Re: Two Thousand and Eight

In <482C63FB.899F69D3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Bill Bonde { ''the oblique allusion in
lieu of the frontal attack'')"   <tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:



>General Specific wrote:
>> 
>> At the turn of the century there was much speculation as to how we
>> would reference the years.  My 9-Year-Old son just said two thousand
>> and seven referring to last year.
>> 
>> Is that it?  Did we miss the op****tunity to say "aught-five"?
>>
>The coolest way to say it is "Two K plus eight"

And the super duper k3wl way is "Two K minus 40".

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