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Why was Lemmygrad named “Lemmygrad” and why was Lemmy named “Lemmy”? (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] VHS@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

from the lemmy git repository:

Why's it called Lemmy?

  • Lead singer from Motörhead.
  • The old school video game.
  • The Koopa from Super Mario.
  • The furry rodents.

Lemmygrad is a pun off of Leningrad because it's a communist instance

[–] muddi@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Interesting, I thought Lemmy was started by ML or MLM socialist devs and assumed it was also a play on the abbreviation: ML/MLM -> mel/melem? -> lemmy

[–] GrainEater@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago

it was started by at least one ML dev (dessalines), but the etymology seems to be unrelated