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They should run with it, the positive PR now and in the future when the RSS Boaty McBoatface docks would be worth it. It would also show a sense of humour and make it something fun.
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They should run with it, the positive PR now and in the future when the RSS Boaty McBoatface docks would be worth it. It would also show a sense of humour and make it something fun.
I'm from Gothenburg, Sweden, which is a city known for its bad puns and where most larger buildings are usually referred to by silly nicknames. Last year, there was a competition to name the new swimming pool by the harbor which they put there to keep people from swimming in the rather filthy water of the nearby river. As expected, most of the names which received a lot of votes were silly puns and, you know what? Th…
I love this kind of british humour, however crude. In my mind, it's similar to the campaigns (most years?) to have a non-christmas song be the #1 christmas single.
There's a Obi-Wan Kenobi sreet in Poland [0]. [0] http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ulica_Obi-Wana_Kenobiego
What is so wrong with it? Does it sound like every other seagoing vessel before it? No but who cares. It's unique and wonderful that human beings have a sense of humor. Maybe public works projects need more of this.
Well for one She is a Ship not a Boat - and Maritime types get quite upset if you refer to their ship as a boat. (think Pissed off Gibbs from NCIS) I did like that "Forward Unto Dawn" (the ship in halo) was 4th at one point
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There was a similar situation a few years back - some local Hungarian government were running an online poll to decide the name of a new local bridge and more importantly you were able to submit your own proposal. Some internet community got wind of this and mobilised to vote the name "Stephen Colbert Bridge" until it was at the top of the standings. Even though they never went with the name (they elected to use "Meg…
It's a bizarre world where an individual has more PR sway than an entire country.
To be clear, the U.K. Govt website [1] allows people to submit suggestions, and the NERC are not obliged to use the highest ranking suggestion. Although personally I liked 'what iceberg' as a name Edit: added link [1] http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2016/10-ship-naming/
There were actually some hilarious suggestions on Reddit (not sure if they're all actual submissions) like Usain Boat, Ice Ice Baby, Boatimus Prime, Notitanic, Boats by Dre or Pier Pressure.
Although these pranks are funny they highlight a something very serious - the failure case of direct democracy. When minor issues come up for vote not everyone cares. The people who do care enough to vote can easily be trolls. As an example, imagine that a vote comes up for raising tolls from $1 to $2 on little used street. It's one of 1000 votes a month in a direct democracy. There's little chance of getting attenti…
People don't take voting seriously because voting feels less like casting a vote, and more like buying a raffle ticket. "Enter for a chance for your vote to be taken seriously."
However, in small communities and towns, I think they often vote on things that are important to them and end up taking it seriously, and feel better off for having a say in it.
Honestly, how can people picking a funny name for a boat seriously make you come to that conclusion about direct democracy? I think rather, you already had that conclusion, and found a good anecdote to float your opinion on.