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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Why is Lemmy called Lemmy?

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Why is Lemmy called Lemmy?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Reddit is called as such because “I read it on Reddit”

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I just assumed since their icon looks like a mouse, that it’s named after the small rodent called a lemming.
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  But then why do they have that logo?
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    its also a lemming

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