Why do we call ourselves lemmings when lemmons is such a better name?
I'm a lemmon you're a lemmon we're all lemmons.
I'm a lemmon you're a lemmon we're all lemmons.
... okay that's pretty good
I'll be a lemming and run off /c/liffs, but you lemmons can post on /c/itrusses if you want lol
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.)
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.
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
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
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.
Never have i seen the term "redditor" not be used in a inflammatory context. I think lemming would quickly be associated negatively due to the actions of some small group and then be generalized to all lemmy users.
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.
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.
Some grey federales say, they could a had him any day
They only let him slip away out of kindness I suppose
We call ourselves lemmings? That's new information to me, though I guess it would make sense. Lemons is better though.
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.
Internet history and lore dictates that Lemons are something to distance yourself from an internet stand point.
It would be on par with using goatsee as the mascot, only more experienced and three of them are having a party.
If lemmy users are gonna be called lemmons then the owners need to change their names to 'Richard'.
After all, it isn't a lemmon party without old Dick.