Hundreds.

The "problem" hasn't been resolved because the only ones who really care are at the music division of TimeLife. "Kickin' It Aught-Style" just doesn't have that smooth marketing buzz appropriate for late night/early morning television commercials.

If we're really, really careful this problem will go away in, say, five years.

OTOH, if you want something that rolls badly off the tongue, try "the Eyes Without A Face's", pronounced with the same cadence as "the '80's" or "the '90's". Let me demonstrate:

Eyes With A Face: 00
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Eyes Without A Face: 00

Eyes Without A Face's: 00's

The other cool thing about this little artifice is that it's the answer to a great trivia question: What is the only worthwhile thing Billy Idol has ever done in his life?

Ahhhh, my little Impressionist demonstation didn't work. And I made all the spaces and everything. Time to get a preview function. And, no, I don't want to hear any whining about "cost" and "money". Effin' Amerikkkan greedmaster.

How about the "double aughts?"

Nah, too wordy.

I don't like "nil" because it seems vaguely depressing - nihilistic.

How about the "mils?" It's just as short as nil but it recognizes the beginning of the millenium. It works well with particular years, mil one, mil 5 and the like. Mil-oh for 2000?

I like "nulls".

Btw, isn't it now "amateur leftist webzine mouthpiece of WaPo"?

How about 'the Zeroes'?

Most of us over-achieving types live in the "oughts" . Sigh.

Let's just call these years what they are:

the Pre-teen years.

Every bit as scary and clueless as the world seems right now.

We are in the 10s naturally. Next will be in the teens. "Nils" just doesn't cut it! Nice try though.

It's the "aughties" (pronounced same as 'ought'ies)

I grew up hearing about how so-and-so did such-and-such back in "aught-seven", now it's our time. Besides if things get out of hand, we can refer to it retrospectively as the "naughty aughties"

The common usage will probably be 'the oh's.'
Ask people what year this is and they'll say 'oh-four.'

Joan of Argghh! beat me to it. I think "the pre-teens" is perfect because it takes good consideration of the next decade, and because if this hasn't been a decade characterized by self-centered temper tantrums and a fundamental lack of respect for reality, I don't know what could possibly qualify.

What was it called last century? This isn't the first time it's come up ya know!

I'm partial to "the double naughts", in honor of Jethro Bodine. As in, "Uncle Jed, I'ma gonna be a double-naught spy!"

Maybe we should just accept the fact that this decade doesn't get a name. People can refer to it, Voldemort-style, as The Decade That Must Not Be Named, or You-Know-When. Or, for short, "the Y'know's."