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To: Constant Reader who wrote (46238)	2/1/2000 12:33:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

The pineapple is the symbol of hospitality and can be seen all over Colonial Va. A little history lesson from the internet... Returning from the tropics, colonial sea captains would impale a pineapple on their fence post to announce their arrival home from the sea. The pineapple came to symbolize hospitality and extends an invitation to visitors. In the same tradition, pineapples have been carved into furniture and entryways. Today they are seen on flags and carved into crystals. In quilting the pineapple shape has been used for appliqued and pieced blocks. Which is why I don't fly it-- what if people took me at my word and thought it meant to come on in. I can't think of anything worse.

To: Constant Reader who wrote (46238)	2/1/2000 12:35:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

WHAT could you possibly have against the pineapple? I think- after looking at the thing (I just dug out the flag box- and HORROR of HORRORS my cat flag is much more disturbing than I remembered it) - is not the pineapple a Hawaiian symbol of friendship or something? It turns out all FOUR pineapple flags (in their original wrappers) all say merely "Welcome" on them. They are embroidered and have quite the flair of the Islands- but are, of course, made in China. I am not sure "Welcome" is the kind of thing I want outside my house. Door to door salesmen are not welcome, and neither are those boys that come around selling magazine subscriptions and coupon books for soccer, and I don't want my neighbors, who are awful, dropping by, so I think "Welcome" might actually be a little dangerous- perhaps you think so too?