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Author:  paulzolo [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 1:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name for boat
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The name of a new polar research vessel will be chosen by a panel of experts, even if the public overwhelmingly votes to call it Boaty McBoatface.

Lord West, ex-First Sea Lord, said he was rather proud "silly names" had been suggested but hoped none were chosen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35861444
Author:  veato [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name for boat
I was in a meeting with the comms director last week (I work for NERC) and they had some suggestions as to just who will get final say on the name. Suffice to say I'm not confident the result will be Boaty McBoatface.

It has been a great PR exercise for NERC though!
Author:  davrosG5 [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name for boat
:D

I kind of like the sound of RRS Pingu as well.
Still, that's mainly because I won't be one of the crew people who has to deal with it for months at a time I guess.
Author:  pcernie [ Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name for boat
Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name polar research vessel | Environment | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ ... rch-vessel

I think second place will take it somehow.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name for boat
I believe the second and third options were probably not what they'd been hoping for either. Pingu was one, and the other was Usain Boat.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 5:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name for boat
I suspect the actual name will end up being the third option, or possibly the fifth.
They could go with option one but the crew would need to be able to keep a straight face at all times and pretend there was nothing funny about it at all whenever they were communicating with anyone outside the UK. If they do go for Boatface they need to concoct a convincing back story for the little known arctic explorer and slip it onto the Internet. :D

Shame, I quite liked Clifford The Big Red Boat myself.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 7:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name for boat
I think they should stick with 'Name of Vessel'. That would be awesome when they had to fill in forms for it. Reminds me of the racehorse that was called 'Some Horse' just to mess with the commentary.

Jon
Author:  veato [ Fri May 06, 2016 9:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name for boat
The ship is to be named after Sir David Attenborough and the onboard sub will be named Boaty McBoatface
Author:  jonbwfc [ Fri May 06, 2016 9:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Experts could overrule 'Boaty McBoatface' name for boat
veato wrote:
The ship is to be named after Sir David Attenborough and the onboard sub will be named Boaty McBoatface

Surely should be Subby McSubface?
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