John Higginbotham wrote:
>
> Even better: The Naughty Noughties ;)
>
> At 06:10 PM 6/15/98 -0700, Roger Ivie wrote:
> >> Speaking of decades, after the year 2000 bug totally obliterates all known
> >> forms of biological life on the planet, What will we call the first decade?
> >> I know I can type it as: "You know, the 00's really suck!" But how the heck
> >> are we supposed to pronounce it?
> >
> >The noughties, obviously.
Well, the 1900-1909 period is called "the Mauve Decade" in literature.
Let's pick a new color.
--
Ward Griffiths
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
Received on Mon Jun 15 1998 - 20:14:58 BST