I just keep seeing this mouse everywhere, but it would make sense if it was a lemming. It's a lemming, right? Where does the name Lemmy come from anyways?
Is that a mouse? Or a lemming?
I just keep seeing this mouse everywhere, but it would make sense if it was a lemming. It's a lemming, right? Where does the name Lemmy come from anyways?
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filthypoor@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 3y
The GitHub about page (below) lists 4 reasons why it’s called Lemmy:
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy#whys-it-called-lemmy
fosiacat@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y
ha! I love that it’s a nod to motorhead. I had no idea, but thas what I thought about when I went to lemmy
Mirodir@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 16 pts · 3y
With the Lemmy Koopa being named after the Motörhead singer, that makes him 2/4 on the listed reasons.
KuchiKopi@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
Also, little known fact: the rodent is also named after the Motörhead singer. Weird but true.
TheDarkQuark@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 3y
Get all that out of here. My headcanon would always be this:
TheInsane42@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
undefined> The furry rodents
I'll pick that one, as it's the cutest. ;)
Lets gnaw away the Reddit market share, 1 lemming at a time. (or form a lemming train out of there)
PopularUsername@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
Ah so it's a mix of things but also lemmings. They travel in groups and disperse from time to time so it makes for an appropriate mascot.
_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y
It's a Jerboa.
MightyWeaksauce@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y
cashews_win@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y
Rodent AT-ST
Miqo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
That thing almost looks AI-generated. Nature sure is cool.
_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
That's the one.
KidsTryThisAtHome@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Isn't that specifically for the Jerboa app though? The mouse for Lemmy is 100% a lemming:
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lemmy.eus/post/5460&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiXkIii4Ob_AhWWElkFHY6tAZUQFnoECAoQAg&usg=AOvVaw3Fl9CWnwL_Dsjl0XKDlI8q
_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Not an animal expert. 🤷♂️ I thought it was the same thing.
Captain_Jimmy_T_Kirk@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 3y
I figured it was just his name. He looks like a Lemmy to me.
letsgo@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 3y
I thought it was a lemming, hence my choice of username
NegentropicBoy@lemmy.one · 6 pts · 3y
Looks like a mouse to me too. Not like a lemming at all. So it must be a mouse called Lemmy.
V699@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
ratsite
Drusas@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Looks like a mouse to me.
zitronen@feddit.de · 1 pts · 3y
Ratit?