Of course I did realize that it had to mean 1890s, but I just realized that “The roaring twenties” is the earliest decade I knew a label for. I never heard about “The gay nineties” before (though I suspect that “gay” had a different meaning then). Did other earlier decades have labels like that? Will “The roaring twenties” be forgotten once we have a new “twenties”?
josh_bisbee over 8 years ago
I’m a fan of the 90’s myself.
Kaputnik over 8 years ago
The good ol’ days were the days when I wasn’t ol’.
Lukefunnies over 8 years ago
90’s? I thought this was published in the 50’s?
Yngvar Følling over 8 years ago
Of course I did realize that it had to mean 1890s, but I just realized that “The roaring twenties” is the earliest decade I knew a label for. I never heard about “The gay nineties” before (though I suspect that “gay” had a different meaning then). Did other earlier decades have labels like that? Will “The roaring twenties” be forgotten once we have a new “twenties”?
Adiraiju over 8 years ago
With world events the way they are, I’ll be happy if the new twenties aren’t known as “World War III”!
neverenoughgold over 8 years ago
Que sera sera…
Guilty Bystander over 8 years ago
That’s kind of how it is for kids. Time moves too slowly when you’re young, then time gains speed as you get older and can’t slow it down.
wjones over 8 years ago
The good ol days are different for each person. Mine were the 50’s (1950)
bigcatbusiness over 8 years ago
The 80s was the best decade… but too bad I was born after that. Can’t complain about the 90s though.