In the animal kingdom, a lemming is a rodent known for periodic mass migrations that occasionally end in drowning.
Because of their association with this odd behavior, lemming suicide is a frequently-used metaphor in reference to people who go along unquestioningly with popular opinion, with potentially dangerous or fatal consequences.
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"Lemming." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 2009. Answers.com 22 Jan. 2010. http://www.answers.com/topic/lemming-2
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