Comments on: Mr Splashy Pants in the lead for Greenpeace whale-naming competition

By: moneyries

moneyries — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

this makes me so friggin happy!

By: DaMamaJama

DaMamaJama — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

My boyfriend nearly peed his splashy pants after reading this post. I’m not quite sure which was funnier…

By: franky

franky — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I woke up in the middle of the night, and lol’d AGAIN! (my wife gave me a funny look.)

By: mrfitz

mrfitz — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Humorous, but I thought this whale thing was supposed to be serious.

By: franky

franky — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Would this be the first LOLwhale ever?

By: Neil_J

Neil_J — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

How do I vote for Mohammed?

By: the Other michael

the Other michael — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Instead of Jacques, the choice of ‘Zissou’ would have been a tiny minute shred of a scrap of an ort of a hint of sense of humour, instead of majorly dumping the burdensome burden onto the obvious Mr. Splashy Pants.

By: Brian Carnell

Brian Carnell — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Is Burger an option?

By: sallyrover

sallyrover — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

There is only one reason that Mr. Splashy Pants is in the lead–the fact that “The Colbert Report” is in reruns because of the Writers Guild strike. Time for a fair settlement, and then the write-in campaign can begin for “Colbertio Hornblower!”

By: UhOhChongo

UhOhChongo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I vote for Butterstick!!

By: fenester

fenester — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think naming a whale in the first place is a bit silly, so why not Mr. Splashy Pants? Pretentious, spiritual, “ethnic” names? (Like whales are Ainu or something) Please.

By: Personman

Personman — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hard to say how much of this is /b/’s fault, but there was a rather long-lived thread advocating voting for Mr. Splashy Pants yesterday.

By: anthropomorphictoast

anthropomorphictoast — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

How can you NOT choose that name?

By: Bat Guano

Bat Guano — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Of course saving wales is serious. But imagine how many people would be upset if Mr. Splashy Pants got harpooned. What if it were named Aurora or whatever, would as many care?

By: brownpau

brownpau — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I bet if the name “Ron Paul” had been in the list it would have led “Mister Splashy Pants” by a mile.

By: chillypepper

chillypepper — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I burst out laughing, this is beautiful.

By: Piove

Piove — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

My wife is pregnant with our second child.
We are having a little difficulty with names.
Can the person who came up with Mr. Splashy Pants please contact us to help.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I lol’d irl.

By: Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Franky, I just laughed and shouted LOLWHALE LOLWHALE! You made my night.

By: RonPaul

RonPaul — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You have to admit, my people are good.