The 'Noughties' are fast drawing to a close...

[dahdevon]

brighton and hove albion coming out the other side......
with a new stadium.
let the good times roll baby!!!

 

[keaton]

Forgive my pedantry, but doesn’t the present decade end in 2010 and the next one begin in 2011, in the same way that the end of the first decile is the number 10, the end of the second 20, etc?

On 31st December, 1999, I kept telling people that 2000 marked the end of the present decade/century/millennium, rather than the start of the next, but nobody took any notice.

So you think the '90s began in January 1991?

 

[1066gull]

Mobiles changed alot

Anyone remember when decent mobiles on PAYG were worth £20 each? 2002 wernt that?

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

To be honest Id hardly noticed it was ending.

PERSONAL - Meeting my wife (2003) and having my daughter (2006+)

OTHER - The resuscitation of the Albion and the rebirth of pride in everything blue and white.. still some way to go but we're getting there.

 

[theonesmith]

Brighton bringing out 78 kits to go with their 62 managers

Made me giggle a bit

 

[Sweeney Todd]

So you think the '90s began in January 1991?

I will have to mull over that one.

 

[Danny-Boy]

What is the next decade going to be called

The wunties??

Of course in the 1900's that decade was essentially taken over by WW1, so it didn't really get looked at from the 1910-19 perspective, the last pre-war period was sort of tacked on to the Edwardian decade.

Afterwards we had the Roaring Twenties etc. It's all a bit academic, just an accident of history that we group years in 10-year segments. I often wonder what would have happened if we'd had four or six digits on our hands and feet.

We only have a decimal system because of counting on our hands. 12 would be more logical as it divides more easily.

 

[Danny-Boy]

So you think the '90s began in January 1991?

Funnily enough when the 1900's started they all treated 1st January 1901 as the start of the century.

If they had adopted this attitude in government they could have left the Millennium Dome open for another year and got back a lot more of the costs. I went to see it just before it shut - when they cut the entry fee from £20 to £5 - and I thought it was brilliant.

It only got poor publicity from the Press because they all had to go by the Tube when it opened like the rest of us and didn't get all the celebrity attention they always expect...

 

[crodonilson]

In sporting terms it will be remembered for the re-emergement of English clubs in European football, the rise and rise of the Premier League and the golden age of the national team.

 

[Danny-Boy]

In sporting terms it will be remembered for the re-emergement of English clubs in European football, the rise and rise of the Premier League and the golden age of the national team.

National "cricket" team?

 

[Easy 10]

Another subtle little landmine planted there by crodo.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Another subtle little landmine planted there by crodo.

Or was he talking about the Girls' national team... landmine's a pint!

 

[xenophon]

Iraq and Afghanistan

Disappointed we didn't go for the triple crown and give the Eye-ranians the good news too

:bad joke:

 

[perth seagull]

9/11 defined the decade much like WWI defined the last century.

 

[Nibble]

9/11 defined the decade much like WWI defined the last century.

Did it? Don't think it did.

 

[xenophon]

Did it? Don't think it did.

I agree, the 20th Century will be remembered for this:

 

[Brovion]

Forgive my pedantry, but doesn’t the present decade end in 2010 and the next one begin in 2011, in the same way that the end of the first decile is the number 10, the end of the second 20, etc?

On 31st December, 1999, I kept telling people that 2000 marked the end of the present decade/century/millennium, rather than the start of the next, but nobody took any notice.

Yeah, that's based on the fact there was no 'Year Zero', i.e. we started at AD1 not AD0 and so the year 1000 was only the 999th year.

However that's easily solved, just accept that BC1 is also AD0 and thus AD1 was the second year of the first millennium. All the maths falls into place then and you can celebrate along with everyone else!

 

[Easy 10]

Did it? Don't think it did.

9/11, and the boxing day tsunami, can't think of two bigger SHOCKWAVES to hit the world this decade than those two events. Other than maybe Jade Goody snuffing it.

 

[The Oldman]

IIRC Sky + came on the scene in this decade. That is worthy of note.

 

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