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hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:24 PM Apr 2016

Hilarious legacy of Boaty McBoatface

Hilarious legacy of Boaty McBoatface

Not only was the name hilarious and irreverent, it was a perfect description of the vessel, which sported a chirpy red paint job that belied the serious work it will carry out.
And although the British establishment last week rejected the people’s choice as inappropriate, the legacy of Boaty McBoatface lives on, inspiring the naming of a racehorse, “Horsey McHorseface” and a giant Japanese spider crab christened “Cuddlebug McNope”.
Last month, a British train route from Portsmouth to Waterloo was named “Trainy McTrainface”, much to the delight of commuters.
Now a school in Austin, Texas controversially named after famed Confederate general, Robert E Lee, has called on the public to come up with a new title. Among the front runners? Schoolie McSchoolface, of course.



I really love Cuddlebug McNope.
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Hilarious legacy of Boaty McBoatface (Original Post) hollysmom Apr 2016 OP
I think they really missed the ball passing on Boaty McBoatface. PoliticAverse Apr 2016 #1
yep, they should have painted a great big smile on the front Trailrider1951 Apr 2016 #5
come on, do it for the kids Enrique Apr 2016 #2
Schoolie McSchoolface for the win. Iggo Apr 2016 #3
come on, the boat looked like a cartoon character, this looks like a boring school. hollysmom Apr 2016 #4

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
1. I think they really missed the ball passing on Boaty McBoatface.
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:30 PM
Apr 2016

That would have given their future work more publicity that they could ever have hoped for.

Trailrider1951

(3,449 posts)
5. yep, they should have painted a great big smile on the front
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 07:37 PM
Apr 2016

and marketed SCIENCE to schoolchildren and the general public. Science can be fun, you know. That's why I became a geologist.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
2. come on, do it for the kids
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:51 PM
Apr 2016

Schoolie McSchoolface would make a lot of kids happy, who doesn't want that?

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