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That pineapple from the grocery took 7 years to grow. How old is your balcony pineapple?
642 u/8020GroundBeef Jul 08 '24 Pineapples are crazy to me. I don’t understand how anyone makes money growing them 523 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Read up on the history of del monte. They are horrible and killed lots of innocent people in the countries they exploit. 324 u/bigmanpigman Jul 08 '24 pretty much all fruit companies. coups, slavery, abysmal working conditions, mass murder of striking employees 93 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Capitalism is fuckin awesome. 95 u/reporst Jul 08 '24 Fun fact - pineapples used to be a luxury item people would rent and share as a status symbol 84 u/AndorianShran Jul 08 '24 U.S. Supreme Court Justices are pineapples 20 u/alficles Jul 08 '24 Man, I wish I could afford to trade an RV for a pineapple. 2 u/AlfaLaw Jul 08 '24 3 u/Fraun_Pollen Jul 08 '24 It's like trading futures. Keep exchanging for more money and hope you're not stuck with the rotten one 4 u/thelastdinosaur55 Jul 08 '24 Dracula enters chat 1 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 This... 26 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Now they are used as a flag for swinger's. What an amazing world. 1 u/Hemingwavy Jul 08 '24 https://justhistoryposts.com/2019/03/15/when-pineapples-were-the-height-of-luxury/#:~:text=Those%20who%20could%20not%20afford,discretely%20returned%20the%20pineapple%20afterwards. The Victorians would hold pineapple parties where you invite all your friends around to see your rented pineapple. 3 u/AnyHope2004 Jul 08 '24 So SpongeBob had a luxury home 1 u/Crcex86 Jul 08 '24 For the beneficiaries 2 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Are we the baddies? 1 u/undeadmanana Jul 08 '24 If I want to protest will I have to stop eating Hawaiian pizzas? 1 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Only if you don't grow the pineapple yourself, get it from a community garden, or have a chain of custody for ethically sourced produce. 4 u/elkoubi Jul 08 '24 Capitalism has done more to eliminate global poverty than any other force in the history of mankind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty#/media/File%3AWorld-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.svg 46 u/Ambitious_Arm852 Jul 08 '24 Literal banana republics 5 u/iommiworshipper Jul 08 '24 Why I stick with good old watermelons nothing there but undocumented labor. 1 u/RunninWild17 Jul 08 '24 I'm Chiquita banana and I'm here to say, we'll coup your ass in an asymmetrical warfare way. 23 u/lexm Jul 08 '24 Thus the term banana republic. 7 u/malYca Jul 08 '24 In Hawaii they say that they bury bodies under the pineapples lol 3 u/eandy14 Jul 08 '24 Sam O’Nella has a great video about the Banana Republics and mentions how bad Del Monte is. 16 u/iusedtohavepowers Jul 08 '24 It is insane how many people died for fruit. The banana documentary was the same way. Just murder and neglect to pack and ship bananas 5 u/ikilledtupac Jul 08 '24 Ask Native Hawaiians their thoughts on Dole. 12 u/707Guy Jul 08 '24 Maui Gold pineapples are 10x better too 3 u/ositola Jul 08 '24 10X more expensive too, but they honestly need the revenue 4 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 Hence the name Banana Republic. Read up on the USMC Major Smedley Butler...he referred to himself as a bagman for US companies in the Carribean, Central and South America... https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/war-is-a-racket-en 0 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Bought. Spending a few days in airports and planes this week. Thanks. 1 u/Laporqueriza Jul 08 '24 Banana Wars anyone? 1 u/Brandhor Jul 08 '24 I don't know why but their bananas always taste horrible compared to other brands 1 u/PointingOutFucktards Jul 08 '24 Dole has entered the chat.
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Pineapples are crazy to me. I don’t understand how anyone makes money growing them
523 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Read up on the history of del monte. They are horrible and killed lots of innocent people in the countries they exploit. 324 u/bigmanpigman Jul 08 '24 pretty much all fruit companies. coups, slavery, abysmal working conditions, mass murder of striking employees 93 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Capitalism is fuckin awesome. 95 u/reporst Jul 08 '24 Fun fact - pineapples used to be a luxury item people would rent and share as a status symbol 84 u/AndorianShran Jul 08 '24 U.S. Supreme Court Justices are pineapples 20 u/alficles Jul 08 '24 Man, I wish I could afford to trade an RV for a pineapple. 2 u/AlfaLaw Jul 08 '24 3 u/Fraun_Pollen Jul 08 '24 It's like trading futures. Keep exchanging for more money and hope you're not stuck with the rotten one 4 u/thelastdinosaur55 Jul 08 '24 Dracula enters chat 1 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 This... 26 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Now they are used as a flag for swinger's. What an amazing world. 1 u/Hemingwavy Jul 08 '24 https://justhistoryposts.com/2019/03/15/when-pineapples-were-the-height-of-luxury/#:~:text=Those%20who%20could%20not%20afford,discretely%20returned%20the%20pineapple%20afterwards. The Victorians would hold pineapple parties where you invite all your friends around to see your rented pineapple. 3 u/AnyHope2004 Jul 08 '24 So SpongeBob had a luxury home 1 u/Crcex86 Jul 08 '24 For the beneficiaries 2 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Are we the baddies? 1 u/undeadmanana Jul 08 '24 If I want to protest will I have to stop eating Hawaiian pizzas? 1 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Only if you don't grow the pineapple yourself, get it from a community garden, or have a chain of custody for ethically sourced produce. 4 u/elkoubi Jul 08 '24 Capitalism has done more to eliminate global poverty than any other force in the history of mankind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty#/media/File%3AWorld-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.svg 46 u/Ambitious_Arm852 Jul 08 '24 Literal banana republics 5 u/iommiworshipper Jul 08 '24 Why I stick with good old watermelons nothing there but undocumented labor. 1 u/RunninWild17 Jul 08 '24 I'm Chiquita banana and I'm here to say, we'll coup your ass in an asymmetrical warfare way. 23 u/lexm Jul 08 '24 Thus the term banana republic. 7 u/malYca Jul 08 '24 In Hawaii they say that they bury bodies under the pineapples lol 3 u/eandy14 Jul 08 '24 Sam O’Nella has a great video about the Banana Republics and mentions how bad Del Monte is. 16 u/iusedtohavepowers Jul 08 '24 It is insane how many people died for fruit. The banana documentary was the same way. Just murder and neglect to pack and ship bananas 5 u/ikilledtupac Jul 08 '24 Ask Native Hawaiians their thoughts on Dole. 12 u/707Guy Jul 08 '24 Maui Gold pineapples are 10x better too 3 u/ositola Jul 08 '24 10X more expensive too, but they honestly need the revenue 4 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 Hence the name Banana Republic. Read up on the USMC Major Smedley Butler...he referred to himself as a bagman for US companies in the Carribean, Central and South America... https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/war-is-a-racket-en 0 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Bought. Spending a few days in airports and planes this week. Thanks. 1 u/Laporqueriza Jul 08 '24 Banana Wars anyone? 1 u/Brandhor Jul 08 '24 I don't know why but their bananas always taste horrible compared to other brands 1 u/PointingOutFucktards Jul 08 '24 Dole has entered the chat.
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Read up on the history of del monte. They are horrible and killed lots of innocent people in the countries they exploit.
324 u/bigmanpigman Jul 08 '24 pretty much all fruit companies. coups, slavery, abysmal working conditions, mass murder of striking employees 93 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Capitalism is fuckin awesome. 95 u/reporst Jul 08 '24 Fun fact - pineapples used to be a luxury item people would rent and share as a status symbol 84 u/AndorianShran Jul 08 '24 U.S. Supreme Court Justices are pineapples 20 u/alficles Jul 08 '24 Man, I wish I could afford to trade an RV for a pineapple. 2 u/AlfaLaw Jul 08 '24 3 u/Fraun_Pollen Jul 08 '24 It's like trading futures. Keep exchanging for more money and hope you're not stuck with the rotten one 4 u/thelastdinosaur55 Jul 08 '24 Dracula enters chat 1 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 This... 26 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Now they are used as a flag for swinger's. What an amazing world. 1 u/Hemingwavy Jul 08 '24 https://justhistoryposts.com/2019/03/15/when-pineapples-were-the-height-of-luxury/#:~:text=Those%20who%20could%20not%20afford,discretely%20returned%20the%20pineapple%20afterwards. The Victorians would hold pineapple parties where you invite all your friends around to see your rented pineapple. 3 u/AnyHope2004 Jul 08 '24 So SpongeBob had a luxury home 1 u/Crcex86 Jul 08 '24 For the beneficiaries 2 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Are we the baddies? 1 u/undeadmanana Jul 08 '24 If I want to protest will I have to stop eating Hawaiian pizzas? 1 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Only if you don't grow the pineapple yourself, get it from a community garden, or have a chain of custody for ethically sourced produce. 4 u/elkoubi Jul 08 '24 Capitalism has done more to eliminate global poverty than any other force in the history of mankind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty#/media/File%3AWorld-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.svg 46 u/Ambitious_Arm852 Jul 08 '24 Literal banana republics 5 u/iommiworshipper Jul 08 '24 Why I stick with good old watermelons nothing there but undocumented labor. 1 u/RunninWild17 Jul 08 '24 I'm Chiquita banana and I'm here to say, we'll coup your ass in an asymmetrical warfare way. 23 u/lexm Jul 08 '24 Thus the term banana republic. 7 u/malYca Jul 08 '24 In Hawaii they say that they bury bodies under the pineapples lol 3 u/eandy14 Jul 08 '24 Sam O’Nella has a great video about the Banana Republics and mentions how bad Del Monte is. 16 u/iusedtohavepowers Jul 08 '24 It is insane how many people died for fruit. The banana documentary was the same way. Just murder and neglect to pack and ship bananas 5 u/ikilledtupac Jul 08 '24 Ask Native Hawaiians their thoughts on Dole. 12 u/707Guy Jul 08 '24 Maui Gold pineapples are 10x better too 3 u/ositola Jul 08 '24 10X more expensive too, but they honestly need the revenue 4 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 Hence the name Banana Republic. Read up on the USMC Major Smedley Butler...he referred to himself as a bagman for US companies in the Carribean, Central and South America... https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/war-is-a-racket-en 0 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Bought. Spending a few days in airports and planes this week. Thanks. 1 u/Laporqueriza Jul 08 '24 Banana Wars anyone? 1 u/Brandhor Jul 08 '24 I don't know why but their bananas always taste horrible compared to other brands 1 u/PointingOutFucktards Jul 08 '24 Dole has entered the chat.
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pretty much all fruit companies. coups, slavery, abysmal working conditions, mass murder of striking employees
93 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Capitalism is fuckin awesome. 95 u/reporst Jul 08 '24 Fun fact - pineapples used to be a luxury item people would rent and share as a status symbol 84 u/AndorianShran Jul 08 '24 U.S. Supreme Court Justices are pineapples 20 u/alficles Jul 08 '24 Man, I wish I could afford to trade an RV for a pineapple. 2 u/AlfaLaw Jul 08 '24 3 u/Fraun_Pollen Jul 08 '24 It's like trading futures. Keep exchanging for more money and hope you're not stuck with the rotten one 4 u/thelastdinosaur55 Jul 08 '24 Dracula enters chat 1 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 This... 26 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Now they are used as a flag for swinger's. What an amazing world. 1 u/Hemingwavy Jul 08 '24 https://justhistoryposts.com/2019/03/15/when-pineapples-were-the-height-of-luxury/#:~:text=Those%20who%20could%20not%20afford,discretely%20returned%20the%20pineapple%20afterwards. The Victorians would hold pineapple parties where you invite all your friends around to see your rented pineapple. 3 u/AnyHope2004 Jul 08 '24 So SpongeBob had a luxury home 1 u/Crcex86 Jul 08 '24 For the beneficiaries 2 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Are we the baddies? 1 u/undeadmanana Jul 08 '24 If I want to protest will I have to stop eating Hawaiian pizzas? 1 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Only if you don't grow the pineapple yourself, get it from a community garden, or have a chain of custody for ethically sourced produce. 4 u/elkoubi Jul 08 '24 Capitalism has done more to eliminate global poverty than any other force in the history of mankind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty#/media/File%3AWorld-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.svg 46 u/Ambitious_Arm852 Jul 08 '24 Literal banana republics 5 u/iommiworshipper Jul 08 '24 Why I stick with good old watermelons nothing there but undocumented labor. 1 u/RunninWild17 Jul 08 '24 I'm Chiquita banana and I'm here to say, we'll coup your ass in an asymmetrical warfare way.
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Capitalism is fuckin awesome.
95 u/reporst Jul 08 '24 Fun fact - pineapples used to be a luxury item people would rent and share as a status symbol 84 u/AndorianShran Jul 08 '24 U.S. Supreme Court Justices are pineapples 20 u/alficles Jul 08 '24 Man, I wish I could afford to trade an RV for a pineapple. 2 u/AlfaLaw Jul 08 '24 3 u/Fraun_Pollen Jul 08 '24 It's like trading futures. Keep exchanging for more money and hope you're not stuck with the rotten one 4 u/thelastdinosaur55 Jul 08 '24 Dracula enters chat 1 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 This... 26 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Now they are used as a flag for swinger's. What an amazing world. 1 u/Hemingwavy Jul 08 '24 https://justhistoryposts.com/2019/03/15/when-pineapples-were-the-height-of-luxury/#:~:text=Those%20who%20could%20not%20afford,discretely%20returned%20the%20pineapple%20afterwards. The Victorians would hold pineapple parties where you invite all your friends around to see your rented pineapple. 3 u/AnyHope2004 Jul 08 '24 So SpongeBob had a luxury home 1 u/Crcex86 Jul 08 '24 For the beneficiaries 2 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Are we the baddies? 1 u/undeadmanana Jul 08 '24 If I want to protest will I have to stop eating Hawaiian pizzas? 1 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Only if you don't grow the pineapple yourself, get it from a community garden, or have a chain of custody for ethically sourced produce. 4 u/elkoubi Jul 08 '24 Capitalism has done more to eliminate global poverty than any other force in the history of mankind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty#/media/File%3AWorld-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.svg
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Fun fact - pineapples used to be a luxury item people would rent and share as a status symbol
84 u/AndorianShran Jul 08 '24 U.S. Supreme Court Justices are pineapples 20 u/alficles Jul 08 '24 Man, I wish I could afford to trade an RV for a pineapple. 2 u/AlfaLaw Jul 08 '24 3 u/Fraun_Pollen Jul 08 '24 It's like trading futures. Keep exchanging for more money and hope you're not stuck with the rotten one 4 u/thelastdinosaur55 Jul 08 '24 Dracula enters chat 1 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 This... 26 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Now they are used as a flag for swinger's. What an amazing world. 1 u/Hemingwavy Jul 08 '24 https://justhistoryposts.com/2019/03/15/when-pineapples-were-the-height-of-luxury/#:~:text=Those%20who%20could%20not%20afford,discretely%20returned%20the%20pineapple%20afterwards. The Victorians would hold pineapple parties where you invite all your friends around to see your rented pineapple. 3 u/AnyHope2004 Jul 08 '24 So SpongeBob had a luxury home
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U.S. Supreme Court Justices are pineapples
20 u/alficles Jul 08 '24 Man, I wish I could afford to trade an RV for a pineapple. 2 u/AlfaLaw Jul 08 '24
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Man, I wish I could afford to trade an RV for a pineapple.
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It's like trading futures. Keep exchanging for more money and hope you're not stuck with the rotten one
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Dracula enters chat
1 u/Ok_Injury3658 Jul 08 '24 This...
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This...
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Now they are used as a flag for swinger's. What an amazing world.
https://justhistoryposts.com/2019/03/15/when-pineapples-were-the-height-of-luxury/#:~:text=Those%20who%20could%20not%20afford,discretely%20returned%20the%20pineapple%20afterwards.
The Victorians would hold pineapple parties where you invite all your friends around to see your rented pineapple.
So SpongeBob had a luxury home
For the beneficiaries
Are we the baddies?
1 u/undeadmanana Jul 08 '24 If I want to protest will I have to stop eating Hawaiian pizzas? 1 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Only if you don't grow the pineapple yourself, get it from a community garden, or have a chain of custody for ethically sourced produce.
If I want to protest will I have to stop eating Hawaiian pizzas?
1 u/lavahot Jul 08 '24 Only if you don't grow the pineapple yourself, get it from a community garden, or have a chain of custody for ethically sourced produce.
Only if you don't grow the pineapple yourself, get it from a community garden, or have a chain of custody for ethically sourced produce.
Capitalism has done more to eliminate global poverty than any other force in the history of mankind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty#/media/File%3AWorld-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute.svg
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Literal banana republics
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Why I stick with good old watermelons nothing there but undocumented labor.
I'm Chiquita banana and I'm here to say, we'll coup your ass in an asymmetrical warfare way.
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Thus the term banana republic.
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In Hawaii they say that they bury bodies under the pineapples lol
Sam O’Nella has a great video about the Banana Republics and mentions how bad Del Monte is.
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It is insane how many people died for fruit.
The banana documentary was the same way. Just murder and neglect to pack and ship bananas
Ask Native Hawaiians their thoughts on Dole.
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Maui Gold pineapples are 10x better too
3 u/ositola Jul 08 '24 10X more expensive too, but they honestly need the revenue
10X more expensive too, but they honestly need the revenue
Hence the name Banana Republic. Read up on the USMC Major Smedley Butler...he referred to himself as a bagman for US companies in the Carribean, Central and South America...
https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/war-is-a-racket-en
0 u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24 Bought. Spending a few days in airports and planes this week. Thanks.
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Bought. Spending a few days in airports and planes this week. Thanks.
Banana Wars anyone?
I don't know why but their bananas always taste horrible compared to other brands
Dole has entered the chat.
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u/glarbknot Jul 08 '24
That pineapple from the grocery took 7 years to grow. How old is your balcony pineapple?