Man, in “Proclaiming this the year of…” news, 2009 is shaping up to be a loser!
Depending on whom you ask, 2009 might be the year of Astronomy, the ox, Natural Fibers, the gorilla (which would be exciting if it were about gorillas running civilization or at least showing up in nightclubs) or Katie Couric.
This begs the question: Will 2009 be the dullest “Year of” on record? A quick peek at the archives shows which past years are the dull years to beat.
5: Year of Recovering from Last Year’s “Year of Leap.”
54: Year We Choose Name for Multitude of Pebbles.*
94: Year of Pouring.
101: Year of I Guess The World Didn’t End Last Year After All.
412: Year of Real Straight Things.
667: Year of Huh, World Didn’t End Last Year Either.
918: Year of Spearmint.
1001: Year of OK, We Really, Really Thought Last Year Was Going To Be The End.
1340: International Year of the 135th Anniversary of the Magna Carta.
1387: Year of Sitting Real Still in Hopes the Plague Will Not Kill Us.
1873: Year of Grain and Grain Harvesting Merchandise
*Winner: “Gravel”
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