Thursday, January 19, 2006

A jarring insight

For years I’ve used a phrase for referring to the long ago as “not since ought six.”  It just dawned on me this IS “ought six.”
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3 comments:

  1. JennThursday, January 19, 2006 9:29:00 AM

    What's the reference?

    (Ignorant of history, she asks innocently...)

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  2. LeslieThursday, January 19, 2006 9:38:00 AM

    Jenn, the "ought" is a substitute for the "zero" in '06. 1906 was sometimes referred to as "ought six" which was to a late 20th century person, a long time ago. Hope that helps.

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  3. JennFriday, January 20, 2006 10:03:00 AM

    So there's no historical incident linked to the date... "not since '76" might serve as an example.

    S'cool.

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