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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lusty Estonian Mothers Mashing Yams

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It’s this one

[–] zephyr 6 points 1 year ago

It's called lemmy because it's for Le Mean people.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Lemmy just say I don't know but at least I made a pun.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Lemmy the lemur

[–] AdamEatsAss 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemmy is derived from a combination of the ancient Dutch words Lëmenfermœnd and Myynerhå meaning internet and federated protocol.

[–] 65gmexl3 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] AdamEatsAss 1 points 1 year ago

Ancient Dutch Bro. Google doesn't have it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Lets Enjoy Meeting Merry Yiffers, finally a slogan I can get behind!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Laughing Emu Meditation and Mindfulness Yoga, obviously!

[–] fubo 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Less Evil, More MonkeY.
Llamas Eat My Mother's Yogurt.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Lemmy means metal

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It means snake eyes watching you

[–] GallantTheKnight 2 points 1 year ago

"Lemmies" are small creatures with green hair that are well known for mining, diving into rivers, building staircases and in extreme scenarios exploding.

[–] baronvonj 2 points 1 year ago

In dedication of the comedian Leomard "Lemmy" Henry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Lemme think it over

[–] 65gmexl3 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmy as in "Lemmy make it clear, it's not reddit"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They were gonna name it lemon but decided that was too derivative of a certain phone manufacturer. Instead they abbreviated it to lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A platform run by Tencent.

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