‘Harambe McHarambeface’ wins Chinese zoo’s gorilla naming contest - Polidicks

[url]http://www.bostonleader.com/harambe-mcharambeface-wins-chinese-zoos-gorilla-naming-contest/[/url] [QUOTE] A naming contest held for a baby gorilla at Jinhua Zoo, located in China’s central Zhejiang province, has announced the winning entry – which captured over 93% of all votes cast online – as “Harambe McHarambeface”. According to a report filed by Chinese-language media, up until last week the most-popular option for the newly-born male gorilla was 黑金 (Heijin), which had received several hundred votes. However, after a link to the zoo’s website was shared on social media in the US, thousands of users added new name suggestions, with “Harambe McHarambeface” topping the poll with a total of 73,345 votes. [B]“We do hope it will attract more foreign visitors to Jinhua in future.” The official mentioned that the zoo accepts “Harambe McHarambeface” will be used as the gorilla’s English name, but ‘Heijin’ will be used as his Chinese name. [/B]“It is nearly impossible to render Harambe McHarambe face in Chinese language,” said the official, “so we hope those who voted will accept that we have decided to give him a different Chinese name.”[/QUOTE]

You can't be bloody serious. But I suppose some smart alec would have to make that suggestion, considering how widespread the harambe meme became.

Maybe there is hope for this world after all

I can't even be mad about this, it's just too ridiculous.

Good. [editline]13th September 2016[/editline] We lost McBoatface so this should make up for it.

If they were gonna go with a Harambe meme themed name in the polls, it would have been much better if it was something like "Harambe the Second" or Harambe Junior". The one they went with seems like overdoing and pushing it. A shame really.

The system works. To be fair it will probably attract western dwellers.

[QUOTE=Limed00d;51043493]Good. [editline]13th September 2016[/editline] We lost McBoatface so this should make up for it.[/QUOTE] They called one of the remote submersibles on the ship Boaty though. Which is better IMO since it's technically not a boat.

Honestly, what else did they expect from an online vote

Will this meme ever die? Its gained so much traction it's rather quite something.

People are so fucking dumb and uncreative.

[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;51043639]People are so fucking dumb and uncreative.[/QUOTE] I'm starting to wonder though, do you actually get really angry whenever Harambe jokes are made? I can get finding jokes stale but you seem to take it to a whole another level

[QUOTE=Limed00d;51043653]I'm starting to wonder though, do you actually get really angry whenever Harambe jokes are made? I can get finding jokes stale but you seem to take it to a whole another level[/QUOTE] it tends to get pretty fucking annoying after seeing it in every possible situation it can be jammed into

[QUOTE=brenz;51043571]If they were gonna go with a Harambe meme themed name in the polls, it would have been much better if it was something like "Harambe the Second" or Harambe Junior". The one they went with seems like overdoing and pushing it. A shame really.[/QUOTE] nah this is funnier it's a reference to boaty mcboatface [editline]13th September 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;51043639]People are so fucking dumb and uncreative.[/QUOTE] nah harambe will never be irrelevant it's a clever parody of fake internet outrage/hypocrisy - a load of people get outraged on Facebook because an vaguely famous animal dies, even though they're meat eaters and our lifestyles are what's causing global climate change / deforestation which is causing endless extinction

You gotta be fucking kidding

then this one dies and the next one is named harambe mcharambeface mcharambe mcharamabefaceface

[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;51043703] nah harambe will never be irrelevant it's a clever parody of fake internet outrage/hypocrisy - a load of people get outraged on Facebook because an vaguely famous animal dies, even though they're meat eaters and our lifestyles are what's causing global climate change / deforestation which is causing endless extinction[/QUOTE] That's what it started as but now people just shout "LOL HARAMBE" at anything and everything.

[QUOTE=Durrsly;51043879]That's what it started as but now people just shout "LOL HARAMBE" at anything and everything.[/QUOTE] yeah maybe it's overused, but every now and then I see a reference that makes me laugh this one did for example

I still get a kick out of Harambe's meme magic. Harambe is just so fun to say.

China is actually officially more democratic than the UK

Honestly this Harambe meme has actually made it a lot easier to interact with other people in college. It helps break the ice and allows me to get to know others through the power of meme magic.

[QUOTE=Butthurter;51043694]none of this would happen if harambe was still with us[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/wtmpZg1.png[/t]

AH HOLY SHIT I SORT OF KIND OF PREDICTED THIS TWO WEEKS AGO [QUOTE=sb27;50982559]Ebmarah would be a lovely name [editline]1st September 2016[/editline] Or Harambe McHaramface? [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Meme shit" - Bradyns))[/highlight][/QUOTE]

I guarantee you someone from the other side of the planet will be outraged by the gorilla's Chinese name. 黑金 = "Black gold" The preparations for a bout of mental gymnastics are there.

Apparently this is fake, [url]http://factually.gizmodo.com/no-a-chinese-zoo-did-not-name-a-baby-gorilla-harambe-m-1786574066[/url] This site was created 4 days ago

"And since the zoo doesn’t have any newborn gorillas in the first place, I doesn’t suspect they will." this sentence bothers me a lot

[QUOTE=ZachPL;51044470]Apparently this is fake, [url]http://factually.gizmodo.com/no-a-chinese-zoo-did-not-name-a-baby-gorilla-harambe-m-1786574066[/url] This site was created 4 days ago[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.bostonleader.com/[/url] redirects to nothing We've been harambamboozled [editline]13th September 2016[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/N5ioaXb.jpg[/t]

The harambe meme is idiotic, the fact that people made a meme out of something like that is highly disrespectful But apparently by saying that, I'm stupid and inconsiderate because I have humanity

[QUOTE=Red-Tail;51044540]The harambe meme is idiotic, the fact that people made a meme out of something like that is highly disrespectful But apparently by saying that, I'm stupid and inconsiderate because I have humanity[/QUOTE] honestly i find it pretty stale at this point but come on man, disrespectful? to whom?

[QUOTE=ZachPL;51044470]Apparently this is fake, [url]http://factually.gizmodo.com/no-a-chinese-zoo-did-not-name-a-baby-gorilla-harambe-m-1786574066[/url] This site was created 4 days ago[/QUOTE] Well my day jjust got ruined.