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Perhaps they were broken hearted that Boaty McBoatface wasn't accepted.

It was accepted for a submarine.

But... that's not a boat. Shouldn't it be Subby McSubface?

Subs are boats.

They're subnautical vehicles. They're beneath that.

The German name, "Unterseeboat", and the English adaptation, "U-boat" both imply that they are a type of boat.

I'm starting to suspect some dark humour here. But it runs silent, runs deep. And seems to have gotten all wet.

It's the remotely controlled support vehicle.

Remotey Remoteface?

Droney McDroneface?

Well I guess in that instance Boaty McFloaty was automatically disqualified.

Careful now, that's humor, and we frown upon that around these parts. D:

Boaty mcdouble?