Yeah Boaty was the first Noun-y McNoun-face I recall too. I’m pretty sure it was just so absurd (when the other submissions were mostly serious) that it birthed the meme.
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.
It started with BoatyMcBoatface, as far as I know. The winner for naming what became the Sir David Attenborough.
Yeah Boaty was the first Noun-y McNoun-face I recall too. I’m pretty sure it was just so absurd (when the other submissions were mostly serious) that it birthed the meme.
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.
Amazing typo.
Ngl I didn’t notice it.
I’m not changing it. It still works.
Took me longer than I care to admit.