make you feel better....how about....um..."Roe v. Wade no more" OK....I'm just soooooooo right brained...and if we're gonna name a decade we might want it to be really catchy... big grin

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by debbiejo
OK....I'm just soooooooo right brained...and if we're gonna name a decade we might want it to be really catchy... big grin

I got it; Bob

laughing Happy Dance

debbiejo
Cause we're just Bobbin around trying to figure out what to name it....

Inspectah Deck
Let's call it "Deck's Decade"

Grand Moff Gav
Its that Aluminium Age...........I checked!

debbiejo
Well that's boring....how about the "information age"

botankus
Sounds good to me; there was a huge increase in the number of people who live and die by the computer than in 1999.

debbiejo
Die at the computer.... laughing out loud confused ...Not good posture there...all slouched over...Ewww

mattador
Originally posted by debbiejo
Die at the computer.... laughing out loud confused ...Not good posture there...all slouched over...Ewww

ouchie stick out tongue

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