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You're not back on the pineapple show are you??

Melons, melons, melons, melons (trying to hypnotise you)

Whom? Me? Pointless, I followed the tout and still tantalized from what I saw... :o

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At last. This thread is nearly at the bottom of the page and fading away :D

Doh :o

At last. This thread is nearly at the bottom of the page and fading away :D

Doh :o

What a wanger :D

At last. This thread is nearly at the bottom of the page and fading away :D

Doh :o

What a wanger :D

It is possible this thread will never die!

At last. This thread is nearly at the bottom of the page and fading away :D

Doh :D

What a wanger :D

From Googlism http://www.googlism.com/what_is/w/wanger/ :o

wanger is a man of few words who knows how to make a quick decision

wanger is one of filmland's most popular and successful film leaders and why

wanger is founding partner of chicago's wanger asset management

wanger is lead portfolio manager

wanger is intensively engaged in art law

wanger is not implicitly somebody who has to remain in the picture but more likely one keeping an eye on things

wanger is the liechtenstein member of the counterfeiting intelligence force of the international chamber of commerce in paris

wanger is fellow of the chartered institute of arbitrators and is also admitted as a lawyer in frankfurt and brussels

wanger is voorzien van een kunststof arm die op spanning kan worden gebracht

wanger is consciously aware that he wants to create in his daughters the willingness to accept risk

wanger is the evil creation of dr

wanger is driving the car

wanger is a lead portfolio manager

wanger is in charge of public relations of elderlawanswers

wanger is a partner in the san francisco office of hancock rothert & bunshoft llp

wanger is an able

wanger is at the far right behind the microphone

wanger is consulting on an internationale level

wanger is a member of the swiss

wanger is the founder

wanger is upset

wanger is often called a value investor

wanger is especially heartened by his observation that small

wanger is a board certified specialst in family law by the texas board of legal specialization

wanger is also

wanger is also in a different spot than most investors

wanger is managing my money

wanger is a long

wanger is creative director at milici valenti ng pack

wanger is investment adviser to three mutual fund families

wanger is investment advisor to three mutual fund

wanger is quick to point out

wanger is a moron

wanger is also the author of "a zebra in lion country

wanger is founding partner of chicago's wanger asset

wanger is the son of the late charles and pearl wanger

wanger is vice president of the commercial division of harris mchaney shearin and a former member of the council

wanger is also drawn to butterfly

wanger is now a staff person in natural sciences at michigan state university

wanger is a former newspaper editor who has served as director of public affairs for the national endowment for the humanities

wanger is an outstanding mutual fund manager in the us he manages two mutual funds

wanger is expected to rule soon

wanger is in his fourth year of teaching at wilbur middle school

wanger is going to get you into a heap of trouble

wanger is a legend in small cap stock selection with consistent 20 year performance

wanger is a blithe

wanger is ranked 53 and has played for 1h13m in 14 days

wanger is

wanger is hard to find though

wanger is currently chief investment officer of wanger asset management

wanger is weighing a suit filed by water and power users against former interior secretary bruce babbitt in 2000

wanger is the managing director of the very successful acorn fund

wanger is working for his father and a local lumberyard

wanger is the award

wanger is the ceo of liberty acorn asset management

wanger is a beiser gsö

wanger is limper than a dead earthworm

wanger is where?

wanger is survived by his wife julie

wanger is 1941

wanger is on the staff of the nhs ccc

wanger is the aunt of stephen whittle

wanger is etched in his mind for eternity

wanger is the one westlands water district runs to when they want or feel they have the right to more water

wanger is i've still got a bunch of images left to put up in the concept art section

wanger is the fact that the shape and size of penumbra

wanger is also the site of the sense of purpose

wanger is signed to featherstone rovers

wanger is currently working on three pro bono projects

wanger is the producer of the cd

wanger is in the 5 th grade and she lives in newton

wanger is expected to rule

wanger is hanging over the toilet and start turning it

wanger is climbing the ring ropes

wanger is ready to go

wanger is bigger then his

wanger is a township in marshall county minnesota

wanger is the head of development at interactive simulations

wanger is com

wanger is big

wanger is the name and i was 20 on the 4th of january 2002

:o

A man was at the country club for his weekly round of golf. He began his round with

an eagle on the first hole and a birdie on the second.

On the third hole he had just scored his first ever hole in one when his cell phone

rang. It was a doctor notifying him that his wife had just been in a terrible accident

and was in critical condition and in the ICU.. The man told the doctor to inform his

wife where he was and that the he'd be there as soon as possible.

As he hung up he realized he was leaving what was shaping up to be his best ever

round of golf. He decided to get in a couple of more holes before heading to the

hospital. He ended up finishing all eighteen. He finished his round shooting a

personal best 61 shattering the club record by five strokes and beating his previous

best game by more than 10.. He was jubilant, then he remembered his wife.

Feeling guilty he dashed to the hospital. He saw the doctor in the corridor and

asked about his wife's condition.

The doctor glared at him and shouted, "You went ahead and finished your

round of golf didn't you? - I hope your proud of yourself! - While you were out for

the past four hours enjoying yourself at the country club your wife has been

languishing in the ICU! Its just as well you went ahead and finished that round

because it will be more than likely your last! For the rest of her life she will require

Round the clock care - And you'll be her care giver!"... The man was feeling so

guilty he broke down and sobbed.

The doctor started to laugh and said, "Just kidding - She died more than two

hours ago - What'd you shoot?"

TLW ©

A female poster shows up and The Last Word is popular again :o

The dan sun Kid not any female poster but a naked lady poster...a naked lady... that make a difference :D

So mrbojangles and redrus let¨s talk bussiness...what is the rate of pay and the working hours...

A female poster shows up and The Last Word is popular again :o

The dan sun Kid not any female poster but a naked lady poster...a naked lady... that make a difference :D

So mrbojangles and redrus let¨s talk bussiness...what is the rate of pay and the working hours...

So you didn't even consider my offer! I'm hurt... :D

A female poster shows up and The Last Word is popular again :o

The dan sun Kid not any female poster but a naked lady poster...a naked lady... that make a difference :D

So mrbojangles and redrus let¨s talk bussiness...what is the rate of pay and the working hours...

is the pineapple show no success?

:D:D:D

A little boy asks his father, "Daddy, How was I born?"

The father answers: "Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway! Your mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo.

Then I set up a date via email with your mom and we met at a cyber- cafe. I upgraded my floppy to a stiffy and then your mother agreed to do a download from my hard drive. As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a blessed little Pop-Up appeared and said:

You've got male" :D

:o

TLW ©

Glauka

I am here!! wobbly wobbly

Patsy, one thing you aint is wobbly!!!

A female poster shows up and The Last Word is popular again :o

The dan sun Kid not any female poster but a naked lady poster...a naked lady... that make a difference :D

So mrbojangles and redrus let¨s talk bussiness...what is the rate of pay and the working hours...

Hours, as you wish, pay, as you wish, place, as I wish. :D

redrus

A female poster shows up and The Last Word is popular again :o

The dan sun Kid not any female poster but a naked lady poster...a naked lady... that make a difference :D

So mrbojangles and redrus let¨s talk bussiness...what is the rate of pay and the working hours...

Hours, as you wish, pay, as you wish, place, as I wish. :D

redrus

What a flexible employer!

A female poster shows up and The Last Word is popular again :o

The dan sun Kid not any female poster but a naked lady poster...a naked lady... that make a difference :D

So mrbojangles and redrus let¨s talk bussiness...what is the rate of pay and the working hours...

Hours, as you wish, pay, as you wish, place, as I wish. :D

redrus

What a flexible employer!

Can I have a job there, too?

I'm not sure you "guys" are offering what Gluaka is and, if you were, I'm not sure I'd be interested.... :D:o

redrus

I'm not sure you "guys" are offering what Gluaka is

im sure raro is... :o

and, if you were, I'm not sure I'd be interested.... :D:D

who you trying to kid? :D

:D

Wow! Let's GO!.....

A Texan cowboy stopped at a restaurant in Mexico. While sipping his tequila, he noticed a scrumptious looking platter being served at the next table.

Not only did it look good, the smell was wonderful. He asked the waiter,

"What is that you just served?"

The waiter replied, "Ah Senor, you have excellent taste! Those are bull's testicles from the bull fight this morning. A delicacy!"

The cowboy said, "What the heck, I'm on vacation! Bring me an order!"

The waiter replied, "I am so very sorry senor. There is only one serving per day because there is only one bull fight each morning.

If you come early tomorrow and place your order, we will be sure to save you this delicacy!"

The next morning, the cowboy placed his order, and was served the one and only special delicacy of the day.

After a few bites he called to the waiter and said,

"These are delicious, but they are much, much smaller than the ones I saw you serve yesterday!"

The waiter shrugged his shoulders and replied,

"Si senor, sometimes the bull wins." :o

Bullock had TLW ©

I'm not sure you "guys" are offering what Gluaka is

im sure raro is... :o

.come on! everybody wants to see that pinapple thing!

.come on! everybody wants to see that pinapple thing!

Pineapple :o

A pineapple, on its parent plant

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order: Poales

Family: Bromeliaceae

Genus: Ananas

Species: A. comosus

Binomial name Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical [ground] and fruit (berry), native to Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay. The tree is a bromeliad (family Bromeliaceae), a short, herbaceous perennial with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves 30–100 cm long, surrounding a thick stem. The leaves of the Smooth Cayenne cultivar mostly lack spines except at the leaf tip, but the Spanish and Queen cultivars have large spines along the leaf margins.

Contents

1 The name

2 Fruit

3 Dietary effects

4 Cultivation history

5 The pineapple growth chart

6 External links and references

The name

The name pineapple in English (or piña in Spanish) comes from the similarity of the fruit to a pine cone.

Ananas comes from anana, the Tupi word for the fruit, meaning "excellent fruit". Comosus means tufted and refers to the stem of the fruit.

Fruit

The fruitlets of a pineapple are arranged in two interlocking spirals, eight spirals in one direction, thirteen in the other; each being a Fibonacci number. This is one of many examples of Fibonacci numbers appearing in nature.

The natural pollinator of the pineapple is the hummingbird.

At one time, most canned and fresh pineapples were produced on Smooth Cayenne plants. Since about 2000, the most common fresh pineapple fruit found in U.S. and European supermarkets is a low-acid hybrid that was developed in Hawaii in the early 1970s.Pineapple is commonly used in desserts and other types of fruit dishes, or served on its own. Fresh pineapple is often somewhat expensive as the tropical fruit is delicate and difficult to ship. It will not ripen once harvested, so must be harvested ripe and brought to the consumer without delay. Pineapple is therefore most widely available canned. The pineapple juice has been fermented into an alcoholic beverage commonly called pineapple wine which is a type of fruit wine, most commonly produced in Hawaii. Pineapples are also occasionally used as topping for American pizza, most commonly in the "Hawaiian" type pizza (where it is paired with ham or canadian bacon).

Truly ripe pineapples are not found in the supermarket because almost all pineapple fruits are harvested at the mature-green stage of maturity. Fruit of the low-acid hybrid, usually containing "gold" in the brand name, are of good and consistent quality. Fruit of the best quality will have a fresh crown and little or no obvious shrinkage or wrinkling of the shell.

Dietary effects

Pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which digests food by breaking down protein. Pineapple juice can thus be used as a marinade and tenderizer for meat. The enzymes in pineapples can interfere with the preparation of some foods, such as jelly or other gelatin-based desserts. There is significant evidence pointing to the anti-inflamatory benefits of bromelain. Some have claimed that pineapple has benefits for some intestinal disorders while others claim that it helps to induce childbirth when a baby is overdue. These enzymes can be hazardous to someone suffering from certain protein deficiencies or disorders, such as Ehlers-danlos. It can also be used in savory dishes to enhance digestion.

Pineapple is a good source of manganese, as well as containing significant amounts of Vitamin C and Vitamin B1.

Cultivation history

A pineapple field in Veracruz, Mexico.The pineapple spread from its original area through cultivation, and by the time of Christopher Columbus it grew throughout South and Central America and the Caribbean (West Indies). Columbus may have taken a sample back to Europe. The Spanish introduced it into the Philippines, Hawai'i (introduced in the early 19th century, first commercial plantation 1886) and Guam. The fruit was successfully cultivated in European hothouses beginning in 1720. Commonly cultivated varieties include Red Spanish, Hilo, Smooth Cayenne, St. Michael, Kona Sugarloaf, Natal Queen, and Pernambuco. Canned pineapple is almost always Smooth Cayenne.

In 1996, Del Monte began marketing its Gold Extra Sweet pineapple, known internally by the much more prosaic name MD-2.

MD-2 is a hybrid that originated in the breeding program of the now-defunct Pineapple Research Institute in Hawaii, which conducted research on behalf of Del Monte, Maui Land and Pineapple, and Dole. Two similar seedlings, numbered 73-114 and 73-50, were found to have bright-gold, very sweet, low-acidity flesh, high resistance to parasites and internal rot, skin that turned amber when ripe and, best of all, the ability to survive cold storage for up to two weeks. Both versions were briefly marketed, but at the time, couldn't dent the Smooth Cayenne stranglehold on the Hawaiian industry.

The Pineapple Research Institute dissolved in 1987 and its assets were divided between Del Monte and Maui Land and Pineapple. Del Monte took 73-114, which it dubbed MD-2, to its plantations in Costa Rica, found it to be well-suited to growing there, and launched it publicly in 1996. (Del Monte also began marketing 73-50, dubbed CO-2, as Del Monte Gold.)

Southeast Asia dominates world production: in 2001 Thailand produced 1.979 million tons, the Philippines 1.618 million tons and Brazil 1.43 million tons. Total world production in 2001 was 14.220 million tonnes. The primary exporters of fresh pineapples in 2001 were Costa Rica, 322 000 tonnes, Côte d'Ivoire, 188 000 tons and the Philippines, 135 000 tons.

In commercial farming, flowering can be artificially induced and the early harvesting of the main fruit can encourage the development of a second crop of smaller fruits. :D

The pineapple is an old symbol of hospitality and can often be seen in carved decorations.

:D

TLW ©

So a woman asks this mexican what the time is.

the mexican strolls up to his bull, and gently grasps it´s testicles, lifting them slightly.

"Señorita, I think it is about one o´clock!" He triumphantly declares.

"Wow" thinks the young lady. "how did he do that?"

A few hours go by, and the woman ask the mexican again, "Seño, what time would it be now?"

The mexican yet again idles up to his bull, gently lifts it´s testicles, and triumphantly declares, "It iz four o´clock".

"Wow!" thinks the woman again. This time curious beyond belief, so she asks him, "Thank you señor, but euh... How on earth can you tell the time from the bulls testicles?"

"ah!" says the man. "It is not the balls of the bull, but if you lift them up you can see the church tower...."

.come on! everybody wants to see that pinapple thing!

Pineapple :o

A pineapple, on its parent plant

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order: Poales

Family: Bromeliaceae

Genus: Ananas

Species: A. comosus

Binomial name Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical [ground] and fruit (berry), native to Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay. The tree is a bromeliad (family Bromeliaceae), a short, herbaceous perennial with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves 30–100 cm long, surrounding a thick stem. The leaves of the Smooth Cayenne cultivar mostly lack spines except at the leaf tip, but the Spanish and Queen cultivars have large spines along the leaf margins.

Contents

1 The name

2 Fruit

3 Dietary effects

4 Cultivation history

5 The pineapple growth chart

6 External links and references

The name

The name pineapple in English (or piña in Spanish) comes from the similarity of the fruit to a pine cone.

Ananas comes from anana, the Tupi word for the fruit, meaning "excellent fruit". Comosus means tufted and refers to the stem of the fruit.

Fruit

The fruitlets of a pineapple are arranged in two interlocking spirals, eight spirals in one direction, thirteen in the other; each being a Fibonacci number. This is one of many examples of Fibonacci numbers appearing in nature.

The natural pollinator of the pineapple is the hummingbird.

At one time, most canned and fresh pineapples were produced on Smooth Cayenne plants. Since about 2000, the most common fresh pineapple fruit found in U.S. and European supermarkets is a low-acid hybrid that was developed in Hawaii in the early 1970s.Pineapple is commonly used in desserts and other types of fruit dishes, or served on its own. Fresh pineapple is often somewhat expensive as the tropical fruit is delicate and difficult to ship. It will not ripen once harvested, so must be harvested ripe and brought to the consumer without delay. Pineapple is therefore most widely available canned. The pineapple juice has been fermented into an alcoholic beverage commonly called pineapple wine which is a type of fruit wine, most commonly produced in Hawaii. Pineapples are also occasionally used as topping for American pizza, most commonly in the "Hawaiian" type pizza (where it is paired with ham or canadian bacon).

Truly ripe pineapples are not found in the supermarket because almost all pineapple fruits are harvested at the mature-green stage of maturity. Fruit of the low-acid hybrid, usually containing "gold" in the brand name, are of good and consistent quality. Fruit of the best quality will have a fresh crown and little or no obvious shrinkage or wrinkling of the shell.

Dietary effects

Pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which digests food by breaking down protein. Pineapple juice can thus be used as a marinade and tenderizer for meat. The enzymes in pineapples can interfere with the preparation of some foods, such as jelly or other gelatin-based desserts. There is significant evidence pointing to the anti-inflamatory benefits of bromelain. Some have claimed that pineapple has benefits for some intestinal disorders while others claim that it helps to induce childbirth when a baby is overdue. These enzymes can be hazardous to someone suffering from certain protein deficiencies or disorders, such as Ehlers-danlos. It can also be used in savory dishes to enhance digestion.

Pineapple is a good source of manganese, as well as containing significant amounts of Vitamin C and Vitamin B1.

Cultivation history

A pineapple field in Veracruz, Mexico.The pineapple spread from its original area through cultivation, and by the time of Christopher Columbus it grew throughout South and Central America and the Caribbean (West Indies). Columbus may have taken a sample back to Europe. The Spanish introduced it into the Philippines, Hawai'i (introduced in the early 19th century, first commercial plantation 1886) and Guam. The fruit was successfully cultivated in European hothouses beginning in 1720. Commonly cultivated varieties include Red Spanish, Hilo, Smooth Cayenne, St. Michael, Kona Sugarloaf, Natal Queen, and Pernambuco. Canned pineapple is almost always Smooth Cayenne.

In 1996, Del Monte began marketing its Gold Extra Sweet pineapple, known internally by the much more prosaic name MD-2.

MD-2 is a hybrid that originated in the breeding program of the now-defunct Pineapple Research Institute in Hawaii, which conducted research on behalf of Del Monte, Maui Land and Pineapple, and Dole. Two similar seedlings, numbered 73-114 and 73-50, were found to have bright-gold, very sweet, low-acidity flesh, high resistance to parasites and internal rot, skin that turned amber when ripe and, best of all, the ability to survive cold storage for up to two weeks. Both versions were briefly marketed, but at the time, couldn't dent the Smooth Cayenne stranglehold on the Hawaiian industry.

The Pineapple Research Institute dissolved in 1987 and its assets were divided between Del Monte and Maui Land and Pineapple. Del Monte took 73-114, which it dubbed MD-2, to its plantations in Costa Rica, found it to be well-suited to growing there, and launched it publicly in 1996. (Del Monte also began marketing 73-50, dubbed CO-2, as Del Monte Gold.)

Southeast Asia dominates world production: in 2001 Thailand produced 1.979 million tons, the Philippines 1.618 million tons and Brazil 1.43 million tons. Total world production in 2001 was 14.220 million tonnes. The primary exporters of fresh pineapples in 2001 were Costa Rica, 322 000 tonnes, Côte d'Ivoire, 188 000 tons and the Philippines, 135 000 tons.

In commercial farming, flowering can be artificially induced and the early harvesting of the main fruit can encourage the development of a second crop of smaller fruits. :D

The pineapple is an old symbol of hospitality and can often be seen in carved decorations.

:D

TLW ©

How can Wikipedia's definition of a pineapple be The Last Word!?

Its not....! :o

redrus

wot is then?

redrus

kayo

No.

redrus

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