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<p>[QUOTE="Finnclouds, post: 9727336, member: 84680"]The fruit is called ananas in Finnish and Portuguese, too. And pinecone is käpy in Finnish. So no confusion there either. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect the fencepost finials with broad leaves at the bottom are supposed to be pineapples rather than pinecones. If not artichokes or acorns…</p><p><br /></p><p>How and when pineapples came to be associated with hospitality, I don’t know. The ones I’ve seen in old English wood carvings are definitely not pinecones but pineapples.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: for those who like tangents and rabbit holes, an article about London’s obsession with pineapples. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://londonist.com/london/history/why-is-london-so-obsessed-with-pineapples" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://londonist.com/london/history/why-is-london-so-obsessed-with-pineapples" rel="nofollow">https://londonist.com/london/history/why-is-london-so-obsessed-with-pineapples</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finnclouds, post: 9727336, member: 84680"]The fruit is called ananas in Finnish and Portuguese, too. And pinecone is käpy in Finnish. So no confusion there either. :) I suspect the fencepost finials with broad leaves at the bottom are supposed to be pineapples rather than pinecones. If not artichokes or acorns… How and when pineapples came to be associated with hospitality, I don’t know. The ones I’ve seen in old English wood carvings are definitely not pinecones but pineapples. Edit: for those who like tangents and rabbit holes, an article about London’s obsession with pineapples. :-) [URL]https://londonist.com/london/history/why-is-london-so-obsessed-with-pineapples[/URL][/QUOTE]
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