Oh Oh, What To Call the Present Decade

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Sun, 2009-11-15 22:09

Hortense of Jezebel says

The folks at the The New York Times are having a hard time coming up with a proper name for this decade. Maybe you can help them out? My vote is for "The Double-Oh-Nos."

Read the quote in context here.

A hard time? Seriously? After the dot.com bust, eight years of the Bush administration, and a largely preventable economic collapse the NYT hasn't noticed it should be called the "aught naughts?"

No wonder people say print journalism is in decline!

How about the “Decade of the

Submitted by Mike (not verified) on Mon, 2009-11-16 08:03.

How about the “Decade of the disappearing dollar” or the decade that the american economy became worthless. I know…i shouldn’t be such a cynic.

Mike

It’s got to be the Naughties.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 2009-11-16 11:42.

It’s got to be the Naughties.

It’s got to be the Naughties.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 2009-11-16 11:42.

It’s got to be the Naughties.

The blanks.

Submitted by Nightfall (not verified) on Mon, 2009-11-16 15:01.

The blanks.

The Naughty Aughties?

Submitted by twg (not verified) on Tue, 2009-11-17 10:03.

The Naughty Aughties?

I’ve seen them called the

Submitted by Kim Crystal (not verified) on Tue, 2009-11-17 15:04.

I’ve seen them called the “noughties” but I like the alternative spelling “naughties” better.

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