[Nicky91]

the internet has decided a name for a boat

A proposal by a British government agency to let the Internet suggest a name for a $287 million polar research ship probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

Now, the agency is the latest group to see what happens when web users are asked to unleash their creative energy: R.R.S. Boaty McBoatface is a clear front-runner.


The initiatives are often hilarious but don’t often succeed. Remember when Slovak lawmakers overrode the public’s vote in 2012 to rename a pedestrian bridge after the actor Chuck Norris? Or the debacle in Austin, Tex., a year earlier, when people unsuccessfully tried to name the city’s waste management service after Limp Bizkit’s frontman, Fred Durst?


well so hilarious this news, a ship called Boaty mcboatface, well you can't be serious to call a boat like that

[Jessica.]

Yes

[Niamh.]

I think it's a fabulous name

[Crimson Dynamo]

great name for a boat that

[Crimson Dynamo]

[arista]

Yes The Daily Show (this week from USA)
comedyHD
started with the Mcboatee

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I think it's a fabulous name

yeah, and if there is an accident, when they say the accident with Boaty McBoatface, you can't take that serious, or can you this joke was last night on The Daily Show



otherwise it's an epic and unique name for a boat

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

It looks like a boaty to me... (sorry Mr Attenborough)

[Livia]

It's a great name of a boat. However, it can be overruled by a panel of "experts". I hope it isn't.

[_Tom_]

Yes. Not as good as Hooty McOwlface though

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by _Tom_

Yes. Not as good as Hooty McOwlface though

so funny this