Do you remember Boaty McBoatface
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom @jankmammal We all did this last year too. Amusing. They always ignore ‘political’ suggestions though.
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom Well, the MetOffice have asked for it : “ Is your grandma a force of nature? Does your best friend cause an impact wherever they go? Now you can give them the recognition they deserve, by naming a storm after them.” “Impact”… yeah, Dave or Amy don’t really hit the mark, do they?
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
It would be terrible if ppl were to suggest the first names of the ceo’s of those companies. @MarkHoltom
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom Done. Thanks for sharing.
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom storm 'Private Jet' coming at you
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom @MurmeltHier Here’s a link with the most polluting companies in the world, in case someone needs inspiration
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom I've just gone with BigOil. We do what we can to make our point!
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom it also asked if they could publicise the reason. Of course you can, if you dare...
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom Totally didn’t use Shell, BP, Equinor, Total and Mobil, and totally didn’t give ”human-caused climate change by consumption of fossil fuels” as the reason!
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom
We need to give credit where it's due: the people who have worked so hard over the decades to generate these heatwaves should be recognised. -
Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom they're obviously not going to use these suggestions, all this does is annoy the employees working on this project
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom How about Storm Sharon as she seems to be dedicated to accelerating climate change and making it worse…
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
Storm Trooper
Storm WorseThanEver
Storm NextOneWillBeWorse -
Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom Chevron, Valero and Suncor can round the lot.
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom Exxon is a slightly odd choice, given that their main brand in the UK is Esso.
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom loove it.
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@MarkHoltom storm 'Private Jet' coming at you
I suggested:
Storm the Boardrooms
Storm the Private Clubs
Storm the Executive Airports
Storm the Luxury Yachts
Storm the Exclusive Resortswith the rationale:
The super rich have been resisting aggressive measures for combating climate change for decades, mostly because they feel they have more to lose preventing climate change than enduring the changes such as serious storms.These mild names might remind the super rich that they might not live long enough to endure climate change.
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@MarkHoltom they're obviously not going to use these suggestions, all this does is annoy the employees working on this project
The staff at the met office, of all places, are very well placed to understand the effects of global warming.
I personally think, with this contest, they know exactly what they're doing.
Go and fill this form guilt free!
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Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom
I'm pretty sure they accept first names only, and take each top voted one for each letter in the alphabet, no? -
Do you remember Boaty McBoatface?
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names
@MarkHoltom Here are my suggestions for #StormNames.
Storm: LandDumpRot
Storm: MadPlodRunt
Storm: DampLordNut
Storm: RantOddLump
Storm: NapMoldTurdDon't you just love anagrams?
