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‘Trainy McTrainface’ becomes official name for Swedish train
- mikestew 9y agoFrom an article linked in the original: “I can guarantee with my life that the train will be called Trainy McTrainface," its marketing chief Per Nasfi told The Local at the time. Dear Mr./Ms. Nasfi, unless your title is “Big Swinging Dick Who Makes All Final Decisions”, I would advise against staking your life on something that can change at the whim of a higher-up. See also: Boaty McBoatface.
- ohjeez 9y agoI'm impressed that any marketing person would bet his life on, well, anything marketing-related.
- dugword 9y agoI'd be surprised if he didn't. Marketing folks always guarantee things when they don't actually know if they can deliver.
- mickronome 9y agoI'd say it would be seen as quite strange in Sweden that a higher-up would step in to nullify something like this at this stage, unless it's something clearly offensive or illegal going on. He's probably quite safe to promise to name it as promised.
- CodeWriter23 9y agoThe thing that surprises me is the trolls didn't name the train "Boaty McBoatface".
- gumby 9y agoThis article seems to treat this as if something bad happened. Seems like the train was named and all parties seem happy with it.