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technically this was the 10th series since it ticked over to years starting with 2.

Posted by mafic Nov 5 '09, 10:34

but yeah, that gets us into that whole "when did the millennium start?" debacle. so you can either call it a decade now, or wait till next year and not count the 2000 yankees win.

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It's not really that complicated. There's the 1000-1999 millenium and the 2nd millenium, which is 1001-2000 - Reagen Nov 5, 10:37 5
- you and your logic. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 10:38
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  - I suppose you could pick any ten consecutive years if you wanted to. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 10:45 2
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      - I agree, I'm just saying that you could say "this was the team of the decade consisting of 1996-2005" - Reagen Nov 5, 10:49
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- Yes. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 10:35

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technically this was the 10th series since it ticked over to years starting with 2.

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