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Re: Boaty McBoatface: What You Get When You Let the Internet Decide

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Post by soylentcola »

cjslep wrote: post #113
staticelf wrote: post #72

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I'm from Stockholm and would like to denounce that Gothenburg is known for its bad puns. Gothenburg is only known as a fisherman village.

I thought it was also known for melodeath metal?

In which case, Bath of Entrails would make a good band name.

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Post by noonespecial »

mikeash wrote: post #121
masklinn wrote: post #15

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> Although personally I liked 'what iceberg' as a name That's a very Culture ship name.

I have no interest in boating, but I dream of one day buying a boat just so I can name it Ultimate Ship II.

nice. I'm going to call mine "Real Hackers Ship".

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Post by zdkl »

monk_e_boy wrote: post #65
noir_lord wrote: post #3

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.

They were running with this as the top story on radio 1 this morning. (I assume they don't want to freak kids out with bombs in Brussels.) So the amusing name has brought the ship and it's mission to the minds of kids throughout the UK. They also mentioned that the guy who submitted the name was very sorry he had done so.

Oh England :)

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Post by hanoz »

mpnordland wrote: post #92
Agentlien wrote: post #63

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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…

Are there any good Batman jokes involving Gothenburg Sweden? Seems like there should be.

What does Swedish Batman have with his chips?

Gothenburger.

What's crime does Swedish Batman hate the most?

Gothenburglary.

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Post by arethuza »

scarygliders wrote: post #38
masklinn wrote: post #15

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> Although personally I liked 'what iceberg' as a name That's a very Culture ship name.

I was musing on a Culture-type name last night, and came up with; Anticipation Of A New Iceberg's Arrival, The

"Arbitrary" might be good as it collects snowflakes as a hobby.

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Post by Jordrok »

boothead wrote: post #75
spacecowboy_lon wrote: post #13

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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

Well you could hardly call it Shippy McShipface could you? (Try saying it 5 time fast)

Good point. Instead, I'd like to nominate "The Seaward".

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Post by arethuza »

Klathmon wrote: post #127
coderdude wrote: post #30

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I think Pillar of Autumn is the coolest name ever given to something fictional. Followed by Shadow Moses island.

Halo had the best names. Some others: Forward Unto Dawn, Shadow of Intent, Long Night of Solace, Point of No Return.

Well, if you want to go full Culture you have ship names like (in this case a warship):

Mistake Not My Current State Of Joshing Gentle Peevishness For The Awesome And Terrible Majesty Of The Towering Seas Of Ire That Are Themselves The Milquetoast Shallows Fringing My Vast Oceans Of Wrath

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Post by yongjik »

zodPod wrote: post #91
Agentlien wrote: post #63

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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'm probably going to have my foot in my mouth pretty quickly about this but how bizarre is the Swedish language that "entrails" and "in-river" could be the same word? lol Is it a slang term of some kind?

Allow me to hijack this thread to tell you about my favorite[1] word.

A Korean word "inbun", when followed by a number, means "amount of serving". So "3 inbun" means "serves three", or "a dish for three".

When NOT followed by a number, it is a different word (with exactly the same spelling and sound). It means "human feces".

[1] LOL, not really.

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Post by Falcon9 »

jerf wrote: post #76
taneq wrote: post #55

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It's a bizarre world where an individual has more PR sway than an entire country.

Scott Adams has been musing on this theme lately: http://blog.dilbert.com/post/141428843311/social-media-is-th...

I wonder if he actively realizes that the persuaders on Social Media are inevitably for sale to the highest bidder (albiet with veto power over things they may actually care about)? [I know how much it costs for Martha Stewart to send a tweet about your business... I don't love this world we live in.]
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