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by kul_ 4240 days ago
awful name!
2 comments

I think the sentiment was "hard to kill" and/or become extinct due to its resiliency. But I agree, they should have picked something else.
Good point about the likely reason.

Hydra could have been another good choice :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra

See first entry at above Wikipedia page, about the many-header serpent.

I think the name's great. A refreshing change from all the synthetic cutesy crap. Bubblegumlydb?