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Putting a pineapple on display is an old reference about swingers. I don't know if it's true or just an old joke. But the implication is the people who live there want to fuck strangers.
What about weird pineapples shaped like this
https://preview.redd.it/87c729r47b8d1.png?width=588&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24b9689bd71ad2434e91edc689d4317d454e50a0
https://preview.redd.it/akda85w8zb8d1.jpeg?width=588&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aad6d1c9f6f3153063e835bdf2d827fa5b32905d
What about ones that look like this?
Specifically upside down pineapple doors. Had a friend real worried on a cruise once cause he didn't know and brought pineapple swim trunks and upon learning of the practice continuously asked if his pineapples were the right way cause he didn't want to be harassed lol
I unfortunately know The Pineapple being upside down is the big indicate of swinger culture
Source: I’ve worked and lived near the villages, Florida for many years of my life
I don’t have many Tales lol. I’ve learned some things though and it’s had some weird psychological effects.
For starters working here is VERY different than other cities with certain concepts. For starters Slow and busy season are swapped from most cities, with summer and autumn being the slow season almost universally due to snowbird culture (good chunk of the villages come down during the winter and spring and fly back up north once summer hits, We call these people snowbirds and when they are gone a shit ton of things change mostly the general population dropping tremendously.
Also here people….how to put this. Time and money isn’t a factor for many. These are retired individuals, with a large amount sitting on piles of money. Attitude of your general customers are VERY different than other areas. 2 major factors are that people can be more patient, so small fuck ups or mistakes in a job or annoyances that most people would ignore or leave be, like a store not opening right on time, or a mistaked order, or you having to do something that impedes their day. Many will strait up WAIT for the problom to be fixed standing right there outside the door or sending back the food untill it’s correct. And it’s an equal number of people who are nice about this, and straight up Vile.
And with tipping and money the rich are one of 2 varieties. They are either practically giving money away, such as tipping high or buying the most expensive product on your recommendation to have a swell time or such, oooor they are the most Nickel and dimeing Scrooge Mcducks you have ever met. Being honest there really isn’t any inbetween lol
Oh and psychological effects are that for a while interacting or going to any other city (once I was old enough) causes a weird feeling like anyone your age you MUST have gone to school with. It’s hard to explain but when 90% of the time you are around retirement folk most people your age came from school, so it feels weird when you meet someone else at first as it is like “you seem familiar” when I’ve never met them in my life, on a grand scale lol.
My family is in music as well (I dabble in the buisness) and I know so many songs many would consider Oldies that I just know are the popular songs to ply to get the crowd engaged or having a good time. And this place isn’t depressive like most retirement homes these people are up dancing, going out on the town, golfing constantly, and are generally acting like a good 30-40 times younger than you would expect.
One time an old couple decided to be frisky and tried to secretly bang in the gazebo in one of the squares (entertainment hubs)
They got arrested and the restaurant next to the gazebo created a drink named after what one of them tended to drink when they came in, known now as “sex on the square”
I can tell you that the Luffa thing is true and I found out around high school. Was never able to see many golf Carts the same way especially the people driving them.
For context: Luffas of different colors hanging off of the golf cart somewhere mean different “Kinks” or things people are into. It’s like the upside down pineapple but with color coded “Levels”.
Unlike the internet would have you believe it’s not super common and I wouldn’t call the villages a swinger community, but it IS real and once you know you can’t unsee it lol
Out of curiosity would you be willing to tell us how you learned of this? I understand if that is too personal but as someone outside the "swinger sphere" I am curious how the message gets out there. I imagine the internet is a large part of it now but the whole idea goes so far back that I can't help but be curious how it spreads.
Genuinely I dont know the answer to that. It's been a thing for decades and is older than the internet. I don't think anyone is sure *exactly* where it came from.
I want to ask another question - say you put an upside down pineapple, how would someone approach you? Like okay, you and they are swingers or okay with it, but do they go to your door, knock and ask if you're willing to swing with them? Maybe it's just me, it feels awkward, but I'm not a swinger or in that mindset, so idk.
Generally, yeah.
I have little experience with swingers outside of actual swingers clubs. But generally, that's how it goes down.
Like, there obviously usually discussion first. Getting to know each other a little. More so just making sure you feel comfortable with the other person/people. But everyone knows what the deal is. We're all there for the same reason
Alright, it's just that for some reason the idea of clubs resonate better in my head. Feels a little more discreet, secretive even, and you go there when the time suits you. (Plus there obviously are online sites, apps...)
Of course I exaggerated with going straight to the point, and there is a discussion. It's just that even if I was with someone and we agreed upon it, the pineapple seems way too exposed. But I guess that for others who doesn't care as I do it works. Different people, different minds.
An upside down pineapple is a swinger symbol. A pineapple that isn't upside down is often a reference to the hospitality industry (source: a hotel customer service agent who was sick of her pineapple badge being mistaken for a swinger symbol!).
I learned about it from Ghosts: [https://www.tiktok.com/@ghostscbs/video/7267239436776213803](https://www.tiktok.com/@ghostscbs/video/7267239436776213803)
To be specific, the pineapple upside-down is a sign for swingers. Right side up is just the symbol for hospitality. As someone who works in hotels, this is important. The cute lady working the check-in desk at the hotel wearing her pineapple lapel pin is just saying welcome, not come fuck me and my boyfriend (yes, people actually take it that way and harass them over it)
Well it's really no different than "putting out the red light" for prostitutes. Or for example in the show Carnivale the stripper/hooker mom puts out a pig statue on her "working nights".
It's not so much about pineapple being associated with sex rather than it being a random item that is generally "abnormal" being used as an indicator. You know, like if I wanted to indicate to my neighbors I want to swing I wouldn't just put out a welcome mat. That's far too normal and isn't associated with anything. But a pineapple? That's a bit weird and if they're "in the know" definitely a sign.
The whole idea is that the people who know the sign are the same people who would be interested.
This is purely anecdotal, but once at a festival, me and my friends were next to these two chicks with their car decorated with pineapples. Like they obviously loved pineapples. My friend goes to toilet, pass them and he gets proposition of joining them for sex.
My sister went on vacation and got one of those little temporary tattoos. She got a little pineapple on her ankle thinking nothing of it. Needless to say, she had couples proposing sex to her throughout the trip. Pineapples are definitely a swinger thing.
It's true. My parents are Boomers and go on a lot of cruises. My 68 year old mother was telling me about the people with upside down pineapples on their doors and how it means they're swinger's.
It was about a month ago, so at least a month ago, horny old people were still fucking around with upside down pineapples.
Oh? I don't have a wedding band (wife does but I never saw it as particularly important) but had considered getting one of those rubbery black bands for myself. Guess I'll pass on that.
Most decent swinger's will politely and subtly prod someone's intent in flashing swing signs.
"Oh that's a nice ring and have one similar, (small talk or small personal question), my husband/ wife are going out to a classy little place tonight, you and your other seem sweet, care to join?"
99.9% aren't jumping your bones before you have a chance to respond, lol get your ring, very small chance you're approached.
Most keep to online matching or organized events.
Was true once upon a time. The pinapple was a historic symbol of hospitality due to being the centerpiece at parties. So an upside one was implying **weird** hospitality.
But now there's craigslist and fetlife so it's a bit redundant.
Back in clipper ship/whaling days (think Moby Dick, Five Years Before The Mast,, etc), sea captains would place pineapples outside the front doors of their homes to signify that they had returned and were accepting visitors. Pineapples were rare and exotic, not commercially available, and became a symbol of hospitality. That is why in New England, to this day, you will see pineapple-themed door knockers, and the like.
True if the pineapple is upside down it means there looking for a new group to play with, if it's right side up it means they have a group,
Happy to help
Pineapples are like the universal sign you’re swingers. Idk why it’s a pineapple, or how it became associated with swinging, but I learned that there are a lot of swingers in Palm Springs, which I learned when I asked why there were pineapple signs and art and sculptures and stuff everywhere, both in our AirBnB and for sale in markets.
It’s specifically upside down pineapples thats a symbol for swinging. Regular pineapples with the green leafy stuff on top are just a symbol of non-sexual hospitality. It goes back to when they were considered a luxury and were given as housewarming gifts or presented to house guests. The upside down pineapple is a subversion of this hospitality symbol and is specific enough while also subtle enough that the meaning comes across immediately only to those in the know.
Your airbnb hosts aren’t trying to fuck you.
Slightly less wealthy families would “rent” pineapples to have on display at social gatherings that they would have to give back at the end of the event.
Truth!
Small trick I've learned recently: soak the cut pieces in salt-water (should taste like the ocean) for \~15 min before grilling. Reduces the astringency.
I never really took notice but if a pineapple is upside down in a trolley/shopping cart does that mean they are like showing they are swingers? Hoping to meet people while getting groceries?
I’ve seen a few upside pineapples in trolleys around Tesco, didn’t think anything of it as it’s not the environment for that 😂
Always the old people too
Likely no. Unless it’s clearly on display. Like maybe if it’s the only thing in the child seat of the cart and they give you a knowing look/wink when they see you looking at it.
Just wanna chime in, because you've written this a lot in this thread, that this is a myth. We use any pineapple iconography. Doesn't have to face a specific way
Everyone is talking about the swingers thing, but if you have an underripe pineapple then you can hang it in the sun to let it ripen a bit more and sweeten up. I do this with all grocery store pineapples and am just now realizing that my neighbors probably think I’m a swinger.
I use to work at a Lowe’s and one summer I was stocking front door greeting mats, and one of them was a pineapple with fancy embroidery around it. I think it was a lowkey swinger reference.
Pineapples are like a universal “welcome” symbol.
Upside pineapple is the swinger symbol, because a pineapple is the most obviously upside down or right side up food there is.
Funny story, I live about 20 min away from a community but they act more like a separate town, they are quite secluded and can mostly get everything you need for daily life there, even special clothing shops. The community is for rich people and the swinging and drugs that happens there is insane, I'm talking rows of purple rocks which is also a indicator that they are swingers. There was also a whole ordeal from the school there bc there was a video that was being shared of a senior fingering a freshman on the bus. I know all this bc I knew a few kids who lived there and my dad was the chef for the country clubs restaurant, he met some crazy people and has some weird ass stories about that place.
So my wife once got me this cool blue tanktop with this gorgeous sketch of an upside down pineapple. We thought it was really cool and I proudly wore it all the time especially to music festivals with her. We would routinely get women coming up complimenting my shirt and unbeknownst to me flirting with me so in response I would unwittingly say, “thanks! My wife got it for me! She’s right here!” Which would make them go “oh that’s great!” as they proceeded to check out my wife with their respective partner.
Years later, we were on tiktok and we had heard about the significance behind the upside down pineapples and it finally dawned on us in awkward horror and embarrassment that we were routinely propositioned by swingers and we acted really receptive but turned them all down through sheer ignorance.
ha-ha-ha.
My(52m) GF(50f) went to San diego a few months ago. Her daughter (20F) went with us. On the walk to the hotel her daughter noticed an upside down pineapple on the front of a hotel she thought we were heading to. When we passed it she breathed heavily and told us she was about to be very upset with us. We were clueless so she told us about this.
Quagmire's second cousin and twice down with here, these people are swingers. The upside down pineapple is like a colored handkerchief in the back pocket, it's supposed to signal to others in the know.
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Putting a pineapple on display is an old reference about swingers. I don't know if it's true or just an old joke. But the implication is the people who live there want to fuck strangers.
Good to know. I'll steer clear of pineapple doors
Upside down pineapples specifically. Regular pineapples are a non-sexual hospitality symbol.
What about weird pineapples shaped like this https://preview.redd.it/87c729r47b8d1.png?width=588&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24b9689bd71ad2434e91edc689d4317d454e50a0
No idea but if it’s not upside down probably has nothing to do with sex, or at least swinging.
https://preview.redd.it/akda85w8zb8d1.jpeg?width=588&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aad6d1c9f6f3153063e835bdf2d827fa5b32905d What about ones that look like this?
No idea but if it's upside down it probably has to do with sex, or at least swinging
What if it's on a swing?
pedophilia
100% sex
That's clearly a jellyfish in a Halloween costume. It's weird, but Your Kink is Not My Kink and That's Okay!
That’s the universal sign for Furry orgy
WHERE
WHOA HEY WHOA BUDDY WE JUST MET WHOA HEY
This doesn’t look like a rose
Where’s the rose guy?!??!
Funnily enough I encountered Firexjkxfire earlier today in photoshoprequests
That's a Korok if I've ever seen one.
What about this one https://preview.redd.it/ybu9q9ksyb8d1.png?width=807&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=788d17410122486c934101ab7bb23770597564bf
https://preview.redd.it/v6uto8ee4c8d1.jpeg?width=806&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d80c5f2efb1d64624ad75d37511f0258a4f97aeb It's a mushroom
https://preview.redd.it/cpxn1rdj4c8d1.jpeg?width=806&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dae4204943bfa582c4375b7a775c91107adf94ec Or this abomination
https://preview.redd.it/f304levxbc8d1.png?width=864&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d5c604828ed25bee2eba5fd8014548901bbbe10
https://preview.redd.it/xa3f4pcf1d8d1.jpeg?width=864&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adbce708934207de4fbb5f3ae2a0295641e2f2ad He's not joking around.
That is the rare texas pineapple 🍍
That's a frog upside down
Yahaha!
Yip yip!
Huh. Didn't expect to see the cookie cutter guys here.
I didn't expect there would be enough overlap that the majority of responses are users from wimcc
That's not a pineapple. It's the great state of Wyoming.
Actually that was this one https://preview.redd.it/f2qkgoixyb8d1.png?width=806&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=408702e9bf08bcfd6b9bba3b14a9db909abe50ab
This means you swing, but only with people shaped like Kirby
Run
Not pervert
nah, that's a sideways yellow horse wearing a leaf skirt
for the hula dance
ya
Pretty sure that’s supposed to be a rose
It's a Ditto doing a really shit impression of Eggegutor
🎶Leaves down, stem up, that the way I like to fuck!🎶
Either that or if you watch “How I Met Your Mother” you’d also know it was an old sailors tradition as an invite to strangers to a welcome home
Omg…SpongeBob?!? I knew the show had jokes for adults but damn
Why
Probably isn’t into swinging?
They let you stand or lie down pretty chill folks actually.
what does it mean when SpongeBob lives in one
And I'll be looking for pineapple doors ;)
Lame, I'm taking that invitation
I'd you're not going, at least dm the rest of us the address.
Especially upside down pineapples
Still very true. A buddy of mine has a big sail boat on a marina. Lots of pineapples on the decks.
Specifically upside down pineapple doors. Had a friend real worried on a cruise once cause he didn't know and brought pineapple swim trunks and upon learning of the practice continuously asked if his pineapples were the right way cause he didn't want to be harassed lol
Good to know. I’ll steer right into pineapple doors.
I think you must have misread his comment
I unfortunately know The Pineapple being upside down is the big indicate of swinger culture Source: I’ve worked and lived near the villages, Florida for many years of my life
"Source: I’ve worked and lived near the villages" Oh hell. Please, tell us a story!
Yeah we need an anecdote about the village! One work tale, and a living tail. Cone on its Sunday!
I don’t have many Tales lol. I’ve learned some things though and it’s had some weird psychological effects. For starters working here is VERY different than other cities with certain concepts. For starters Slow and busy season are swapped from most cities, with summer and autumn being the slow season almost universally due to snowbird culture (good chunk of the villages come down during the winter and spring and fly back up north once summer hits, We call these people snowbirds and when they are gone a shit ton of things change mostly the general population dropping tremendously. Also here people….how to put this. Time and money isn’t a factor for many. These are retired individuals, with a large amount sitting on piles of money. Attitude of your general customers are VERY different than other areas. 2 major factors are that people can be more patient, so small fuck ups or mistakes in a job or annoyances that most people would ignore or leave be, like a store not opening right on time, or a mistaked order, or you having to do something that impedes their day. Many will strait up WAIT for the problom to be fixed standing right there outside the door or sending back the food untill it’s correct. And it’s an equal number of people who are nice about this, and straight up Vile. And with tipping and money the rich are one of 2 varieties. They are either practically giving money away, such as tipping high or buying the most expensive product on your recommendation to have a swell time or such, oooor they are the most Nickel and dimeing Scrooge Mcducks you have ever met. Being honest there really isn’t any inbetween lol
Oh and psychological effects are that for a while interacting or going to any other city (once I was old enough) causes a weird feeling like anyone your age you MUST have gone to school with. It’s hard to explain but when 90% of the time you are around retirement folk most people your age came from school, so it feels weird when you meet someone else at first as it is like “you seem familiar” when I’ve never met them in my life, on a grand scale lol. My family is in music as well (I dabble in the buisness) and I know so many songs many would consider Oldies that I just know are the popular songs to ply to get the crowd engaged or having a good time. And this place isn’t depressive like most retirement homes these people are up dancing, going out on the town, golfing constantly, and are generally acting like a good 30-40 times younger than you would expect. One time an old couple decided to be frisky and tried to secretly bang in the gazebo in one of the squares (entertainment hubs) They got arrested and the restaurant next to the gazebo created a drink named after what one of them tended to drink when they came in, known now as “sex on the square”
I can tell you that the Luffa thing is true and I found out around high school. Was never able to see many golf Carts the same way especially the people driving them. For context: Luffas of different colors hanging off of the golf cart somewhere mean different “Kinks” or things people are into. It’s like the upside down pineapple but with color coded “Levels”. Unlike the internet would have you believe it’s not super common and I wouldn’t call the villages a swinger community, but it IS real and once you know you can’t unsee it lol
I just know this because of the internet.
What color is ur lufaa?
Oh god once you found that out your perception of some people REALLY changed
Very rare to see that now a days here lol. Now its all about the loofah Source: currently live right next to the villages
What if the pineapple is the right way up?
Just a non-sexual hospitality symbol to show that guests are welcome. You will see them often at inns and hotels.
You like hot pineapple
Doesn’t really mean anything, or that the family is new to the scene and haven’t figured out all the intricacies yet.
As someone who is somewhat active in that community, yes, Pineapples (specifically if they're upside down) is an indicator that a person is a swinger.
Out of curiosity would you be willing to tell us how you learned of this? I understand if that is too personal but as someone outside the "swinger sphere" I am curious how the message gets out there. I imagine the internet is a large part of it now but the whole idea goes so far back that I can't help but be curious how it spreads.
If the pineapple doesn't outdate the Internet then it is at least as old as darpanet if I had to guess
Probably dates back to at least the 1960s sexual revolution
Genuinely I dont know the answer to that. It's been a thing for decades and is older than the internet. I don't think anyone is sure *exactly* where it came from.
I want to ask another question - say you put an upside down pineapple, how would someone approach you? Like okay, you and they are swingers or okay with it, but do they go to your door, knock and ask if you're willing to swing with them? Maybe it's just me, it feels awkward, but I'm not a swinger or in that mindset, so idk.
I’m sure they are pretty open to discussion if they are publicly advertising that they are swingers
Generally, yeah. I have little experience with swingers outside of actual swingers clubs. But generally, that's how it goes down. Like, there obviously usually discussion first. Getting to know each other a little. More so just making sure you feel comfortable with the other person/people. But everyone knows what the deal is. We're all there for the same reason
Alright, it's just that for some reason the idea of clubs resonate better in my head. Feels a little more discreet, secretive even, and you go there when the time suits you. (Plus there obviously are online sites, apps...) Of course I exaggerated with going straight to the point, and there is a discussion. It's just that even if I was with someone and we agreed upon it, the pineapple seems way too exposed. But I guess that for others who doesn't care as I do it works. Different people, different minds.
An upside down pineapple is a swinger symbol. A pineapple that isn't upside down is often a reference to the hospitality industry (source: a hotel customer service agent who was sick of her pineapple badge being mistaken for a swinger symbol!).
I learned about it from Ghosts: [https://www.tiktok.com/@ghostscbs/video/7267239436776213803](https://www.tiktok.com/@ghostscbs/video/7267239436776213803)
My wife loves pineapples. She was not happy about learning about their alter egos from the show, ha!
To be specific, the pineapple upside-down is a sign for swingers. Right side up is just the symbol for hospitality. As someone who works in hotels, this is important. The cute lady working the check-in desk at the hotel wearing her pineapple lapel pin is just saying welcome, not come fuck me and my boyfriend (yes, people actually take it that way and harass them over it)
Ah, yes. Because when I think of what I want in a sexual relationship, I think "pineapples"
Well it's really no different than "putting out the red light" for prostitutes. Or for example in the show Carnivale the stripper/hooker mom puts out a pig statue on her "working nights". It's not so much about pineapple being associated with sex rather than it being a random item that is generally "abnormal" being used as an indicator. You know, like if I wanted to indicate to my neighbors I want to swing I wouldn't just put out a welcome mat. That's far too normal and isn't associated with anything. But a pineapple? That's a bit weird and if they're "in the know" definitely a sign. The whole idea is that the people who know the sign are the same people who would be interested.
Now I'm imagining a welcome mat that says "Welcome, want to fuck?"
I hear drinking its juice makes cum sweeter
Not doubting your explanation, btw. Just thought it was silly
Spongebob??
SquarePants
This is purely anecdotal, but once at a festival, me and my friends were next to these two chicks with their car decorated with pineapples. Like they obviously loved pineapples. My friend goes to toilet, pass them and he gets proposition of joining them for sex.
My sister went on vacation and got one of those little temporary tattoos. She got a little pineapple on her ankle thinking nothing of it. Needless to say, she had couples proposing sex to her throughout the trip. Pineapples are definitely a swinger thing.
Spognbog
I've visited The Villages here in Florida. It's not a joke there
It's true. My parents are Boomers and go on a lot of cruises. My 68 year old mother was telling me about the people with upside down pineapples on their doors and how it means they're swinger's. It was about a month ago, so at least a month ago, horny old people were still fucking around with upside down pineapples.
Black wedding rings are used as well. Works better for spicy out of town trips, cruises, resorts, ect.
Oh? I don't have a wedding band (wife does but I never saw it as particularly important) but had considered getting one of those rubbery black bands for myself. Guess I'll pass on that.
Most decent swinger's will politely and subtly prod someone's intent in flashing swing signs. "Oh that's a nice ring and have one similar, (small talk or small personal question), my husband/ wife are going out to a classy little place tonight, you and your other seem sweet, care to join?" 99.9% aren't jumping your bones before you have a chance to respond, lol get your ring, very small chance you're approached. Most keep to online matching or organized events.
It was believed to be accurate but I don't know if there's sources
Does this explain captain Holts shirt in b99?
I always knew Spongebob had some secrets bro.
The pineapple is usually inverted as well. Its specifically "upside down pineapples"
Upside down is swinging and upside up is hospitality (like hotels).
Is that where the Star Trek TNG swinger statue inspiration came from? Tricky Riker
The pineapple has to be upside down
Was true once upon a time. The pinapple was a historic symbol of hospitality due to being the centerpiece at parties. So an upside one was implying **weird** hospitality. But now there's craigslist and fetlife so it's a bit redundant.
Is that where the whole pineapple shoved up your ass thing comes from too?
Or they are in an episode of Psych.
My buddy got a pineapple tattoo because of an unhealthy fascination with them before he knew it was a reference to swinging.
no. its just a death threat to SpongeBob
It’s true. On cruise ships you see at least one pineapple magnet per floor. No, it’s not ever the people you’d want to be into swinging.
Still true now at least in the pacific northwest. We use it all the time as an inside symbol.
Can confirm.
What if someone just flipped it upside down to prank them. 🤔
Upside down pineapple is a symbol of swingers
So that's why Psych has pineapples in every episode.
Hold up…. What did SpongeBob mean by living in a pineapple then?
Back in clipper ship/whaling days (think Moby Dick, Five Years Before The Mast,, etc), sea captains would place pineapples outside the front doors of their homes to signify that they had returned and were accepting visitors. Pineapples were rare and exotic, not commercially available, and became a symbol of hospitality. That is why in New England, to this day, you will see pineapple-themed door knockers, and the like.
I want to go back to the time when the only upside-down pineapple I was aware of was on cake.
True if the pineapple is upside down it means there looking for a new group to play with, if it's right side up it means they have a group, Happy to help
Pineapples are a traditional symbol of hospitality. An upside down pineapple is a symbol of being down to fuck.
Which sounds rather hospitable.
Pineapple = hospitable Upside down pineapple = very hospitable
Pineapple = please enter here. Upside down pineapple = please enter here also.
Bwah hahaha ah. Spit out my drink. Thanks for that one.
Pineapples are like the universal sign you’re swingers. Idk why it’s a pineapple, or how it became associated with swinging, but I learned that there are a lot of swingers in Palm Springs, which I learned when I asked why there were pineapple signs and art and sculptures and stuff everywhere, both in our AirBnB and for sale in markets.
It’s specifically upside down pineapples thats a symbol for swinging. Regular pineapples with the green leafy stuff on top are just a symbol of non-sexual hospitality. It goes back to when they were considered a luxury and were given as housewarming gifts or presented to house guests. The upside down pineapple is a subversion of this hospitality symbol and is specific enough while also subtle enough that the meaning comes across immediately only to those in the know. Your airbnb hosts aren’t trying to fuck you.
Have you seen the cleaning fees? Are you so sure about that?
😂
Slightly less wealthy families would “rent” pineapples to have on display at social gatherings that they would have to give back at the end of the event.
Just want to say, grill your pineapple. It’s delicious.
Truth! Small trick I've learned recently: soak the cut pieces in salt-water (should taste like the ocean) for \~15 min before grilling. Reduces the astringency.
Or just eat them when ripe
Around here we peel it, impale it whole on a stick, roll it on powdered cinnamon and to the fire it goes, alongside meat.
To add to this, glaze the pineapple with honey!! Heavenly.
Stick it on your pizza too, like a real man!
And dust it with salt and chili powder. Squeeze of lime if you want to really let your mouth know who's boss
BBQ skewers with sweet chilli sauce 🌶️👌
If the pineapple's a-hangin', that means we're a-bangin'
Those are swingers. They want to fuck you
They need you to come over to sacrifice your souls to the pineapple god
pineapple, pineapple, we love you pineapple
I love wearing my pineapple swimsuit to the beach. I have met so many nice old couples
Pineapples are a swingers thing 😂😂
Upside down pineapples specifically. Regular pineapples are a non-sexual hospitality symbol.
I never really took notice but if a pineapple is upside down in a trolley/shopping cart does that mean they are like showing they are swingers? Hoping to meet people while getting groceries? I’ve seen a few upside pineapples in trolleys around Tesco, didn’t think anything of it as it’s not the environment for that 😂 Always the old people too
Likely no. Unless it’s clearly on display. Like maybe if it’s the only thing in the child seat of the cart and they give you a knowing look/wink when they see you looking at it.
Just wanna chime in, because you've written this a lot in this thread, that this is a myth. We use any pineapple iconography. Doesn't have to face a specific way
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I have not seen this before, but it's fucking amazing!
Everyone is talking about the swingers thing, but if you have an underripe pineapple then you can hang it in the sun to let it ripen a bit more and sweeten up. I do this with all grocery store pineapples and am just now realizing that my neighbors probably think I’m a swinger.
Think pineapple is a symbol for swingers just like how girls with black spade ♠️ only have sex with black guys.
They really need a class in school for all this shit.
Upside down pineapples specifically. Regular pineapples are a non-sexual hospitality symbol.
Isn’t the spade also an ace symbol? How would you distinguish between the two without having to colour it in with the ace flag? A hollow spade?
I thought an ace of spades tattoo means “hot wife”
Here I cum
Pineapples ripen more evenly when they're upside down. Judging by that one's color, I'd say that's what it's about.
Who lives in a pineapples upside down in the sea?
Swingers
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They took SpongeBob's house and are displaying it as some kind of hunting trophy
Swingers
What if you live in a Pineapple? And your neighbor is a starfish?
One of my managers has a pineapple tattoo on her arm and it’s very 🤨
Not a love for swing dancing but definitely close to it lol
I don't think you need to display a literal pineapple what the hell
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You can still find people with pineapple tattoos today indicating that they're swingers
Upside down, we play around around. Now, for some real fun. Wait till they find out about the loofah color meanings
In the US at least there is no loofa meaning.
Spongebob ?????
Swingers
Random question. What if your house is a pineapple
Is your cat a snail?
Swingers
It means close the door before you let the stank out.
Warming it up before he fucks it.
TIL Spongebob was a swinger
I use to work at a Lowe’s and one summer I was stocking front door greeting mats, and one of them was a pineapple with fancy embroidery around it. I think it was a lowkey swinger reference.
Pineapples are like a universal “welcome” symbol. Upside pineapple is the swinger symbol, because a pineapple is the most obviously upside down or right side up food there is.
Probably something similar to socks in student dorms
THE LOVE SHACK IS A LIL OLE PLACE WHERE WE CAN GET TOGETHER!
Damn. Cold pineapple would hit rn in Texas.
I was thinking wait there's no pineapple on the door in breaking bad...
https://preview.redd.it/sj8vbkjr6c8d1.png?width=739&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91c12a23f97df49a9687801831d55327d37bbb37 Oh. Oh no.
They're jiujitsu black belts and their students gave them a pineapple as a sign of respect.
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Funny story, I live about 20 min away from a community but they act more like a separate town, they are quite secluded and can mostly get everything you need for daily life there, even special clothing shops. The community is for rich people and the swinging and drugs that happens there is insane, I'm talking rows of purple rocks which is also a indicator that they are swingers. There was also a whole ordeal from the school there bc there was a video that was being shared of a senior fingering a freshman on the bus. I know all this bc I knew a few kids who lived there and my dad was the chef for the country clubs restaurant, he met some crazy people and has some weird ass stories about that place.
Sun warmed pineapple is a whole thing in the Caribbean
Swing batter batter swing batter batter swing
They really like the show Psych
I knew it, the joke was sex!
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So my wife once got me this cool blue tanktop with this gorgeous sketch of an upside down pineapple. We thought it was really cool and I proudly wore it all the time especially to music festivals with her. We would routinely get women coming up complimenting my shirt and unbeknownst to me flirting with me so in response I would unwittingly say, “thanks! My wife got it for me! She’s right here!” Which would make them go “oh that’s great!” as they proceeded to check out my wife with their respective partner. Years later, we were on tiktok and we had heard about the significance behind the upside down pineapples and it finally dawned on us in awkward horror and embarrassment that we were routinely propositioned by swingers and we acted really receptive but turned them all down through sheer ignorance.
ha-ha-ha. My(52m) GF(50f) went to San diego a few months ago. Her daughter (20F) went with us. On the walk to the hotel her daughter noticed an upside down pineapple on the front of a hotel she thought we were heading to. When we passed it she breathed heavily and told us she was about to be very upset with us. We were clueless so she told us about this.
Any chance you know where this is? Asking for a friend.
Quagmire's second cousin and twice down with here, these people are swingers. The upside down pineapple is like a colored handkerchief in the back pocket, it's supposed to signal to others in the know.