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Parsey McParseface is a great name.

A reference to the new polar ship that was publicly voted to be named 'Boaty McBoatface', but the science minister is too stuck up to roll with it[0].

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11642618

They did name one of them Boaty..the tiny one / unmanned sensor drone. :-/

Vote for boaty! He's keepin hope afloat!

http://shirt.woot.com/offers/vote-for-boaty

Xey McXface is a canary for detecting naming contests within an organization.

And also a good template for naming things! Thanks.

Not only that, but now you have a solid natural language parser to tell whether you need the optional 'e' before the 'y' in the first word!

Someone write a Parsey McParseface-backed JSON API that does that.

I wonder what's with that X McXface thing. Yes, I've heard something about Boaty McBoatface (whatever that is), but is the Boatface thing original, or is it some kind of obscure American meme?

It wasn't the original, and yes there is a sort of meme like it. Not always -face though. I've heard Beardy McBeardson, the pattern is usually X-y Mc-X-somthing.

Since Boaty McBoatface is a British ship, why would you assume it's an obscure American meme?

Just kidding! As an American, I can say it's a decent assumption :D

:). It seems to have come from an Internet poll. Assuming everything on the (English-language parts of the) Internet is American is usually a safe heuristic ;).

Please tell me you're joking TeMPOral. :)

Jokey McJokeface. :).

Yeah I noticed that :) Is this a Simpsons reference? Can't quite place it.

Nope, Boaty McBoatface[0]

[0] http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/05/boa...

Havent heard about Boaty McBoatface?

I kind of feel that it dates further back?

Definitely; I think it's originally from Friends (possibly in a slightly different form; Xey McXerson). Haven't tracked down the exact reference, but it's well over a decade old.

http://www.duetsblog.com/2016/03/articles/trademarks/namey-m...

Google for Boaty McBoatFace

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