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NFT: Boaty McBoatface lives on

Moondawg : 5/6/2016 9:19 am
And I think they chose the best of the non-joke names for the original vessel.

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A yellow submarine on board Britain’s new £200 million Polar research vessel is to be named RRS Boaty McBoatface, after the title gained overwhelming public support.

Science Minister Jo Johnson announced that the new ship will be called RRS Sir David Attenborough, but a remotely operated vehicle on board will be christened with the more popular moniker.

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You know what..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 5/6/2016 9:21 am : link
would blow their minds?

If David Attenborough changed his name to Boaty McBoatface!
I'm sure there were worse choices  
Greg from LI : 5/6/2016 9:24 am : link
RE: You know what..  
Moondawg : 5/6/2016 9:32 am : link
In comment 12947761 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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would blow their minds?

If David Attenborough changed his name to Boaty McBoatface!


If he did that, he'd go from being a hero to being an immortal.
Bruce Lee elementary  
NewFakeDannyHeep : 5/6/2016 9:40 am : link
would be awesome.

And everyone could still just say they went to Lee!
Stupid.  
Motley Two : 5/6/2016 9:49 am : link
It should Subby McSubface.
Is Robert E. Lee bad now?  
Beezer : 5/6/2016 9:53 am : link
Just checking.
RE: Is Robert E. Lee bad now?  
Moondawg : 5/6/2016 10:14 am : link
In comment 12947839 Beezer said:
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Just checking.


Yes. And in 10 years, Martin Luther King will be anathema for his views on sexuality and choice. Keep up!
I was thinking of this  
Moondawg : 5/6/2016 10:15 am : link
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I always thought Lee was bad  
Deej : 5/6/2016 10:15 am : link
also, I'd vote for the Hitler one. Because Im for friendship and tolerance.
RE: Stupid.  
bigbluescot : 5/6/2016 10:17 am : link
In comment 12947831 Motley Two said:
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It should Subby McSubface.


Boaty McBoatface was a stupid name for a ship.
Once again I have been triggered.  
Cam in MO : 5/6/2016 10:26 am : link
If BBI continues to refuse to place trigger warnings on threads that contain violent, offensive, and hurtful content I shall be forced to turn to legal recourse.


Harry F. Byrd is off limits too  
Greg from LI : 5/6/2016 10:34 am : link
The county school board just voted to rename my sister's old middle school. If you don't know, Harry Byrd was a senator from Virginia who was a leading opponent of school desegregation, the man who coined the phrase "massive resistance".
RE: Once again I have been triggered.  
Moondawg : 5/6/2016 10:36 am : link
In comment 12947922 Cam in MO said:
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If BBI continues to refuse to place trigger warnings on threads that contain violent, offensive, and hurtful content I shall be forced to turn to legal recourse.



Try to avoid reference to guns or you will be expelled.
RE: RE: Stupid.  
Beezer : 5/6/2016 10:41 am : link
In comment 12947905 bigbluescot said:
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It should Subby McSubface.



Boaty McBoatface was a stupid name for a ship.


It's a great point. It's not a fucking boat! Why would they call a yellow submarine Boaty? The fuck???
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bigbluescot : 5/6/2016 11:30 am : link
In comment 12947960 Beezer said:
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In comment 12947905 bigbluescot said:


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It should Subby McSubface.



Boaty McBoatface was a stupid name for a ship.



It's a great point. It's not a fucking boat! Why would they call a yellow submarine Boaty? The fuck???


A Sub is a boat. It actually makes more sense to call the sub Boaty McBoatface than it's parent Ship as all subs are boats.
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Motley Two : 5/6/2016 12:08 pm : link
In comment 12948077 bigbluescot said:
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In comment 12947905 bigbluescot said:


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It should Subby McSubface.



Boaty McBoatface was a stupid name for a ship.



It's a great point. It's not a fucking boat! Why would they call a yellow submarine Boaty? The fuck???



A Sub is a boat. It actually makes more sense to call the sub Boaty McBoatface than it's parent Ship as all subs are boats.


OK, Shippy McShipface it is!
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