Why do we call ourselves lemmings when lemmons is such a better name? - eviltoast

I’m a lemmon you’re a lemmon we’re all lemmons.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      That’s a myth. Well. The suicide part. It was started because the normal lemming run wasn’t “dramatic” enough, and in any case, Lemmings don’t really run on cue, so Disney caught a bunch of lemmings and threw them over the cliff using a turntable for a white Wilderness (Like you know those spinning fertilizer or salt spreaders? It was like that. But with lemmings.)

      Normally, lemmings make short hops to get down safely.

      (Though for the record that was a really fun video game.)

  • Malisu19997@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    We call ourselves lemmings? That’s new information to me, though I guess it would make sense. Lemons is better though.

  • TheInsane42@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    When I have to pick between a cute furry rodent or a sour fruit… I know what I’d pick.

    When life throws you a lemon, you hurl it back as fast as you can and cuddle a lemming.

  • Moonburger@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I would say since there isn’t a singular instance we can see these posts from, instead of being Lemmings/Kbinners/whatever, we call ourselves “Federales” due to the federated nature of the servers.

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      1 year ago

      Some grey federales say, they could a had him any day

      They only let him slip away out of kindness I suppose

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        1 year ago

        yoo van zandt, nice
        But yeah agree, federales is already a word and an ill-fitting one.

  • CIWS-30@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Because lemmings are cute. Lemons are just something you squeeze the juice out of to make lemonade or just lemon water to clean your liver.

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    11 months ago

    I knew a lawyer-lady who was, technically, a “Miss Lemmon”.

    She really hated my shitty Hercule Perot accent.

    Can’t really blame her on that. Fortunately I only cracked the joke once.

  • andyMFK@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Unpopular opinion, but having a name for someone who uses Lemmy is pretty cringe. under what context could you possibly use it and not sound like an idiot? At a party are you asking someone if they are a lemming/lemmon? They’re gonna look at you like wtf are you talking about.

    It has big “the narwhal bacons at midnight” vibes

    • Protoknuckles@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It helps with posts a bit. Being able to say “fellow lemmings…” or “as a lemming…” I wouldn’t use it in real life though.

    • Kara@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I agree with this, most social medias don’t have these kinds of names for general people, sure people who make Youtube videos are Youtubers, but people who watch youtube videos are not Youtubites or something. We can just be Lemmy users, or Kbin users

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        1 year ago

        Redditor is a thing though, and most people came from reddit. However, thinking about it, Youtuber and Tiktoker are reserved for the creators, not the users. As for the rest…

        Facebooker

        Whatsapper

        Instagrammer

        Yeah I’m fine with fediverse user.