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4chan, uhhh... Alot of good anime came out this decade. Ill get back to you guys.

the best?

heh, I started smoking weed this decade, so it's all a haze of parties, concerts (performing and attending), band rehearsals, jamsessions, roleplaying games, internet archive frenzy and buying lots and lots of retro rock and punk records and guitar equipment rather than GW stuff...

oh, a few things come to mind:
1- the rock revival of 00-05
2- The Total War pc games
3- 6th edition wfb (my last gw purchase)
4- Regina Spektor
5- Wiki- and Uncyclopedia
6- professional webcomics

Hmm,

Dating a college cheerleader for 9 months (flexible women rock).

Dawn of War series.
Getting started with WoW.

Starting my accounting degree (was recent, not that I've been at it for 10 years. LOL).

the best?

heh, I started smoking weed this decade

Gotta love the Dutch! I salute you brother! Or sister!


'At first I was all like ....

....then I was like .'

Albatross wrote:'At first I was all like ....

....then I was like .'

AWESOME!

@OP:
1) Meeting my wife and getting married.
2) Having kids.
3) Getting in to 40K in 2000, quitting for almost 10 years, then getting back into it at the end of the decade.
4) My job.

Did anyone mention myspace?
Or face book or twitter.
sure while they are abused by pre-teen society thaty can be great.


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dreamchaser214 wrote:*Wikipedia - no need for long library hours. You'll get what you want in just a click.

To bad most schools/universities ban it as a source.

Like it was said the next decade does not actually start until the year 2011.

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Green Blow Fly wrote:Like it was said the next decade does not actually start until the year 2011.

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OH FOR 's SAKE GET OVER IT.

Does the week start on Sunday? Does it start on Monday? For some it is the former, for others the latter. A decade is 10 years. Even if we wanted to debate when the 'new' decade started it changes nothing from the fact that 2000 to 2009 is 10 years. But since a few luddites want to get into it we can a bit.

Dictionary.com:

dec⋅ade
  /ˈdɛkeɪd; Brit. also dəˈkeɪd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [dek-eyd; Brit. also duh-keyd] Show IPA
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–noun
1. a period of ten years: the three decades from 1776 to 1806.
2. a period of ten years beginning with a year whose last digit is zero: the decade of the 1980s.
3. a group, set, or series of ten.

Wikipedia:

A decade is a period of ten years. The word is derived (via French) from the Late Latin decadem, accusative of decas, from Greek decas, from deca. The other words for spans of years also come from Latin: lustrum (5 years), century (100 years), millennium (1000 years). The term usually refers to a period of ten years starting with 0 and ending in 9. For example, "the 1950s" refers to 1950 through to 1959 (inclusive). In English, "decade" can also be used to specify any period of ten years. For example, "During his last decade, Mozart explored chromatic harmony to a degree rare at the time".

thefreedictionary.com:

Noun 1. decade - a period of 10 years
decennary, decennium
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
1900s - the decade from 1900 to 1909
1530s - the decade from 1530 to 1539
1920s, twenties - the decade from 1920 to 1929
1820s - the decade from 1820 to 1829
1930s, thirties - the decade from 1930 to 1939
1830s - the decade from 1830 to 1839
1940s, forties - the decade from 1940 to 1949
1840s - the decade from 1840 to 1849
1950s, fifties - the decade from 1950 to 1959
1850s - the decade from 1850 to 1859
1750s - the decade from 1750 to 1759
1960s, sixties - the decade from 1960 to 1969
1860s - the decade from 1860 to 1869
1760s - the decade from 1760 to 1769
1970s, seventies - the decade from 1970 to 1979
1870s - the decade from 1870 to 1879
1770s - the decade from 1770 to 1779
1980s, eighties - the decade from 1980 to 1989
1880s, eighties - the decade from 1880 to 1889
1780s - the decade from 1780 to 1789
1990s, nineties - the decade from 1990 to 1999
1890s, nineties - the decade from 1890 to 1899
1790s - the decade from 1790 to 1799

Damndest thing, an academic websites library lists the decades like this. Couldn't finad any Dictionaries or Encyclopedias that list the other way. Nor could I find any reputable Academic source either. Unless we are talking mathematicians. That is usually where this comes from because in math 'zero' means nothing so you have to start at 1. The trick is that in counting years 2000 isn't nothing, it is something. You didn't not exist. To put it another way, which was a part of the 1960's? 1960 or 1970? Historians would say 1960.

The real answer of course is that in the end there is no real answer. There is no universally agreed upon standard so stop presenting your side as absolutely right and a fact. The line had to be drawn somewhere and since I started this thread I decided for the purposes of this thread we would use the Historical scale. If you don't like it wait till next year and start your own thread or get over it and contribute.

The shooting postition that my rifle team make you adopt that gives a nice view of some fine booty.
My nephew being born.
Watchmen. (I liked it.)
Finally getting (grudging) respect from my brothers.
Finding Rock N' Roll. Ain't never looking back.
Performing stand-up and improv comedy to get a standing ovation.

Getting my Degree....
....Ignoring my Degree and going on tour with bands like Muse...
...Re-discovering 40k (and the community) after a 13 year absence.

I think this decade will be most remembered for the attacks in New York, London, and Mumbai more than anything else though (at least in the western world). The bad stuff always sticks in the craw :(

The best thing this decade, just like in the past three decades, is Fist of the North Star.

The shooting postition that my rifle team make you adopt that gives a nice view of some fine booty.

Careful now, you don't wanna get kicked off the team for staring at men's arses too much!

Albatross wrote:

The shooting postition that my rifle team make you adopt that gives a nice view of some fine booty.

Careful now, you don't wanna get kicked off the team for staring at men's arses too much!

Their too busy looking at the target.

Their too busy looking at the target.

Ah, that's ok then. You'll probably get away with it .

Broadband internet access.

Best of this decade?

[Not in any particular order]
Finding Dakka.
Getting Married.
Getting laid for the first time.
Discovering Magic: The Gathering
Discovering Warhammer 40k
Starting my degree [for the 3rd time]

Best of luck to everyone for when the Zombie Apocolypse comes around in the next decade.

Albatross wrote:

Their too busy looking at the target.

Ah, that's ok then. You'll probably get away with it .

you know it. Other wise I wouldn't dare.

Well, they DO have guns...

garret wrote:Did anyone mention myspace?
Or face book or twitter.
sure while they are abused by pre-teen society thaty can be great.


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dreamchaser214 wrote:*Wikipedia - no need for long library hours. You'll get what you want in just a click.

To bad most schools/universities ban it as a source.

Actually, whilst you cannot use Wiki itself as a source, most decent articles on it list further reading and sources, making it an ideal starting point. Kind of like reading someone elses paper, finding their sources, and improving upon it.

Other good things from the 00's...

Return of Doctor Who
Transformer Movies
Firefly
Horus Heresey Series.