324

submitted 1 day ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

35 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 102 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I met Moot at Otakon 2007 and he was kind of a dick. But here's a fun bit of 4chan lore - When asked why he named it 4chan, he said that he wanted an English version of 2chan, and 4chan sounded cool because it was pronounced like "fortune". Thus the logo is a 4 leaf clover, for good fortune.

I've never seen this mentioned anywhere online, so I wonder if he was just making a joke.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 10 points 19 hours ago

i've always thought the logo was supposed to be reminiscent of the titular main character of Yotsuba&! which i think is a 4koma series.

[-] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 22 hours ago

I have heard this fact before. Might have been on a 4chan retrospective video

this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2025

324 points (98.8% liked)

Greentext

6540 readers

687 users here now

This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

Be warned:

Anon is often crazy.
Anon is often depressed.
Anon frequently shares thoughts that are immature, offensive, or incomprehensible.

If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works