"Boaty McBoatface" could be the name of new polar research vessel

[engine]

Don't you just love it when the public vote to name things, such as this new polar research vessel. The name, "Boaty McBoatface," is leading vote.

Will they change the rules when voting is over, or will they adopt the name? Would you like to captain the ship, Boaty McBoatface? hehehe

[bbc.co.uk...]

[toidi]

Mayday, mayday this is the captain of boaty mcboatface, will somebody please shoot me.

[lucy24]

Memo to self: Stop relying on cracked dot com for my news of the world, because I missed this one.

[johnhh]

I think it only suggestions - no obligation

[lucy24]

I spoke too soon.

:: insert ROTFLMAO emoticon here ::

[johnhh]

Update is here [bbc.co.uk...]

[engine]

News is, that Boaty McBoatface was not selected.
The new ship will be called RRS Sir David Attenborough

[bbc.co.uk...]

[iamlost]

However one of its robot submersibles will be named Boaty McBoatface. Ah, the great British art of compromise!