Reddit is called as such because “I read it on Reddit”
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I don’t know. Lemmy find an answer for you.
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Per Lemmy’s GitHub
Why’s it called Lemmy?
- Lead singer from Motörhead.
- The old school video game.
- The Koopa from Super Mario.
- The furry rodents.
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As a metal fan, both Lemmy and Mastodon give me a little chuckle every time I think of their names.
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Lemmy Koopa was actually named after Lemmy from Motörhead. In fact, most of the Koopalings were named after musicals.
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Because servers are closed and people were yelling “Lemmy In!”
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Lemmy tell you why…
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I think it is somewhere in here :D https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/users/07-history-of-lemmy.html
