2010: the end of a sunglasses empire?

The 2009 glasses, sold a block away from our office on Broadway.

My friends and I have given a lot of thought to this New Year's tradition begun in 2000. You know the one I mean. The goofy sunglasses everyone wears. So imagine the dollars the manufacturers and sellers would lose if the empire ended in 2009? We knew they would find a way: move the 1 over the nose and look out the zeros, like this:

2010

That much was obvious. But wait 'til you see how they solved 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,and 2019. You won't believe your eyes. Stay tuned Monday.

The 2010 glasses with the "1" at a jaunty height over the nose.