The most advanced research vessel in British history is on the brink of being Christened RSS Boaty McBoatface. Yes, you read that correctly. Boaty McBoatface! The boffins over at the National Environment Research Council thought they'd be a bunch of clever clogs and run an on-line poll to name their new multi-million dollar research vessel. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
This British Ship Is About To Be Name 'Boaty McBoatface'This ship is about to be named 'Boaty McBoatface' thanks to the Internet
Posted by NowThis on Monday, 21 March 2016
The Internet - a Place Where Common Sense Wins Out Every Time!
Well, you know...being the internet, everything that could go wrong probably will. To paraphrase Voltaire: "The trouble with common sense is, not many people have it'. Which is another way of saying, never trust anything you read on the internet!*
*unless you read it here of course...then naturally the information must be gospel! ;)
*unless you read it here of course...then naturally the information must be gospel! ;)
Some People Never Learn!
And if Boaty McBoatface wasn't enough of an incentive to stop people running on-line polls to name things, now the US Air Force have joined in...
So expect 'Planey McPlaney' to put the fear of God into those terrorists over in the middle east sometime soon!
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