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Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days ago

So when are we going to start saying “the 20s” instead of “the 2020s”, we gotta make it cooler

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So when are we going to start saying “the 20s” instead of “the 2020s”, we gotta make it cooler

Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days ago
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    People have started calling the 20th century the “nineteen hundreds,” and I’m still not okay with it.

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      "Well kiddos, back in the nineteen hundreds, things were done a bit differently”

      I think I’m good with the nineteen hundreds.

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        We can always say “back in the second millennium”.

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        I think I’m good with the nineteen hundreds.

        the fresh grads we just hired are giving me senior moments and it made me feel this way when they referred to it like this. lol

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      I’ve been saying “late 20th century classics” for overplayed rock music

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