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Why is Lemmy called Lemmy?

3 years ago by sociablefish to c/asklemmy

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ForthEorlingas 76 points 3 years ago

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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glvss 26 points 3 years ago

As a metal fan, both Lemmy and Mastodon give me a little chuckle every time I think of their names.

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cutitdown 7 points 3 years ago

Lemmy is God.

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GrayBackgroundMusic 3 points 3 years ago

BRB, starting a new service named Dethklok.

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agentsac 18 points 3 years ago

Lemmy Koopa was actually named after Lemmy from Motörhead. In fact, most of the Koopalings were named after musicals.

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MiddleWeigh 1 point 3 years ago

Lemmy. the man, the myth, the musical.

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ForthEorlingas 1 point 3 years ago

Huh. I didn't know that. To be honest, I didn't know that there was a Koopa named Lemmy until I looked at their github either. I've never played Mario.

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kilmister 10 points 3 years ago

Yes.

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