Why is Lemmy called Lemmy?
Reddit is called as such because “I read it on Reddit”
GingeyBook, 
I lemmied on Lemmy
infamousbelgian, I don't know. Lemmy find an answer for you.
OsrsNeedsF2P, Lemmy know when you do
RustyWizard, Lemmy drag Deez nuts across your face?
fomo_erotic, 
ayyyyyyy gottem
Stinkor, 
Lemmy take a screen cap of that and share it with your
AllYourSmurf, This might not be the official answer, but it feels like the right answer.
IsThisLemmyOpen, Because servers are closed and people were yelling "Lemmy In!"
stux, 
I think it is somewhere in here :D https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/users/07-history-of-lemmy.html
ForthEorlingas, 
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.
glvss, As a metal fan, both Lemmy and Mastodon give me a little chuckle every time I think of their names.
GrayBackgroundMusic, BRB, starting a new service named Dethklok.
cutitdown, Lemmy is God.
kilmister, 
Yes.
agentsac, Lemmy Koopa was actually named after Lemmy from Motörhead. In fact, most of the Koopalings were named after musicals.
ForthEorlingas, 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.
astigma, 
PreciousDeclaration, 
I just assumed since their icon looks like a mouse, that it's named after the small rodent called a lemming.
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e66b330a-a5d3-45e9-beff-22964037021a.jpeg
VerPoilu, But then why do they have that logo?
Relected, 
its also a lemming
original_reader, Lemmy tell you why…
kommanditbolag, 
Lemmy find you where I read it
Briguy24, ...yes..
original_reader, Once upon a time there was a Lemming called…
Otome-chan, 
It's called lemmy because all the lemmings join it.
darkhog, Why is kbin called like something KDE developers would use to parse their binaries?
Books, 
Anyone got a link to a quick primer on how lemmy/kbin are related? I thought they were different sites?, but it seems they are not?
GoodKingElliot, 
Kbin and Lemmy and Mastadon (and others) can all federate with each other, so posts and comments are all shared. They all speak the same underlying protocol -- ActivityPub.
https://kbin.social/m/asklemmy@lemmy.ml/t/58451/I-am-new-to-the-Fediverse-I-vaguely-understand-how
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