It's called lemmy because it's for Le Mean people.
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
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It means snake eyes watching you
every time I read lemmy my brain adds a "in"
like "let me in"
so now I'm starting to think it means "let me in your instance"
my brain is weird
Less Evil, More MonkeY.
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It’s this one
In dedication of the comedian Leomard "Lemmy" Henry.
Lemme think it over
Lemmy means metal
Lemmy just say I don't know but at least I made a pun.
Laughing Emu Meditation and Mindfulness Yoga, obviously!
Lemmy is derived from a combination of the ancient Dutch words Lëmenfermœnd and Myynerhå meaning internet and federated protocol.
Lemmy as in "Lemmy make it clear, it's not reddit"
They were gonna name it lemon but decided that was too derivative of a certain phone manufacturer. Instead they abbreviated it to lemmy.