What will this month be called?

[jducoeur]

A light question about a serious topic: when the historians write about the roller-coaster ride we're in the middle of, what will they call it?

I mean, every important historical event gets a catchy name, from "Watergate" to "9/11" to "Black Monday". It's clear to me that this September is one that they'll be talking about for decades to come, which means that they *will* settle on a common name for it eventually. How long it takes for such a name to arise ranges from days to years, but there's no time like the present.

So here's your chance to influence the history books. What would *you* call this mess?

Fine print: Winner will be selected by consensus of historians in 20 years. It is not guaranteed that any entrant will win. Chances of winning are directly proportional to relevance and pithiness of name, but it is entirely possible that these will not matter. Bad puns do not guarantee victory. Keep your hands inside the ride at all times.

Comments

[ladymacgregor.livejournal.com]

But I think the previous posters are missing the point. There's been a lot of OTHER issues than just the market. Daniel Krakkenson, Duke Morguhn, other horrible happenings (with that list, I almost hesitate to include "the death of my cat Sable", as it seems much more trivial, but it happened as well, and affected me, at least).

It may be taken, and it's not that catchy, but I'm leaning toward Black September. (Something is niggling me that a label like that was involved years ago when the Olympic athletes were taken hostage and later killed, but I can't look it up right now).

Or maybe A Sable September?

[meiczyslaw.livejournal.com]

I hope that crack about Black September was sarcasm.

If not: "Black September" was the name Palestinians gave to September 1970, when Jordan expelled the PLO. This name was appropriated by the terrorist organization behind the massacre in Munich of 1972.

[ladymacgregor.livejournal.com]

Actually, it wasn't sarcasm. I was typing hastily at work and only vaguely remembered the reference, and didn't look it up (as I said). I vaguely thought that "Black September" referenced the month that the Olympic athletes died, NOT that it was the actual name of the terrorist group that caused their deaths. Ack. Now that I know that, I withdraw the name.