The Year 2000 in Five Words and a Million Chads
A survey of 2000s defining moments from chads and chaos to Prince renamings and pop culture quirks. It riffs on chad mania, celebrity antics, and political theater, naming Prince, Arcadia University, Donald Trump, Eminem, Sean Combs, Diana Ross, and the Baha Men among others as emblematic figures of a volatile year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Arcadia
America
Beaver College
Arcadia University
TRUMP
Lennox Lewis
Tyson
Lewis
Singapore
Goh Chok Tong
Worldly quirks and oddities wrap up a Chad saint tale
A lighthearted rollup notes strange news from around the globe. Hong Kong fakes extend to musicians, Greece probes a chicken find with heroin, Singapore grades restrooms, and Australia uncovers cat voter rolls. A Oslo burglar becomes reality TV fodder while St Chad draws fresh web hits for a centuries-old cleric.
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Chad
By Larry McShane
Associated Press
New York
Chads
Pamela Anderson
New York Mets
Drew Brees
Rage Against the Machine
Zach de la Rocha
Sunshine State
Fox
Las Vegas
Darya Conger
Playboy
Art Garfunkel
New York Times
Adam Clymer
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
Missouri
Mel Carnahan
U.S. Senate
Carnahan
Puffy
Sean
Combs
Club New York
Michael Berges
Times Square
Eminem
Insane Clown Posse
Slim Shady
Heidi
Heidi HO
CBS
San Diego Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego
Diana Ross
Supremes
Mary Wilson
Babe
Columbus
Ohio
Shea Stadium
Florida Supreme Court
Robert H
Hong Kong
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Europe
South China Morning Post
Greece
Korydallos
Australia
New South Wales
Alasdair Webster
Curacao Fischer Chatt
Rome
Il Messaggero
Oslo
Vebjoern Ytreberg
St. Chad
St. Chad’s Church
Lichfield
Central England
Saintchads.org
OHS
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Dem
East
1St
The
Ottawa Herald
Wingert
S. Princeton Circle Drive
S. Princeton
Ransom
South Main
Judi
S. Main
N. Main
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