This post-Boaty McBoatface animal naming competition is everything you’d hope it to be

If you haven't come across the "Boaty McBoatface" phenomenon that has rocked the internet the last few days, then you've really been missing out.

The public were asked to participate in a poll that would determine what name would be bestowed upon the Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC) very expensive new research vessel. Boaty McBoatface was the standout candidate. Given that people clearly have a talent for this stuff, it's no surprise that similar contests have emerged, with the Twitter hashtag #TheInternetNamesAnimals spawning predictably entertaining results. Here are some of our highlights... https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/712075232098516992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/JarodAnderson/status/712289332099457024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/JarodAnderson/status/712114646975717376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/chazbgangster/status/712762147395096576 https://twitter.com/sieiro/status/712765957379342336 https://twitter.com/LydiaBorowicz/status/712763589107458048 https://twitter.com/ProfLikeSubst/status/712082472129978369 https://twitter.com/hannah_mcca/status/712290252375904256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/JessaKent/status/712265228940091392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/little_dodd/status/712765472442286083 https://twitter.com/GregHarrisonTX/status/712761394160996352 https://twitter.com/MyFrogCroaked/status/712159938102091776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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