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Corey, re: “Daily Dozen ‘Decimated'”–nice alliteration, but decimate, as its root “dec-” implies, means one out of every ten. And using decimated next to dozen really bollixes it up.
Usually, either destroyed or devastated are better choices, depending on degree, but neither really fits the bill here.
How about “down and out” in place of decimated?
@Charless: I appreciate your correction, and, yes, you are right, that was the original meaning of decimation. But over the years usage has changed, starting as far back as the 19th century. See dictionary.com: decimate. That and the title was cribbed from the Daily Kos post linked to in the text.