And before that...

Dear Nerds:

You are SO nerdy.

You keep wanting to spoil the fun by reminding people, every fucking chance you get, that the "new millenium" does not really start until 2001 and that everyone is celebrating a year early and that they're dangling their participles and blah fucking blah blah blah. Go pee your pants you stupid nerd, cause my brilliant Dad outwitted you.

Say you represent a decade as 1-10, yes? Where 1991 was the first year of this decade, and 2000 is the last year of it.

Ok. Now, using fuzzy logic then, 1, and therefore any fraction of 1, mark the beginning. I.e., the smallest possible fraction of one that is not zero is actually the 'beginning' of your set. SO, the teeniest, tiniest fraction of a second after midnight on January 1, 2000, is actually the "start" of the new decade/century/millenium.

OK SO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET ME HAVE MY FUN.