>One of my favorite jokes about the Year 2000 bug asks why
>programmers insist on abbreviating it to Y2K. Isn't that
>what got them into trouble in the first place?
>
> - Gene Emery
> From article "Programming Could Be Easier

It's actually not inaccurate - it reflects the fact that the bug will be thoroughly cleaned up and solved just in time for year 2048.