Re: Two Thousand and Eight

On May 15, 11:15=EF=BF=BDam, M C Hamster <davol...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Thu, 15 May 2008 07:40:54 -0700 (PDT), General Specific
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> >On May 15, 10:31=EF=BF=BDam, Hank Gillette <hankgille...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> In article
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> >> =EF=BF=BDGeneral Specific <brad_pitst...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> > At the turn of the century there was much speculation as to how we
> >> > would reference the years. =EF=BF=BDMy 9-Year-Old son just said two
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> >> > Is that it? =EF=BF=BDDid we miss the op****tunity to say
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> >> Pretty much. We still have the op****tunity to say "aught-eight" and
> >> "aught-nine", though.
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> >> Hank Gillette
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> >> whole experience of being an alcoholic." =EF=BF=BD-- "HusseinTenaX"
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> >We can go the rest of our lives saying aught-three, aught-four to
> >refer to these years, but as a whole society didn't pick it up.
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> The real question is how retro radio stations will refer to
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> from this decade. =EF=BF=BD"Playin' all the hits from the ...."

"..the past 3 decades"

How do you think they will refer to 2010-2019?