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B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Tue, Jan 13, 2009 10:10 AM Quote On 2008-07-08 06:10, TikiMango wrote: What's with the pineapple in the forehead tiki design all about? Quote Tipsy is the closest so far but I haven't finished this thread. Yes it probably was Wayne who put the first pineapple on a tiki's head but there is no way to know for sure. The FACT is that Wayne Marketed these tiki's all over the WORLD and they are all many peeps see or know as tiki I(too bad,But is bad tiki worse than No Tiki?)(Whole different conversation) Actually Tipsy is right there next to the answer about the importance of the Pineapple to south East Florida. Way back when Florida was the new Wilderness, the Treasure coast (tucked in between the Space coast and the Gold coast)was home to Many LARGE Pineapple Plantations to the effect that it was the Main crop for many years. The pineapple was a sign of prosperity and back then with the heartfelt neighborly way of life, when anyone had something to share, be it a crop of freshly ripe Pineapples, or a load of goods fresh off the ship from afar or whatever to share, the People would top the gate poles at the road with fresh Pineapples as a WELCOME to Anyone interested to "Come on in and Partake of this great fortune" and to Share what it was they had in abundance. Not a Sale thing or an advertisement for anything but Sharing, (ALOHA?). The Pineapple on the Gate was so prevalent that they (Artists?) started making wooden ones or cement so they could continue this practice when there were no Pineapples around or ripe , You get the picture. The Pineapple had become the Local symbol of hospitality that grew to larger than Local. Of course over the years the symbol has been watered down and the original reasoning all but forgotten by most except for some Treasure coast Peeps..So it was a Natural,, everywhere you went around here you'd see pineapples on top of a post, why not put a Tiki Underneath and meld the Aloha with the local Hospitality thing, YEA Wayne... I hope this helps explain the Pineapple thing. I have yet to carve one but that doesn't mean I won't someday. :P :)

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On 2008-07-08 06:10, TikiMango wrote:
What's with the pineapple in the forehead tiki design all about?
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Tipsy is the closest so far but I haven't finished this thread. Yes it probably was Wayne who put the first pineapple on a tiki's head but there is no way to know for sure. The FACT is that Wayne Marketed these tiki's all over the WORLD and they are all many peeps see or know as tiki I(too bad,But is bad tiki worse than No Tiki?)(Whole different conversation)
Actually Tipsy is right there next to the answer about the importance of the Pineapple to south East Florida. Way back when Florida was the new Wilderness, the Treasure coast (tucked in between the Space coast and the Gold coast)was home to Many LARGE Pineapple Plantations to the effect that it was the Main crop for many years. The pineapple was a sign of prosperity and back then with the heartfelt neighborly way of life, when anyone had something to share, be it a crop of freshly ripe Pineapples, or a load of goods fresh off the ship from afar or whatever to share, the People would top the gate poles at the road with fresh Pineapples as a WELCOME to Anyone interested to "Come on in and Partake of this great fortune" and to Share what it was they had in abundance. Not a Sale thing or an advertisement for anything but Sharing, (ALOHA?). The Pineapple on the Gate was so prevalent that they (Artists?) started making wooden ones or cement so they could continue this practice when there were no Pineapples around or ripe , You get the picture. The Pineapple had become the Local symbol of hospitality that grew to larger than Local. Of course over the years the symbol has been watered down and the original reasoning all but forgotten by most except for some Treasure coast Peeps..So it was a Natural,, everywhere you went around here you'd see pineapples on top of a post, why not put a Tiki Underneath and meld the Aloha with the local Hospitality thing, YEA Wayne...
I hope this helps explain the Pineapple thing. I have yet to carve one but that doesn't mean I won't someday. :P :)

Post #428507 by Benzart on Tue, Jan 13, 2009 10:10 AM