Name That Decade.

The Washington Post had a story about the fact this last decade didn’t have a name, which leads me to suggest … perhaps The Washington Post should find better things to write about.

Remember the turn of the millennium 10 years ago, when people were excitedly debating what everyone would call the new decade? Well, the debate never ended. Now, The Washington Post notes, the decade is almost over and none of the handful of nicknames the period acquired—the Aughts, the 00s, or even the Naughties—have stuck. Of course, whether it’s such a bad thing is an open question. “People think if we don’t have anything to call the decade, that maybe we will forget it, that it will be some kind of orphan decade, that it won’t exist,” linguist Dennis Barron told the Post. “But it’s simply not true.” (The Washington Post)

Why have I never heard of the term “The Naughties” before? That’s what I’m going with. Also, it looks like 2010 will finally be the year I get beaten to death.