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Mr Elmo22 Apr 2023 4:48 a.m. PST

Kids these days:

link

Admittedly we we don't have pictures of the couple but 20's Elmo would be like "My shift ends at 5"

Eclectic Wave24 Apr 2023 7:55 a.m. PST

I am very torn about asking how a upside down pineapple came to mean you are a swinger. It's a pretty odd thing to use to mean you are a swinger, and you have to wonder why… But do you really want to know? It's like Lovecraftian horror, the knowledge will probably end up being something that will be stuck in your mind the rest of your life. What has been heard cannot be unheard…

Mr Elmo25 Apr 2023 4:00 a.m. PST

I'm going to put upside down pineapples in my cart JUST to see what happens

Dn Jackson Supporting Member of TMP25 Apr 2023 1:56 p.m. PST

"I'm going to put upside down pineapples in my cart JUST to see what happens"

I've done that. Swingers look at the pineapple, then look at me, then go 'ewwww'.

:-)

Ed Mohrmann26 Apr 2023 9:55 a.m. PST

I don't buy fresh pineapple. Too much of a PITA with
far too much wastage when prepping.

Last Hussar02 Dec 2023 3:33 p.m. PST

Back in the 18th century pineapples were very uncommon in Europe. A man travelling back from the tropics may have brought one back for his wife. They would be displayed, friends and neighbours would be invited round to see it.

So displaying a pineapple became a sign on 1) wealth or affluence, and 2) "My husband has returned "…

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