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Re:Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democracy by baddox on Friday April 22, 2016 @05:56AM (#11548081)
I don't see much fun in that. The funny thing about getting the ship named Boaty McBoatface is that it would be painted on the ship and would be named as such in official documentation. The ability to casually refer to the ship by that name does exist, obviously, but how often do people refer to specific government ships by name anyway?
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Re:Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democracy by vidarh on Friday April 22, 2016 @07:57AM (#11548458)
One has to wonder if someone will decide to apply an unauthorised paint job at some point..
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Re:Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democracy by DonHopkins on Friday April 22, 2016 @12:14PM (#11550240)
I hope somebody paints a big face on it.
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Re:Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democracy by Natanael_L on Friday April 22, 2016 @12:24PM (#11550310)
A banner would be safer
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Re:Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democracy by oldmanjay on Friday April 22, 2016 @12:35PM (#11550394)
The problem with this "joke" is that it's a mildly amusing story at best. Having it painted on the boat is just prolonging something that never really made it to the amusement level of a joke with legs.

I hope the officials hold firm. Long after the easily entertained public has moved on, they can do their job without being reminded of how poor the sense of humor in the general populace actually is.

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Re:Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democracy by lmm on Friday April 22, 2016 @12:58PM (#11550595)
> I hope the officials hold firm. Long after the easily entertained public has moved on, they can do their job without being reminded of how poor the sense of humor in the general populace actually is.

How is the a bland, inane government-issue name it will no doubt end up with going to be any better?

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Re:Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democracy by radiorental on Friday April 22, 2016 @06:55AM (#11548246)
On the contrary, think of the why/who behind nicknames.
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