“McKilljoyson” is redundant.
- Pedant O’Hairsplitter
Bob, the bridge. Avon Colorado.
Go With the Floe
Crunch Time
So How YOU Doin’ (icebreaker pun)
That this isn’t in the lead is a travesty.
Its purpose was to search for any traces it could find of the 1867 expedition.
I suppose over time cultural awareness of what happens when you set up one of these polls will sink in, and they will occur no longer. It amazes me even now that PR people haven’t learned the lessons of the last few years.
Now, let’s wait and see if The Good Ship Boaty McBoatface will have a goofy cartoonish mascot face painted on the prow.
What Boaty McBoatface would look like.
Or maybe this. (Notice the eyes.)
It is wonderful isn’t it?
What I’d love to see is for it to be named RRS David Attenborough and choose a couple of the silly names for the tenders, dinghies or lifeboats (I’m assuming it’ll have a couple)
A group of motorcycle drivers from Spain started a proposal to name it Blas de Lezo. By the time the entry was removed from the list for trolling (awww, they noticed!) it was already at number two.
You guys think we could start a troll-export industry? We seem to be good at it…
Someone noted that if Boaty McBoatface goes down with all hands at some point, newsreaders are going to have a helluva time reading the story out with a straight face.
The trend is catching on. I heard an item on NPR this morning about a racehorse named Horsey McHorseface.
This is the perfect solution 
You got your wish! It’s going to be RRS Sir David Attenborough, and the Boaty name will be given to one of the vessel’s submersibles.
I think they’ve very wisely chosen a name that no one would dare argue against!
There’s now a petition urging Sir David to change his name to…oh go on, take a wild guess.
wway-hey! perfect. We get a boat named after a national treasure and also a fitting reminder to the general silliness of the British nation.
Sir David Attenborough? Who’s he? What’s wrong with Sir Richard Attenborough? Most of the cinema viewing world know who John Hammond is and applauded his work restoring dinosaurs to their rightful place at the top of the food chain. :eek:
I can’t tell whether you’re joking here. This is the world we live in now.