The Noughties

Finally, as we approach the end of this decade, folks seem to be, fairly unabashedly, referring to it as "the noughties" [1]. Perhaps it's the knowledge that they won't have to do it for much longer that has given them the courage to use this ludicrous term.

Of course I mean in the written media. Nobody has ever actually said the word "noughties" in real life. Certainly not without raising four little antler fingers in the air to indicate "inverted commas". And, clearly, that would only make matters worse.

We can all relax now and looks forward to the next decade. Here's to the, er, "tenties"?

Shit.

[1] even the blogger spell checker is unaware of the term