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I know it's a typo, but Mr Shpagetti is an even better dog name.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Missed a golden opportunity by passing up Floaty McShipfaced IMHO Or Mr Boatjangles.
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Taeke posted:Making it more appropriate really diminishes the juxtaposition though. Aside from the childish silliness it's precisely the generic nature of the name that adds to the humour. The lack of originality is part of it for me. An important, expensive science vessel having a name that a 13 year old would choose for their rowing boat contrasts nicely with the seriousness of its purpose and the people involved, especially now that all the 'serious people' have been so outspoken in their opposition of it. They can't just compromise somehow? Like the treadmill NASA called C.O.L.B.E.R.T.?
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Also it's entirely incorrect because they were trying to call a ship a boat. 
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The fact that it upset so many people makes it the right choice.
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C.M. Kruger posted:Also it's entirely incorrect because they were trying to call a ship a boat. Shippy McShipface?
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Their flashing tongues, spitting out blood and poison.
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malal posted:Shippy McShipface? Tumblr would love this.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cockchafer_(1915) - an Insect class destroyer tehehe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Broke_(1914) - distinguished at the Battle of Jutland for ramming and destroying a destroyer. Bit of a pity it was a British one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dainty_(D108) - of the Daring class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Black_Joke_(1827) - a slave catcher for crying out loud Honourary mention to HMS Invincible, of which six ships have been named. Four of them sank. I think Boaty McBoatFace is fine!
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duckmaster posted:I think Boaty McBoatFace is fine! Dumb/jokey names are fine, the problem is that calling something Blanky McBlankFace is what you do when you're trying really hard to be clever but you can't think of anything.
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Wanamingo posted:Dumb/jokey names are fine, the problem is that calling something Blanky McBlankFace is what you do when you're trying really hard to be clever but you can't think of anything. It's not an attempt at being clever. It's supposed to be stupid as hell.
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Yes. I think a lot of people aren't understanding the true spirit of the name. The name is dumb to an almost aggressive level. It shows a lack of imagination in the person who made it up, just that they want to ruin the name as lazily as possible. The final "face" is almost embarassing to say; it adds nothing worthwhile, a boat doesn't have a face, and it doesn't flow well from the rest of the name. The extreme and acknowledged dumbness is the point of the joke, no cleverness whatsoever.
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AgentF posted:Yes. I think a lot of people aren't understanding the true spirit of the name. The name is dumb to an almost aggressive level. It shows a lack of imagination in the person who made it up, just that they want to ruin the name as lazily as possible. The final "face" is almost embarassing to say; it adds nothing worthwhile, a boat doesn't have a face, and it doesn't flow well from the rest of the name. The extreme and acknowledged dumbness is the point of the joke, no cleverness whatsoever. Yeah, that's why it's funny.
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All the hate for the name just proves it’s the perfect choice. 
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Didn't the guy who submitted it in the first place apologise and admit it was a terrible name?
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duckmaster posted:Honourary mention to HMS Invincible, of which six ships have been named. Four of them sank. I forgot what it was exactly but I saw a boat one time called "The Eternal Voyage II" or something very similar to that.
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Cakefool posted:The fact that it upset so many people makes it the right choice. If you're going for that, it's absolutely the right choice that they didn't take the poll winner then. Just look at this thread.
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I don't know if this is really dumb enough to qualify as a Dumb Move, but I just got a promotional email from Orbitz with the subject "Flights from [City] are dropping!" and it made me laugh.
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Parasol Prophet posted:I don't know if this is really dumb enough to qualify as a Dumb Move, but I just got a promotional email from Orbitz with the subject "Flights from [City] are dropping!" and it made me laugh. I almost took a discount flight into NYC right after 9/11. The only problem was, it landed at the Empire State Building. sorry, gilbert
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kizudarake posted:I almost took a discount flight into NYC right after 9/11. The only problem was, it landed at the Empire State Building. sorry, gilbert 
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Red Robin promotes their new Garden Burger. In doing so, they call vegetarians "teenage girls who are going through a phase"  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/17/red-robin-garden-burger_n_3455739.html
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Violet_Sky posted:Red Robin promotes their new Garden Burger. In doing so, they call vegetarians "teenage girls who are going through a phase"  Goddamn, there are so many ways they could have intro'd having a veggie burger without being dumbasses about it. I'm not even vegetarian and I thought it was insulting. Also kinda surprised Red Robin is still a thing. I thought they were OOB ages ago. Is it a regional thing?
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Apr 29, 2016 21:59
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Don't they cook the regular burgers and veggie burgers on the same grill anyway?
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Mu Zeta posted:Don't they cook the regular burgers and veggie burgers on the same grill anyway? I'm not sure but as a vegetarian myself it doesn't bother me that much. I mean the reality is unless a restaurant is vegetarian only meat is being served and particles will get mixed in. Short of a religious reason you have to draw the line somewhere.
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Violet_Sky posted:Red Robin promotes their new Garden Burger. In doing so, they call vegetarians "teenage girls who are going through a phase"
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Strudel Man posted:Hah. I don't know, people are too thin-skinned about this stuff. I'm a vegetarian, and I recognize that it's just a silly little joke. This is a chain restaurant marketing in a way that alienates a whole group of potential consumers and their parents (in the event the teens don't have the money). We're what, a decade or so past rolling our eyes at "my BFF Jill?" Dismissing teen girl proclivities as nothing to take seriously doesn't sound like a great marketing idea for a place that in the past seemed to advertise as a "family," "fun," "cool" restaurant. Why make fun of that intended audience unless they're trying to get health-conscious cane-shaking senior dudes in there instead? Is that the real plan? Maybe I'm too dumb to understand marketing.
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Mu Zeta posted:Don't they cook the regular burgers and veggie burgers on the same grill anyway? "I'm a vegetarian" doesn't necessarily mean, "I'm a senior PETA member; gently caress anyone who so much as looks as meat" or, "I will go into anaphylactic shock if I so much as step foot in my parents' kitchen during Thanksgiving". A significant number of people do it for health benefits. Getting a little bit of meat juice on your broccoli is not going to do poo poo.
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I love the juxtaposition of 'Tallest building! Airships!' Immediately followed by 'Tear gas!'
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Strudel Man posted:Hah. I don't know, people are too thin-skinned about this stuff. I'm a vegetarian, and I recognize that it's just a silly little joke. Also... It's a burger joint. They're providing an option they don't have to a group that is almost 100% not their target base. Of course they're going to take a silly jab at it - vegetarians weren't going to come here anyway unless they were dragged there. Like, say, a teenage girl going through a phase.
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Actually I find Red Robin is pretty great since vegetarian burger substitutes for the entire menu is so uncommon it's nice to go out to eat and not have to get the one drat thing on the menu I can eat every time.
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RagnarokAngel posted:I'm not sure but as a vegetarian myself it doesn't bother me that much. I mean the reality is unless a restaurant is vegetarian only meat is being served and particles will get mixed in. Short of a religious reason you have to draw the line somewhere. Bollocks to a religious reason, I know someone who legitimately is allergic to most animal proteins. On the other hand she'd never be dumb enough to go into a burger joint and think she'd be okay.
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Red Robin is my chain burger crap restaurant of choice for when the need arises. I'd normally hate it, but after a long loving day of physical labor you just want to cram steak fries in your face. It's poutine logic.
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Cakefool posted:Bollocks to a religious reason, I know someone who legitimately is allergic to most animal proteins. So she's allergic to *herself*?
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Phanatic posted:So she's allergic to *herself*? Hope she's not a self-cannibal!
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RagnarokAngel posted:Actually I find Red Robin is pretty great since vegetarian burger substitutes for the entire menu is so uncommon it's nice to go out to eat and not have to get the one drat thing on the menu I can eat every time. indie burger places are great for this reason. Theres a burgert place next to me that does all of it's burgers in four styles: Meat (pork+beef), Halal chicken, vegetarian and vegan Rigged Death Trap has a new favorite as of 18:46 on Apr 30, 2016 |
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I think Wendy's did good with their Black Bean Burger. It's not marketed as a veggie burger or even an alternative to meat, just as it's own standalone item with a unique non-meat flavor. It's also really good.
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Cakefool posted:Bollocks to a religious reason, I know someone who legitimately is allergic to most animal proteins. On the other hand she'd never be dumb enough to go into a burger joint and think she'd be okay. Man, if thats not a " Go gently caress yourself" from nature, I don't know what is.
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Burger King has a decent veggie burger IMO and KFC has a good fake chicken sandwich. I'd feel Mcdonalds would get more business if they added a veggie burger or something.
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There's an ad I've seen and I can't decide if it's horrible or absolutely brilliant. I can't think of the name of the game but it's some generic F2P crap thing on android, whatever. The ad for it is just anime girls with big tits running at each other, fine, usual fare. What's strange is I've seen a version of the ad where they censor their breasts for absolutely no reason and I cannot seem to dig it up anywhere. Honestly I'm gonna lean towards brilliant on that because it's gonna get dumb, horny gamers to go to the app store and download it out of curiosity if nothing else. Sorry for being so vague  I'm trying to find out what the hell it was, I'll post again if I can dig anything up.
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dpbjinc posted:"I'm a vegetarian" doesn't necessarily mean, "I'm a senior PETA member; gently caress anyone who so much as looks as meat" or, "I will go into anaphylactic shock if I so much as step foot in my parents' kitchen during Thanksgiving". A significant number of people do it for health benefits. Getting a little bit of meat juice on your broccoli is not going to do poo poo. Or similarly because they just don't like the taste or texture or whatever of meat, there are plenty of non-crazy reasons. My favorite local burger joint makes a great chickpea burger as a veggie option. I'll probably never order it myself, but my vegetarian friends love it, and it is really tasty.
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