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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mysterious F. on November 16, 2009, 01:26:59 PM

Title: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on November 16, 2009, 01:26:59 PM
There is less than two months until the noughties (or, as us Americans would say, naughties) are over. I hope you enjoyed the decade, there is no denying its importance.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 16, 2009, 02:17:03 PM
Ah, yes. We must remember all the awesome stuff that happened this decade.

I mean, how many Zelda games did we get these past ten years? Six, at least?
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Darth Wyndisis on November 16, 2009, 02:23:21 PM
Yeah, at least six.

I can't believe how fast this decade has gone by.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on November 16, 2009, 02:39:10 PM
Time always flies by for (relatively) young people.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Gamefreak on November 16, 2009, 03:14:01 PM
I always it assumed it went faster when you get older.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on November 16, 2009, 03:20:40 PM
No, everyone older than (say) 30 that I know usually thinks that time moves too slow.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 16, 2009, 03:39:41 PM
Quote from: Gamefreak on November 16, 2009, 03:14:01 PM
I always it assumed it went faster when you get older.

Yeah, so do I.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Darth Wyndisis on November 16, 2009, 03:41:45 PM
Yeah, I think the overall consensus is that time seems to go by faster the older you get.  It certainly has in my experience.  It makes sense for it to be that way because the older you get, a given amount of time becomes a smaller proportion of the time you've been alive.  A year for a 5 year old is essentially 1/5 of their life while a year for a 50 year old is 1/50 of their life.  That is the best explanation for this phenomenon that I have ever heard.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Hi no Seijin on November 16, 2009, 07:23:05 PM
That's more or less what I heard as well.

Also, technically, the decade doesn't end until December 31, 2010.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 16, 2009, 07:33:28 PM
Actually, I think it would be equal to the limit of the timeline as our time approaches 12:00 A.M. on January 1, 2010. ^^;
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on November 17, 2009, 12:20:51 PM
Technically 1990 is part of the 80's. Does anyone actually care, though? When referring to decades, it is a given to start from year zero and end at year 9, as in 1990-1999.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Uximadesk on November 17, 2009, 02:38:23 PM
Well the thing is we're getting old and by the end of this year I will have practically seen two decades go by.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on November 17, 2009, 02:49:04 PM
I still have a little longer before two decades, but I'm not too far away.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Hi no Seijin on November 17, 2009, 07:58:57 PM
I have seen 21 score go by.

....

Um, yeah....
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 17, 2009, 09:18:29 PM
^^ You have seven years to go, right? Awesome number. :D

420 years, dude?  :P

Care to explain? :P
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on November 17, 2009, 09:18:43 PM
Quote from: Winry Rockbell on November 17, 2009, 07:58:57 PM
I have seen 21 score go by.

....

Um, yeah....
wow... you are 420 years old?
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: darkphantomime on November 17, 2009, 09:25:01 PM
Hey, speaking of 420...

*rolls a HUUUUUUUUUUGE fattie*
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on November 17, 2009, 09:26:33 PM
How did I know you were going to do something like that?
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Hi no Seijin on November 18, 2009, 07:37:39 AM
Quote from: MagmarFire on November 17, 2009, 09:18:29 PM
420 years, dude?  :P

Care to explain? :P
Alien abduction?

Quote from: Pyrgusfinn on November 17, 2009, 09:18:43 PM
Quote from: Winry Rockbell on November 17, 2009, 07:58:57 PM
I have seen 21 score go by.

....

Um, yeah....
wow... you are 420 years old?
Um, maybe.... >>
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on November 18, 2009, 09:57:50 AM
That is pretty hardcore, not going to lie.  You know, middle aged women would kill for your secret.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 10:54:53 AM
Quote from: Winry Rockbell on November 18, 2009, 07:37:39 AM
Alien abduction?

Kurt Vonnegut is not amused.

Not that I care. XD
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on November 18, 2009, 01:32:52 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on November 17, 2009, 09:18:29 PM
^^ You have seven years to go, right? Awesome number. :D

You mean me? I'm 16.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 06:33:13 PM
...Wait, what?

I thought you were, like, thirteen! O.o <?
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on November 18, 2009, 06:35:54 PM
haha. fail. :P
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 06:39:02 PM
I could've sworn he said he was thirteen! D:
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on November 18, 2009, 06:42:44 PM
I was thirteen when I joined the site. Well, I thought you were still in high school during our PM conversation a few days ago, so I guess this makes us even.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: HylianHero92 on November 18, 2009, 07:12:40 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 06:33:13 PM
...Wait, what?

I thought you were, like, thirteen! O.o <?
Hah. You speak of thirteen-year-olds like small children.  8)


But that's okay, 'cause I turn 14 tomorrow.   :P
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 07:29:27 PM
Quote from: Whocares on November 18, 2009, 06:42:44 PM
I was thirteen when I joined the site. Well, I thought you were still in high school during our PM conversation a few days ago, so I guess this makes us even.

I guess it does. :P

Quote from: Colonel Roy Mustang on November 18, 2009, 07:12:40 PM
Hah. You speak of thirteen-year-olds like small children.  8)

All because I mistook his age and asked him for clarification?

Yeah, okay.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: HylianHero92 on November 18, 2009, 08:11:38 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 07:29:27 PM

Quote from: Colonel Roy Mustang on November 18, 2009, 07:12:40 PM
Hah. You speak of thirteen-year-olds like small children.  8)

All because I mistook his age and asked him for clarification?

Yeah, okay.

No need to get all defensive. It just seemed that way to me. Even I do that sometimes!  ;)
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 08:23:02 PM
Why can't people just take things at face value? DX *goes into the corner and pouts*

(Sorry if I came across as overly defensive, Colonel. :P The emoticon you used kind of made it seem like you were a bit miffed.)

Wow, just think... It was about ten years ago I saw all those ads about the year 2000 on Nickelodeon and how it was a bit of a futuristic theme and stuff. Ah, good times. :P
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on November 18, 2009, 08:29:55 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 08:23:02 PM
Why can't people just take things at face value? DX *goes into the corner and pouts*

(Sorry if I came across as overly defensive, Colonel. :P The emoticon you used kind of made it seem like you were a bit miffed.)

Wow, just think... It was about ten years ago I saw all those ads about the year 2000 on Nickelodeon and how it was a bit of a futuristic theme and stuff. Ah, good times. :P
I remember that =]
yay for thinking I was going to wake up and it be like the Jetsons =]
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 08:39:22 PM
Those years were awesome... ^_^

I have a feeling the early Noughties also included the year when my friends and I were having an awesome summer role playing and playing video games. Man, I miss that summer. T_T
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: HylianHero92 on November 19, 2009, 12:09:08 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 08:23:02 PM
(Sorry if I came across as overly defensive, Colonel. :P The emoticon you used kind of made it seem like you were a bit miffed.)

That's okay.  ;)

Back on topic, I was a bit young, but I remember a lot. Most of all, I remember the Christmas my siblings and I got our Gamecube. The only game we had for quite awhile on it was Super Mario Sunshine and my older brother only ever played it, while my sister and I watched.

My older brother barely even talks to me anymore. Today is my birthday and he didn't even say "Happy Birthday" or anything.  :-*

I miss 2002  :(
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Pyrgusfinn on November 19, 2009, 02:49:38 PM
Quote from: Colonel Roy Mustang on November 19, 2009, 12:09:08 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 08:23:02 PM
(Sorry if I came across as overly defensive, Colonel. :P The emoticon you used kind of made it seem like you were a bit miffed.)

That's okay.  ;)

Back on topic, I was a bit young, but I remember a lot. Most of all, I remember the Christmas my siblings and I got our Gamecube. The only game we had for quite awhile on it was Super Mario Sunshine and my older brother only ever played it, while my sister and I watched.

My older brother barely even talks to me anymore. Today is my birthday and he didn't even say "Happy Birthday" or anything.  :-*

I miss 2002  :(
happy birthday ^_^
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on November 19, 2009, 02:53:00 PM
Oh, yes, happy birthday! :D
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on November 19, 2009, 03:44:47 PM
I hope you enjoy your birthday.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Hi no Seijin on November 19, 2009, 08:51:32 PM
Quote from: Colonel Roy Mustang on November 19, 2009, 12:09:08 PM
My older younger brother barely even talks to me anymore.
Yeah, my brother's a bit of an ***hat as well.  He treats the house as just a place to shower and sleep, and sometimes eat.  I really should hide the leftovers from him if he can't have the decency to join the family for a meal.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: HylianHero92 on November 19, 2009, 10:49:59 PM
Quote from: Pyrgusfinn on November 19, 2009, 02:49:38 PM
Quote from: Colonel Roy Mustang on November 19, 2009, 12:09:08 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on November 18, 2009, 08:23:02 PM
(Sorry if I came across as overly defensive, Colonel. :P The emoticon you used kind of made it seem like you were a bit miffed.)

That's okay.  ;)

Back on topic, I was a bit young, but I remember a lot. Most of all, I remember the Christmas my siblings and I got our Gamecube. The only game we had for quite awhile on it was Super Mario Sunshine and my older brother only ever played it, while my sister and I watched.

My older brother barely even talks to me anymore. Today is my birthday and he didn't even say "Happy Birthday" or anything.  :-*

I miss 2002  :(
happy birthday ^_^

Quote from: MagmarFire on November 19, 2009, 02:53:00 PM
Oh, yes, happy birthday! :D
Quote from: Whocares on November 19, 2009, 03:44:47 PM
I hope you enjoy your birthday.

Thanks everybody!  ;)
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Pale Dim on November 25, 2009, 10:56:07 PM
Happy birthday buddy of mine!
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on December 01, 2009, 12:11:49 PM
I've brought back this topic because the cover story of Time's latest issue is "The Decade From Hell: And why the next one will be better." Basically, they hated it. Really, not much to be nostalgic about, once you think about it: 9/11, Islamic radicals, George W. Bush, economic problems, Hurricane Katrina...
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on December 01, 2009, 12:12:56 PM
Not to mention the recession. That would be an understandable reason.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Uximadesk on December 01, 2009, 01:18:09 PM
Even though the world didn't end, it was very close to making me wish it had.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on December 01, 2009, 02:13:11 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on December 01, 2009, 12:12:56 PM
Not to mention the recession. That would be an understandable reason.
Quote from: Whocares on December 01, 2009, 12:11:49 PM
Really, not much to be nostalgic about, once you think about it: 9/11, Islamic radicals, George W. Bush, economic problems, Hurricane Katrina...

I must say, Maggy... duh.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on December 01, 2009, 02:27:11 PM
Oh. Whoops. Now I feel stupid. XD
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: darkphantomime on December 02, 2009, 07:34:27 AM
Yeah I posted a link to that article on GF's facebook wall. This has been a rather depressing decade.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on December 02, 2009, 02:50:17 PM
Oh joy, another thing to dislike about this decade: a referendum by voters in Switzerland approves of a ban of minaret construction.  8)

The ironic thing is, most churches in Switzerland opposed the ban.  :P
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: MagmarFire on December 02, 2009, 06:50:29 PM
Wow, that is ironic. :P

I wonder why.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: Mysterious F. on December 02, 2009, 06:54:11 PM
I always thought the Swiss were so much more tolerant than most other peoples, too.

Apparently, it was because the construction of a minaret (which rose the total to four in the entire country) caused some controversy with the locals, and then the conservatives stepped in and made in nationwide.
Title: Re: Enjoy what is left of the Noughties while you can
Post by: darkphantomime on December 02, 2009, 07:13:06 PM
Mountain out of a molehill dude.

Besides, there's a lot of stuff where Muslims in europe try to have certain stuff banned simply because their religion is against it. It's kind of weird and inappropriate.