| Author | Message | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
New member Username: Gourami Post Number: 411 Registered: 2-2008 |
This is the last year that it really works. I'm sure that they'll try it next year, but after that they'll have to think of something else. | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 301 Registered: 9-2008 |
Anything to do with Barack Obama being sworn in as president this year? Relevant that he's the first black president of the U.S.? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2008 |
Rcs (Rcs) Anything to do with Barack Obama being sworn in as president this year? No. Relevant that he's the first black president of the U.S.? No. | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 190 Registered: 11-2008 |
Attempted answer emailed. | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 6 Registered: 10-2008 |
Answered. You're on the right track-ish. | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 191 Registered: 11-2008 |
My answer was not correct. I asked: Is it referring to, say, the students who graduated in 2008 as "the class of oh-eight?" It works for the "class of oh-nine," but "class of oh-ten" sounds bad enough (and makes little enough sense) that people will switch to something more sensible, like "the class of eleven" for 2011. No, but definitely think along those same lines. And you're right, I sincerely hope we never hear about the class of oh-ten. So... Is a colloquial reference to the year relevant? Are "they" people in general? Some specific people? Any formal standards-setting body relevant? Is 2009 the last year that it really works? 2008? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 8 Registered: 10-2008 |
D_gordon So... Is a colloquial reference to the year relevant? No. Are "they" people in general? Some specific people? This.Any formal standards-setting body relevant? No. Is 2009 the last year that it really works? This. 2008? | ||
| Oisin (Oisin)
New member Username: Oisin Post Number: 24 Registered: 12-2008 |
Is this 'it', for which this is the last year that it works, something communicated? If so, spoken? written? electronic? graphical? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 315 Registered: 6-2008 |
Another attempted answer emailed | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 10 Registered: 10-2008 |
Oisin (Oisin) Is this 'it', for which this is the last year that it works, something communicated? Yesish, but don't let me put you on the wrong track... If so, spoken? written? electronic? graphical? Closest to this. Biograd (Biograd) Another attempted answer emailed You got it exactly! Nice job. | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 305 Registered: 9-2008 |
Anything to do with the fact that this is the last year (for a LONG time, at any rate), that the middle two digits of a year are both 0? Anything to do with the fact that it's going to be a lot harder to make a Google doodle for New Year's Day next year now that they can no longer use those two middle zeros as the "oo" in G00gle? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 19 Registered: 10-2008 |
Rcs (Rcs) Anything to do with the fact that this is the last year (for a LONG time, at any rate), that the middle two digits of a year are both 0? YES! Anything to do with the fact that it's going to be a lot harder to make a Google doodle for New Year's Day next year now that they can no longer use those two middle zeros as the "oo" in G00gle? No. But you're close. | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 308 Registered: 9-2008 |
Some other sort of graphic that uses 0's to represent the letter O. Other numbers that resemble letters (e.g. 1/l, 3/e, etc.) relevant? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 23 Registered: 10-2008 |
Rcs (Rcs) Some other sort of graphic that uses 0's to represent the letter O. No, but the 00 is relevant. Other numbers that resemble letters (e.g. 1/l, 3/e, etc.) relevant? No. | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 318 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is this an advertisment of some sort? Some particular company or business relevant? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 36 Registered: 10-2008 |
Rcs (Rcs) Is this an advertisment of some sort? No. Some particular company or business relevant? Yesish, but don't let me put you off track. | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 51 Registered: 12-2008 |
so it wouldn't be the google logo pretending to be the year then? | ||
| Bolapara (Bolapara)
New member Username: Bolapara Post Number: 52 Registered: 12-2008 |
Or the glasses that say 2009 and you look through the 00 part? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 43 Registered: 10-2008 |
Bolapara (Bolapara) Or the glasses that say 2009 and you look through the 00 part? Yes! ***************SPOILER On New Years' Eve, and especially in Times Square, you see everyone wearing glasses with the rims made out of the two zeroes in the upcoming year. It's worked for ten years now, but no longer. Sure, it might work for 2010 if they put the one between the eyes, but there's no way to make glasses out of 2011. |
