Hey Hexbear, help me name my cactus (hexbear.net)

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What should I name this weird little alien creature?

I think it's a Mammillaria spinosissima ssp. pilcayensis

Mammillaria are generally native to Mexico, so maybe a name in Spanish, Nahuatl, or another language spoken in Mexico would be neat. Or maybe a leftist historical figure from Mexico, or a cactus-related Aztec deity. But don't limit yourself to that, if you have any other ideas you should definitely share them!

Maybe a feminine name this time, since I named my last succulent Herbert

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Spike obama-spike

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Bella Thorne

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María, after Subcommandante Elisa of EZLN. Formal name is Maria Gloria Benavides Guevara.

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Hell yeah, this is a top contender, thank you!

Also, her Wikipedia article is fascinating but so short! It reads like someone compressed a book into two pages.

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I also like Maria. I had Maria by Rage Against The Machine in my head all day.

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Priscilla

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Luigi

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posadas J. Pricklyass

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Pokey

Pokey Ball

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Mami

It's Spanish and respectful modern slang word for women and also speaks to its scientific name.

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This is an underrated pun

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Ricky Espinosa. "Espinosa" means "spiky" in spanish and Ricky Espinosa was a punk rock artist from the band FLEMA.

I'll never be a policeman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZzRm8MaJpQ

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Oh that's clever, this is tough to beat!

Also thanks for the link, I dig the song and lyrics. The 90s had a special way of expressing these feelings that I am still nostalgic for, even though I was only a kid then.

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I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

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Cathy Cactus

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Truth

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hah because the truth hurts?

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Exactly

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Lil Sticky

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'Ow', as in 'Ow' the cactus

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Flared Base

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Cacto

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weird little alien creature

Sonic no-copyright

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Quilson.

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spike girl

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Pelaje (Spanish for fur)

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see-you-space-cowboy

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Gordo Mato

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Every real comrade names their pet "Kropotkin". kropotkin-big

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Love how everything looks like food nowadays. Whiteout the word Deodorant and put it in the dairy section.

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that sounds like something someone who's anti-skub would say... fry

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Colonel Pointy

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What should I name this weird little alien creature?

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Bob "Spike" Swegey

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Marcy

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Tacticus

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Prickly Paris

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Pricklyich Lenión

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