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Petition: Sir David Attenborough to change his name to Boaty McBoatface
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I believe that the perfect solution may be to stop asking the public to name things.
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It would have made it the most famous science research vessel on the planet doing a great deal to generate interest in science. Why ask the public if they are just going to ignore them.
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I agree, I think they ought to have done it. Turning the name down was short-sighted and a wasted once-in-a-lifetime chance to keep the ship famous for its entire life.
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The ships remote submarine will get the Mcboatface name
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