vasklemmy·Asklemmybyvipernixz Why is the Lemmy maskot/Logo a rat?Also what does lemmy mean if it means anything. I don't know wtf reddit means either. Just a silly curiousity.View original on lemmy.ml18Comments10
jjustin lemmy.justin.rs1Hide 1 replyIt's a Lemming https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/tree/main#whys-it-called-lemmy34
Ulu-Mulu-no-die lemmy.worldIt's not a rat, it's a Lemming. Reddit is a play on words "I read it -> on reddit"21
Quills sh.itjust.works3Hide 3 repliesI think the name Lemmy comes from lemmings, a kind of rodent, aand, that probably answer both your questions right? That's what i think it is9
caos replyanonsys.net@LazaroFilm @Quills Yes, it is! #Motörhead too, but not only: "Why's it called Lemmy? Lead singer from Motörhead. The old school video game. The Koopa from Super Mario. The furry rodents." github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy#whys…6
𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬 replylemmy.mlIt's literally the first in the list of meaning. Why's it called Lemmy? Lead singer from Motörhead. The old school video game. The Koopa from Super Mario. The furry rodents. https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/tree/main#whys-it-called-lemmy5
It's a Lemming
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/tree/main#whys-it-called-lemmy
Ooh so there are multiple reasons beside the lemmings too, cool!
It's not a rat, it's a Lemming.
Reddit is a play on words "I read it -> on reddit"
I think the name Lemmy comes from lemmings, a kind of rodent, aand, that probably answer both your questions right? That's what i think it is
So no connection with Motörhead…
@LazaroFilm @Quills
Yes, it is! #Motörhead too, but not only:
"Why's it called Lemmy?
Lead singer from Motörhead.
The old school video game.
The Koopa from Super Mario.
The furry rodents."
github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy#whys…
It's literally the first in the list of meaning.
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/tree/main#whys-it-called-lemmy
Thanks everyone, my curiosity has been sated. Good day to you all.
I'm pretty sure reddit comes from "read it" btw