The forum discussion centers on the naming of the decade from 2000 to 2009, often referred to as "the Naughties" or "the Oughts." Participants express frustration over the lack of a universally accepted name and debate the significance of the decade, citing major events such as 9/11 and the global financial crisis. The conversation highlights the confusion surrounding the concept of a "year zero" and how it affects perceptions of decades. Ultimately, the consensus leans towards informal names like "Twenty-Os" or "Dumb0s," reflecting a mix of humor and nostalgia.
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If that was our test, we should consider ourselves lucky. It wasn't anywhere close to as rough as the '60s or '70s.lisab said:But the last decade...wow. It's been a slog. Maybe that was our test...?
lisab said:I agree, it's been rocky.
I remember talking with a woman who was about my age, just a few weeks before the Y2K "disaster"...she was one of those who was nearly hysterical about it.
I told her I wasn't so worried, every generation gets tested. There was the Great Depression, WWII, the turbulent events of the 60s...but those of us who came of age in the 70s and 80s, we haven't had our test yet. I was confident we'd do just fine.
Well, we all know Y2K was a bust!
But the last decade...wow. It's been a slog. Maybe that was our test...?
As wars go, they don't stack up real well to the wars of the 20th century.Astronuc said:I think that's a reflection on 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, flare up between Israelis & Palesitinians...
Natural disasters? Really? Only one of those is worth mentioning (the tsunami). None of the rest would probably even register on a top 100 list....the hurricanes (Katrina, Rita, Ike) in US, Typhoon Ingrid (2005) in Australia, other Typhoons between 2001 and 2009 ravaging S.E. Asia and W. Pacific nations, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake & tsunamis (230,000 killed), earthquakes (Gujarat, 2001; Kashmir/N. Pakistan 2005; Sumatran & Saomoa, 2009), 2006 European floods, 2007 Australian floods, 2009 fires in Victoria, Australia (173 fatalities, 414 injured, 1.1 million acres burned, many structures destroyed) and numerous other bushfires in Australia 2001-2009...
Almost as bad as the 1970s!the global financial crisis, . . . ..