Comments on: The name pineapple is proof that naturalists/fruit namers enjoy illegal activities. http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/2009/07/the-name-pineapple-is-proof-that-naturalistsfruit-namers-enjoy-illegal-activities/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: admin http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/2009/07/the-name-pineapple-is-proof-that-naturalistsfruit-namers-enjoy-illegal-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:13:24 +0000 http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/?p=53#comment-67 Makes sense. But I bet they were on snuff or wig powder when they named it.

]]> By: Avram http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/2009/07/the-name-pineapple-is-proof-that-naturalistsfruit-namers-enjoy-illegal-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:22:49 +0000 http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/?p=53#comment-66 I think the name makes great sense if you look at the historical context. “back in the day” pine cones were called pineapples because they were the apple or “fruit” of the pine tree. When english speaking people found the pineapple (the real fruit) they named it after what it looked like back home and eventually gave the name pinecone to the original pineapple. Voila!

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=pineapple&searchmode=none

]]> By: admin http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/2009/07/the-name-pineapple-is-proof-that-naturalistsfruit-namers-enjoy-illegal-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:05:55 +0000 http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/?p=53#comment-63 It’s making the implication that the name for the fruit pineapple is absolutely absurd and that only a person with the aid of mind-altering substances could come up with it.

]]> By: dooce http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/2009/07/the-name-pineapple-is-proof-that-naturalistsfruit-namers-enjoy-illegal-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:04:17 +0000 http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/?p=53#comment-62 Yeah, I don’t get this one. Maybe that’s proof that normal people will?

]]> By: Avram http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/2009/07/the-name-pineapple-is-proof-that-naturalistsfruit-namers-enjoy-illegal-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:16:44 +0000 http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/?p=53#comment-57 Wikipedia is full of info.

]]> By: admin http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/2009/07/the-name-pineapple-is-proof-that-naturalistsfruit-namers-enjoy-illegal-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:49:53 +0000 http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/?p=53#comment-56 Feel free to report back.

]]> By: Avram http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/2009/07/the-name-pineapple-is-proof-that-naturalistsfruit-namers-enjoy-illegal-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:46:46 +0000 http://www.justinbajan.com/blog/?p=53#comment-54 I am not sure where you are going with this one, but it led me to look up the history of the name which is quite interesting.

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