13-12-2009, 18:51
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Event of the noughties
What event of the decade would get that title? I reckon 9/11, the Asian Tsunami and the 2008/9 world recession would be my top 3.
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13-12-2009, 18:54
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Re: Event of the noughties
Obviously 9/11 because it's changed the world forever, whatever your opinion of it.
Tsunami, London bombings, The intense assault on Gaza last year, All of the major floods around the world, Continued famines, The Iraq & Afghan occupations.
So many bad things =(
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13-12-2009, 19:12
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Re: Event of the noughties
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Loads of `em
9/11.
Tsunami.
world recession.
First black president.
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13-12-2009, 19:13
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Re: Event of the noughties
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Originally Posted by SB_07
Obviously 9/11 because it's changed the world forever, whatever your opinion of it.
Tsunami, London bombings, The intense assault on Gaza last year, All of the major floods around the world, Continued famines, The Iraq & Afghan occupations.
So many bad things =(
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On the plus side. Billy Joel has another verse for 'We Didn't Start the Fire'
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13-12-2009, 20:16
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Re: Event of the noughties
Don't forget the final flight of Concorde in 2003.
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13-12-2009, 20:54
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Re: Event of the noughties
Defo 9/11
It's the spark for Iraq/Afghanistan.
After that the credit crunch might still be a biggy when the effects of making money from thin air and passing it into the pockets of bankers kick in with a vengeance.
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13-12-2009, 21:25
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Re: Event of the noughties
Errr......First Black US President?
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13-12-2009, 22:53
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Re: Event of the noughties
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Errr......First Black US President?
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Errr, been mentioned
lots really, where to start, what categories ? maybe a poll with, best, worst, happiest, saddest
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13-12-2009, 22:57
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Re: Event of the noughties
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Errr, been mentioned
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I think she was pointing out xocemp said it was the first black president and didn't mention it was only the first black US president.
I'm no history expert but I'll wager there might have been a couple of black presidents in African countries before Obama came along.
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13-12-2009, 23:03
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Re: Event of the noughties
9/11 must rank very high. It changed the world.
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14-12-2009, 00:23
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Re: Event of the noughties
I have to agree with 9/11 its been the catalyst for Bin-Ladens wish of distrust between the worlds main religions, sadly.
Also I believe the Iraq war should be in the top three also, Bush/Blair's twopennth worth towards religious distrust.
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14-12-2009, 06:14
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Re: Event of the noughties
History: 9/11, banking collapse
Future : Anything the LHC discovers, whatever swan song Al-Qaeda is saving up for.
Most over-hyped : x-Flu, global warming and the dangers of the LHC.
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14-12-2009, 11:21
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Re: Event of the noughties
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Don't forget the final flight of Concorde in 2003.
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That was 2003?
Feels like it was a year or two ago for me.. it's gone so quick!
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14-12-2009, 12:36
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Re: Event of the noughties
9/11 changed the way we write September the 11th forever
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14-12-2009, 13:56
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Re: Event of the noughties
Perhaps not quite an 'event' but I would put the spread of the internet over the last decade as even more life-changing.
Yer, I know Arpanet started in the 60s and HTML invented at the beginning of the 90s but it's been the last decade that has seen its enormous growth into many areas of life that has been most important.
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