Beware of falling pineapples

Posted by ESC on September 07, 2005

In Reply to: Beware of falling pineapples posted by ESC on September 07, 2005

: : Where does this phrase come from, and what does it mean?

: This is a wild guess. I went on a tour of an historic home in Frankfort, Ky. One of the four-poster beds had pineapples on each post. A pineapple, the guide said, was a symbol of hospitality. A guest overstayed his welcome and his hostess removed the pineapples from the bed. Maybe the phrase has something to do with that. Or not.

Good grief. I googled and found I'd told this story before. www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 14 messages 383.html

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• Beware of falling pineapples Victoria S Dennis 07/September/05
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