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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (18 children)

Which would be better? Running out of ideas and going with "this, that, and that other street" or letting the internet name them "Streety McStreetface III"?

I think Canada made the right call, but also, "Streety McStreetface" would be awesome.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Why do we always vote for somethingMcSomethingFace when asked to name stuff? It's funny, but i never understood why we do that.

[–] corvi@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago (5 children)

It started with BoatyMcBoatface, as far as I know. The winner for naming what became the Sir David Attenborough.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Iirc Boaty McBoatface actually won. The people holding the contest quickly learned asking the Internet to name your boat is a bad idea. Just like when Taylor Swift did a survey for folks to name where she should have a concert and the vote was overwhelming at a school for dead children.

But to the boat people's credit, they named one of the life boats Boaty McBoatface.

[–] corvi@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago

Ngl I didn't notice it.

I'm not changing it. It still works.

[–] higgsboson@dubvee.org 2 points 5 months ago

Took me longer than I care to admit.

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