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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As a metal fan, both Lemmy and Mastodon give me a little chuckle every time I think of their names.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

BRB, starting a new service named Dethklok.

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

Lemmy Koopa was actually named after Lemmy from Motörhead. In fact, most of the Koopalings were named after musicals.

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

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.