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Old 01-08-2010, 05:18 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Fascinating that 'pineapple' was also a slang term for unemployment


Is architecture the key? :-)


Nope. More to do with supply.

It was also slang for a Mills bomb, but the reason for that is
obvious.


Indeed, the now familiar fruit was named for its resemblance to the pine
cone.