vipernixz@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhy is the Lemmy maskot/Logo a rat?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the Lemmy maskot/Logo a rat?vipernixz@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
Also what does lemmy mean if it means anything. I don’t know wtf reddit means either. Just a silly curiousity.
minus-squareQuillslinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·2 years agoI 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
minus-squareLazaroFilm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoSo no connection with Motörhead…
minus-squarecaos@anonsys.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years ago@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…
minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoIt’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-lemmy
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