Nobby's Reflections on a DecadeFollow

So as we leave behind the 2nd decade of the 21st century, and 2020 is just a few days away, let's reflect. . .

Back in 2010 we were in a different world. 2D Television, Movies and Web (remember 2.0? ), Cars still had wheels and we still used to cram ourselves into planes with strangers to travel any distance.

So what are Nobby's highlights from the last "Twenteens"?

2010 - Well few of us expected the assassination of DiCk Cheney, and there are still conspiracy theorists claiming that John Kerry was framed by the Pentagon.

2011 - Most of us still cringe at the ill-conceived commemoration of the 9/11 disaster. Seeing President Obama in an orange jump-suit flying a radio-controlled Boeing into the Saudi Royal Palace in Riyadh was spectacular, but not in a good way.

2012 - Having been lucky enough to visit the London Olympics, I'll never forget the look on Prince Philip's face as the javelin caught him in the face. Rest in Peace.
Speaking of British Royalty, we were all surprised when King William announced his engagement to Boy George that Christmas.

2013 - Did any of us expect President Limbaugh's first decrees to be the legalisation of child tattoos, the compulsory expatriation of Jews and nationalisation of Burger King?

2014 - The merging of the National Rifle Association with Gay Clowns for Same-Sex Marriage meant that circuses have never been the same again.

2015 - Alaskans were initially up in arms when the state was handed back to Russia, but eventually saw the up side of seeing Sarah Palin admitted to a Siberian Gulag with her big spectacles and stupid fUcking smirk.

2016 - Fox, CBS, ABC and CNN were outraged when Chelsea Clinton and Miley Cyrus agreed that the Presidential debate should be held on Allakhazam's Forum=4

2017 - Remember how we all crowded around the HoloVision set to watch the first landing on Mars, and our astonishment at discovering that there are Republicans on other planets?

2018 - Known now to all Republicans as the "We Told You So" year, when homosexual marriage was made compulsory for all over-14s and gun-licenses became restricted to people of black, hispanic or irish heritage.

2019 - The year I invented my time machine. Huzzah!

Anyone else have significant memories of the decade 2010 to 2019?

2016 - As my house bobs up and down I can only think to myself "how did we not see it sooner?" Liberals told us it was man made. Conservatives told us it was a global scientific conspiracy. Who knew it would be both? Investing in aquafront properties while perfecting their climate machine, the sly bastards were the only realtor selling above sea level.

2014, when the term "gbaji" entered into the dictionary.

2011, when Google was investigated for anti-trust allegations and they changed their slogan to "Nope, no evil here. Just don't go into the back."

I missed nearly the entire decade when SOE came out with the first full mind-body integrated MMO Foreverquest.

Remember how suddenly 13 year old males, realized it wasn't a good idea to create female characters just for twinking and cypher sex?

How about the scare of 2014, that mmo's were the cause of a 14 year old gamer's death from orgasming 24 hours strait.

Technically, the next decade doesn't begin until 2011.

/snark

2012:I miss California. I know they kept saying to was going to break off but I always thought those people were loonies.

So we're in the twentieth century now then?

In the world of Allegory, Year Zero wasn't just a good album!

Damn you kids and your new fangled calendar systems!

Things happened in Canada, but people still don't care.

Coincidentally, about a year earlier I built a VW rocketship.

2015 - Dem dumps varus. Balanced is restored.