it’s religion- it does not have to make sense. The stories I’m reading here break my heart...

Were they in any way of Dutch descent? We’re kind of crazy about naming babies after grandparents. My gran insisted on it, which is why all her 5 children have a daughter called Barbara Elisabeth... And on the other side of the family we have an unbroken line of Johanna Maria’s that go back at least 6 generations.…

this asks for the “Why not both”girl.

May he always have a zit on his nose, may his shoelaces always become untied, may he sneeze once every day at noon exactly. May everyone who meets him see exactly what kind of person he is.

On a serious note, I hope they actually name it after runner up David Attenborough. It seems a deserving name for the vessel.

why is this stalker not in jail?

You’re probably just being sarcastic here but this Angel woman shows all the obsessive and deluded behaviour of a classic stalker. It’s not something to encourage...

This is classic stalking behaviour. Why is this Barta woman not being called out for this? Deeply obsessive, and apparently delusional. A dangerous combination.

Ah, the deluded woman is still at it.

Actually, the Romans, you know the Romans who were known for writing down a lot, never explicitly mentioned him until long after his life. Historical evidence is thin to say the least...

That was the only thing I could think of when I saw the headline

Nicely done video, couldn’t care much for the song without understanding the lyrics. Was a little disappointed to see the automaton was not a real one, just a computer generated one. Love a good automaton...

The only thing that really amazes me about this is that Second Life still exists?!

April fools, but I think it’s a great idea actually. Have a nice day!

I would normally say yes, go to Antwerp, but I cycled around town today and the place is not its usual lively self. Maybe because they told the entire Belgian population to stay indoors. Now, that seems excessive and there were indeed plenty of people in the streets, but not as many as usual.

Well, you could go to the beach. Used to live in the Hague, was really glad to leave actually, kind of a boring city... Live in Antwerp now, much livelier! Though maybe not today...

I don’t know if there is a rule about having to be dead to have a ship named after you. Come to think of it, there is a long tradition of fishing ships being named after the owner’s mothers, wives and daughters. So maybe he does qualify- and as you said, he would be a perfect fit.

I would like to propose R.S.S. Brass Monkey.

It’s all pretty funny, but Sir David gets my vote too. His name on that bow makes a lot of sense. But they again, he is still alive, and may therefore not qualify.

It reminds me of “hebban olla vogola”