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* '''Kiwis'''. Just plain fun to say. Properly called Chinese gooseberries, but that doesn't sound half as good. Called kiwifruit in New Zealand, to avoid confusion with the bird or the demonym.
* '''Kiwis'''. Just plain fun to say. Properly called Chinese gooseberries, but that doesn't sound half as good. Called kiwifruit in New Zealand, to avoid confusion with the bird or the demonym.
* '''Kumquats'''. The name sounds vaguely dirty. Also: see Kiwis.
* '''Kumquats'''. The name sounds vaguely dirty. Also: see Kiwis.
* '''Pineapples'''. No other edible fruit looks anything like them<ref>Well, that's because they're bromeliads!</ref>. References to fruit can also play off the name of a common hairstyle or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_2_grenade Mk 2 fragmentation grenade]. Scientific name is ''Ananas comosus'', which is hard to pronounce without giggling. Not necessarily related to [[Hula and Luaus]]. Sometimes used as [[Bamboo Technology]]. Makes a good [[Unusual Euphemism]].
* '''Pineapples'''. No other edible fruit looks anything like them<ref>Well, that's because they're bromeliads!</ref>. References to fruit can also play off the name of a common hairstyle or the [[wikipedia:Mk 2 grenade|Mk 2 fragmentation grenade]]. Scientific name is ''Ananas comosus'', which is hard to pronounce without giggling. Not necessarily related to [[Hula and Luaus]]. Sometimes used as [[Bamboo Technology]]. Makes a good [[Unusual Euphemism]].
* '''Pumpkins'''. Especially when things get turned into them. Also inherently funny in terms of smashing. Or chucking.
* '''Pumpkins'''. Especially when things get turned into them. Also inherently funny in terms of smashing. Or chucking.
* '''Zucchini'''. See Kumquats. That, and zucchini plants are known to be [[Spam Attack|a little]] [[Alien Kudzu|prolific]]. Known as courgettes in Britain.
* '''Zucchini'''. See Kumquats. That, and zucchini plants are known to be [[Spam Attack|a little]] [[Alien Kudzu|prolific]]. Known as courgettes in Britain.
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** ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' lampshades this with {{spoiler|Ozma}} and pineapple cake: {{spoiler|Ozma has a tragic scene but manages to survive, and Michael comments on how tragic it would've been if he actually died.}} Maybe the pineapple's less potent in cake form?
** ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' lampshades this with {{spoiler|Ozma}} and pineapple cake: {{spoiler|Ozma has a tragic scene but manages to survive, and Michael comments on how tragic it would've been if he actually died.}} Maybe the pineapple's less potent in cake form?
* Inverted on ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]'' where school is definitely worse with pineapples due to the [[Ax Crazy]] principal's obsession with [[Hula and Luaus|Hawaii]].
* Inverted on ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]'' where school is definitely worse with pineapples due to the [[Ax Crazy]] principal's obsession with [[Hula and Luaus|Hawaii]].
* If you're into [[Hentai]], there's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Pineapple Pink Pineapple Studio].
* If you're into [[Hentai]], there's [[wikipedia:Pink Pineapple|Pink Pineapple Studio]].
* ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'' has one of the main protagonists transform into Cure Pine... Pine being short for pineapple.
* ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'' has one of the main protagonists transform into Cure Pine... Pine being short for pineapple.
* [[Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei|PineXNapple]]
* [[Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei|PineXNapple]]
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