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[–] Loir_sous_sedatif 125 points 2 years ago (7 children)
[–] Panzer517 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] cannedtuna 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

When life gives you lemmings…

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

... you yeet them off a cliff in your "documentary"?

[–] jaackf 5 points 2 years ago

Jumping off the Reddit cliff

[–] FediFuckerFantastico 2 points 2 years ago

A documentary of yeeting is the only place that would be acceptable.

[–] Guy_Fieris_Hair 2 points 2 years ago

Well, where are the lemming stealing whores?

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[–] Lemming 8 points 2 years ago

I approve this name

[–] AlmightySnoo 5 points 2 years ago

I identify as a lemming as well

[–] Ech 2 points 2 years ago

Lemmings is specifically accepted by Dessalines, for whatever that's worth to people.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 years ago (4 children)
[–] Landi 5 points 1 year ago

Even without looking at the comments, Lemmings came to my mind. It is such a great name. β™₯️

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
[–] thawed_caveman 3 points 2 years ago

Like, obviously lemmings.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Excellent πŸ˜‚

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think lemmings is the best one. Lemmings are cute.

[–] fubo 2 points 2 years ago

Arctic guinea-pig!

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago

Most of the people I've met on here and asked are going with lemmings. That's fine by me, it's cute enough and it works.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like "Lemmings" personally. Just a big fan of the video game.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I saw a older post with same "Lemmings" recommendation.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago
[–] dephyre 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] gornar 2 points 2 years ago

I volunteer you to be the first to be made into the lemonade!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

lemmy users

lusers

[–] zav 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] lettruthout 1 points 2 years ago

Yes we are - for building this awesome thing.

[–] small44 5 points 2 years ago

Lemmy users

[–] Hell 5 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago
[–] baronvonj 5 points 2 years ago

Another vote for lemurs. Calling people lemmings has always had a negative connotation (in all of the English-speaking countries I've lived in).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe an unpopular opinion but having a name for a Lemmy user is cringe.

What are you gonna ask someone at a party if they're a lemming? They're gonna look at you like wtf are you talking about.

It has big "the narwhal bacons at midnight" vibes.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

We’ve pretty much settled on Lemmings

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I vote we call ourselves Lemmiwinks.

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

Lemmy users

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Reddit Refugees?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I usually like to use a person's name.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

For Lemmy users specifically, I believe Lemmings has been widely accepted. However, when referring to a user of federated software in general (remember they can potentially communicate with other federated software), we could refer to each other as "Fedizens" of the "Fediverse". I have seen a developer use the term "Fedizen" in one of their code examples, and I like it as a more inclusive name.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Wrong answers only? If so, Lemurs? πŸ€ͺ

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[–] kabukimeow 1 points 2 years ago

I still say, lemlings

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I prefer "lemmings" (and use it all the time now)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just saw 2 year older post with same suggestion, I wonder who actually created this "Lemmings" word for lemmy users.

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