We Need To Talk About Prickly Pears And How They Look Like Cactus Pimples

    Let's address the elephant in the desert.

    Audrey Worboys
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    Hello, fellow humans.

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    We all know prickly pears, mostly from this scene in The Jungle Book:

    Disney / Via Giphy

    Their beautiful pink interior adds pizzazz to anything they're in:

    Like popsicles:

    And there's no doubt that they're gorgeous when they blossom:

    BUT LOOK

    THESE:

    THEY LOOK LIKE CACTUS PIMPLES:

    Noble and majestic desert pimples:

    SOMEBODY SHOW ME A DIFFERENCE!!!!!

    Pixabay/ Nickelodeon

    YOU CAN'T FIND ONE:

    Pixabay/Nickelodeon
    kotaku.com / Via Giphy

    It's okay prickly pears, we still love you.

    simpsonsworld.com / Via Giphy

    And we're all suckers for pink food and drinks:

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