Pineapples

Si I ran back across the video I mentioned earlier. Look up the video titled "When Bae's New Neighbors Are Swingers" and you will learn all you need to know about the signs that folks are swingers.

Pretty funny Mr Cooper

Going to be testing out the pineapple theory again next week in a new spot.

We've been aware of the pineapple connection for a long time. We both have various pineapple attire, jewelry and even an upside down pineapple flag and pineapple string lights, that we hang from the canopy when we go out camping. It's come up in conversation more than once ;) The resulting conversations have always been friendly. It's difficult to call someone out publicly for proudly sporting their love of pineapples, as being some kind of morally lacking swingers, without calling yourself out for knowing the meaning to begin with. So, we've got that going for us! ;)

I've seen more pineapples showing up in different places. One of the oddest places seems to be shirts worn by kids, both boys and girls between 8 and 15. Not likely they are swingers and have no idea what it could mean when they are older. We did have laugh a few months ago when our daughter-in-law put a pineapple shirt on our 8 year old grandson. My wife commented that she thought the shirt was cute. Then the daughter-in-law informed us of the pineapple meaning in the swinger world. We acted dumb but really wanted to ask how she knew. Also wanted to know why she put it on her kid since she did know.

@rusticmagic too funny but I have often thought about that scenario happening. We are very careful about whom we reveal our lifestyle choices to and I have thought about situations where I think we're being waved in and instead the signals are just coincidental

From Hawaii most likely..

Emotional?

Emotional Baggage Claim?

Last night at the airport baggage claim, I saw a suitcase go by with a pineapple bag tag. Was still going around when I left so I never did get to see who it belongs to.

Well be careful in South Carolina because we have Pineapples every where. Her they mean welcome. Started back in the 1700's. Charleston have them on every iron fence so don't just go up to the door hoping.

Rustic, they sure made an impression on the new neighbors.

While we have fun cruising the aisles with an upside down pineapple in our cart, we realize it's just as likely that people who notice it think to themselves "why are these strange people putting the pineapple in their cart upside down?"

@Rustic…That is hilarious.

LOL I just saw a funny video (cartoonish) about this. New neighbors were putting up a pineapple door knocker, other decorations , etc. Pretty much gave off all the "signals" then they invited the neighbors over for a party saying they have a hot tub and all. The neighbors wife was convinced the new ones were swingers and they decided to go. At the door they had a fishbowl key drop. The draw happened and of course the new neighbors drew them and they got to be the first couples in the hot tub. The wife was excited and they got naked to get in the tub and the new neighbors came out in swimsuits. After a bit of discussion the new neighbors simply like the decor and are part of a hot tub enthusiast group. The key thing was a way to meet new people with groups of couples taking timed turns in the tub and getting to know each other. NOTHING sexual was meant or intended yet all the "signs" were given. While the video was meant to be funny entertainment I think it serves as a warning to anyone who thinks this or that even in combination means others are swingers.

well thanks to Tik Tok that pretty means the same everywhere. Social media get the word out there really fast.

Might have better luck at Costco..

DB and Beach

I think your odds are better with being in tune to who is and who is not checking you out (LOL, as I know you both know those odds are better than any pineapple). As with anything in life there are no guarantees when we take shortcuts, To me, the pineapple is a shortcut, and honestly not something I pay attention to, nor do I really want to.

For instance, the last time I was at the nude beach (PLayaLinda) I didn't need a pineapple to tell me that a couple nearby were showing an interest in me. The funny thing is that all of us being nude was no mare factor than if we had swimsuits on. The connection was non verbal and would have been just that if I did not take the action to walk over and talk with them. No pineapple, just a sense of interest between all and my nerve to approach them is all it took. Nice respectful conversation, no one really checking the other out, just conversation, information exchanged and future meet up that happened weeks later.

@DBCooperMN, I agree; it's usually the first thing I do when I go to the grocery store; grab one and place it upside down where the kiddie seat is. Once or twice, I've received a sly smile from someone as we pass. Usually when I say "how are you" they just smile and keep on going. Maybe I'm just to ugly for them and that's fine but law of averages says I'll be struck by lightning before I meet another life-styler that wants to get to know one another.

So I went to Sam's Club in The Villages today and walked every aisle with an upside down pineapple in my cart. No looks, no winks, no thumbs up, not even a "Keep dreaming pal" comment. 3-1/2 hours of my life I will never get back.

Then I went to Winn-Dixie and repeated the routine, with the same results.

I am beginning to severely doubt the power of the pineapple.

The weather has kept many of us close to home, and the pineapples aren't too ripe, however they last longer, right? About time to throw out the old "fishing line" with a nice green pineapple for bait. (Green last longer). And the damn weather doesn't seem to get better. Happy fishing y'all.

Great idea!

Merry Christmas everyone. A time for family and friends, stay safe and enjoy. New Years, though is party time. so get out your pineapples, perhaps with a mask (heehee, :). Relax, and enjoy.

@willystn This reminds me of when someone kept messing with me at work and they had stickers all over the back window of their truck; so I found a pack of gay pride stickers on ebay and bought them. It was a 5 pack with 4 of them being just some form of the rainbow and only one said anything about gay pride.
I didn't want to put that on there as I knew this guy had no ideal of what the stickers meant.
The first one was on his truck for about 2 weeks and then was gone, I waited a week or two and placed another in a different location, 3 weeks :-)
This went on and on until he started parking his truck in a different spot than he had for the last 20 years so it could be on security cameras; I stopped. About a month later he walked up to me and said "you MF'er"; he took it good naturedly and said he had it down to two people and then it dawned on him that it was me. It took him and the head of security to figure out they were gay pride emblems.
As for the one that said "Gay Pride" I put it on my wife's boss's Yukon where it stayed for 3 years until one of his teenaged daughters friends asked her why her dad had a gay pride sticker on the bumper of his car! He took it pretty well too.

Now it's one thing to have fun with symbols, pineapples for example, but one needn't get carried away with it, right? My husband occasionally reverts to Jr. high antics. We're well past that age, one would think, but with age comes regression. He acquired an assortment of pineapple decals. The mischief begins. While grocery shopping I noticed some people around me were giggling, a few even nudged each other. Finally a friend leaned into me and asked quietly, if I'd checked the back of my jacket. Oh yea, the moron had put and upside down pineapple decal on the back my jacket . We laughed. You know there would be retribution. The next day he went to the auto store, decal firmly attached to back of his blue jeans :)