korifugi Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition Nobody expects th........ Actually, they were quite good at giving notice of their intended arrival *damn you, Q.I.!* - - - Updated - - - Nobody expects Yodel! ...and that's because they never knock on the bl**dy door! 1
korifugi Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 I'd be more impressed if it were a Norwegian Blue, but people tend to get them for their plumage (beautiful plumage!) rather than their vocal talents. 2
6Foot2 Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 I'd be more impressed if it were a Norwegian Blue... Ah but then he wouldn't be able to talk because he would be an ex-parrot!
korifugi Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Ah but then he wouldn't be able to talk because he would be an ex-parrot! Nah, they just rest a lot - usually pining for the fjords.
mikeprice Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Nah, they just rest a lot - usually pining for the fjords. Oh God - what have I started
korifugi Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Oh God - what have I started Woah, there... [ATTACH=CONFIG]36610[/ATTACH]
6Foot2 Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Oh God - what have I started Back on topic [sort of?..] http://archive.iam.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/21962686.jpg Link:
sonofsanta Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 It's finally happened. @DaveP has posted so many interesting things he's started beating himself to posts. EDIT: I suppose technically it's the results now... bah. I am not having a good day with accuracy in this thread, am I?
6Foot2 Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 ...they named a submarine Boaty McBoatface... Here is Boaty: Link: 'BoatyMcBoatface' to live on as yellow submarine, science minister Jo Johnson announces Yellow submersible: Missed opportunity there. Telegraph.
6Foot2 Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Australia - Australian Antarctic Division will run a public campaign to name their new icebreaker Link:
korifugi Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Calling it now: Icy McBreakface or... Definitely not Titanic
6Foot2 Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 Link: Research Blog: Announcing SyntaxNet: The World’s Most Accurate Parser Goes Open Source ...Parsey McParseface is built on powerful machine learning algorithms that learn to analyze the linguistic structure of language, and that can explain the functional role of each word in a given sentence. Because Parsey McParseface is the most accurate such model in the world, we hope that it will be useful to developers and researchers interested in automatic extraction of information, translation, and other core applications of NLU...
6Foot2 Posted June 16, 2016 Posted June 16, 2016 Link: New Android N developer preview has hilarious Easter Egg ...While most people are expecting Android N to be Android Nutella, here’s one name you probably didn’t consider: Namey McNameface. The Easter Egg can be found when you long-press on the “N” logo after tapping on the Android version in settings... http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/android-n-easter-egg-001.jpg 2
6Foot2 Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) Link: Dutch prototype clean-up boom brings Pacific plastics solution a step closer A prototype plastic boom designed to clean up debris in the Pacific Ocean has been given a name. Edited June 25, 2016 by 6Foot2 Image would not post. :( 1
6Foot2 Posted September 13, 2016 Posted September 13, 2016 Link: Gorilla 'named Harambe McHarambeface after zoo's public vote' - but is story too good be true? - Mirror Online http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8766155.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Baby-Gorilla.jpg Internet pranksters were said to have hijacked the contest and the winning name - with 93% of online votes - turned out to be a mash-up of Harambe and Boaty McBoatface. A baby gorilla was named Harambe McHarambeface by a zoo after an online public vote, according to reports. Pranksters were said to have hijacked the contest and the winning name - with 93% of online votes - was said to be a mash-up of Harambe and Boaty McBoatface...
6Foot2 Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Construction of Boaty McBoatFace has begun: Link 1: Link 2: RRS Sir David Attenborough keel-laying ceremony ...Alongside those initial funds we are investing a further £1 million into the Polar Explorer Programme which will capitalise on the huge public interest in the naming of the RRS Sir David Attenborough, aiming to raise the scientific awareness and literacy of the general public by engaging young people with the ship and the science the ship will support. And of course, we are enlisting the help of a certain Mr Boatface too. With Boaty and the RRS Sir David Attenborough as integral resources, the Polar Explorer Programme will use videos and images and updates from missions to achieve a real change in the aspirations and attainment of many young people in STEM subjects... Edited October 17, 2016 by 6Foot2 Add information.
6Foot2 Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Link: The newest gritter in the East Sussex fleet; Salty McSaltface [Reddit] [Nicole Saltsligner was the gritter named in Oldham last year] 1
Garacesh Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 I still prefer the Itsy Bitsy Tenny Ween Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney 1
Garacesh Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 Boaty McBoatface submarine set for first voyage - BBC News Boaty McBoatFace set to make its maiden voyage!
unixman_again Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 It's Subby McSubFace - we all know what the real Boaty is! 1
unixman_again Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 The public was asked to name a new ferry and the inevitable happened | Metro News
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