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'Boaty McBoatface' Polar Ship Named After Attenborough Despite Less Votes (bbc.com)

Posted by msmash on from the whatever-floats-your-boat dept.

The UK's 200 Million Euro polar research ship won't be called Boaty McBoatface. Instead, the new ship will be called RRS (Royal Research Ship) Sir David Attenborough. The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) had originally planned to name the new ship via an online poll. In all fairness, RRS Sir David Attenborough did pick up a few votes, though in terms of popularity nothing came close to Boaty McBoatface (it earned over 124,000 votes). "We want a name that lasts longer than a social-media news cycle and reflects the serious nature of the science it will be doing," said Jo Johnson, the U.K. Science minister. BBC reports: While the polar ship itself will not be named Boaty McBoatface, one of its remotely operated sub-sea vehicles will be named Boaty in recognition of the vote. James Hand, who first suggested the flippant moniker, said he was pleased the name would "live on."

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  1. Re:Simple question by DaHat · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why would you right wing nutjobs care about this? George W Bush stole two elections in a similar manner.

    I'm sorry you do not understand how the American electoral college system works.

    The national popular vote simply doesn't matter, and under no constitutional process was Al Gore ever going to be elected President... however we could have seen a Bush/Lieberman administration for at least 2001-2005.

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  2. Re:Strange irony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You say this, yet Hillary! is still the nominee...

    FTFY

    Well, for now anyway. Until she's indicted.

    Notice how Hillary! NOW says she didn't have any malice in sending classified emails - that she said didn't exist - using her private illegal server - that she said didn't exist.

    For the FIRST time in her life she MAY be telling the truth. Because she may not have even reached malice - getting stuck somewhere in ignorance, arrogance, entitlement, and stupidity.

    But I don't believe her anyway - she says there's no malice, so the best thing to do is assume there was, given her history.

    Name ONE Hillary! accomplishment.

    Well, outside of getting married to Bill.

  3. Re:Simple question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why would you right wing nutjobs care about this?

    Don't you have some Somali cock to suck?