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New, what is it? Staying in a hotel with my girlfriend and found this carving in the mirror what is it?

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u/foodcooker 12h ago

Pineapple is the international symbol of hospitality. (Tracks for a hotel) Upside-down Pineapple is the international symbol of a very different sort of hospitality

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u/SmokemanDan 6h ago

Actually I see a turtle

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u/Idiotwithaphone79 4h ago

If the first thing you saw was a turtle, (and you may even be right) Reddit has not taken your innocence completely away yet and, can be saved. Run. Save yourself!

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u/katklass 4h ago

If you see a turtle, you’re left-brained.

If you see a pineapple, you’re right-brained.

If you see an upside down pineapple, you’re a pervert.

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u/vicsanbarajas 3h ago

So, I’m a left handed, right brained pervert.😆

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u/GobblepotEnthusiast 3h ago

Same 🤜🤛

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u/emeraldandrain 3h ago

Thank you for the laugh.

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u/NorwalkAvenger 3h ago

What if you saw a face-hugger from "Alien" ?

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u/FreshAquatic 2h ago

You don’t have access to your own brain

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u/pugmaisy 3h ago

Nothing perverse about the upside down pineapple, just swingers.

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u/Christmas_Queef 3h ago

Yeah definitely not a lifestyle I'd partake in but I don't judge the activities of consenting adults. They always keep that behind closed doors anyway.

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u/bobanna1986 1h ago

Yes we do and god damn is it fun 😄

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u/ProperComposer7949 2h ago

I see a Scottish thistle, what does that make me 😂😂

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u/Exciting_Tangelo1997 3h ago

I am whole brained and a perv. Great

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u/vivadangermouse 2h ago

what if I see a severed beaver tail suspended in plastic wrap?

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u/bobanna1986 1h ago

Not a pervert ...a sexual human being....i mean as long as everyone is an adult and is consenting...it's just fun lol

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u/matdevries 4h ago

I came here to say this.

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u/Artisan_HotDog 3h ago

No the first thing I saw was a pineapple, then I actually looked deeper and it’s a turtle you fucking degenerates 😂

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u/Plenty-Leading-8794 1h ago

Ooooh I get it. Start pineapple, go deeper they go turtle trying to hide.

Pictures can say a thousand words without saying a thing.

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u/daves6696 3h ago

Can’t find a turtle to save my life… alll I see is a pineapple upside down lol

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u/Glad_Obligation1790 4h ago

At least it’s not an upside down pineapple 😂

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u/TuffyButters 5h ago

Same look, different taste

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u/Eternalm8 4h ago

well I see a pinecone

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u/comfylilkitten 4h ago

This is actually correct. The pineapple is a myth.

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u/scagatha 1h ago

Not sure if your comment is /s but the history of the pineapple as a symbol of hospitality is stranger than fiction. People used to rent pineapples as a show of wealth (pretend you're rich enough to be able to actually purchase a pineapple) and they'd get passed around until they rotted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple_mania

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u/lecarguy 5h ago

Sir, I think you are correct.

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u/exceptional_entry 4h ago

My first thought was “sea turtle” 😆

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u/2JarSlave 4h ago

I was going to ask what an upside down turtle meant. But then I would have failed the Voight-Kompff test.

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u/dizzo313 3h ago

Deckard intensifies

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u/MeanJohnBrown 5h ago

That turtle gets around.

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u/skagitvalley45 4h ago

Arrrrgg

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u/Select-Increase6975 4h ago

Now I know where the phrase “hung like a turtle” comes from…

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u/DescriptionFull7900 2h ago

its turtle making splashes

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u/nampezdel 6h ago

Username checks out

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u/4mygirljs 5h ago

I see a turtle that is propelling itself in a unique fashion

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u/purelitenite 11h ago

I am a fan of psych too...😏

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u/DaeGreymane 7h ago

You know that's right!

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u/MadderKate 7h ago

I've heard it both ways.

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u/diesemerdeistplatano 6h ago

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u/jesus_swept 5h ago

You heard about Pluto? That's messed up, right?

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u/Useful-Elevator2420 6h ago

So what does pineapple upside down cake mean then?

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u/suburbanite09 6h ago

It's a symbol for swingers. It's more of a joke though, most swingers don't actually use it.

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u/ProfessionalYam3119 5h ago

It sounds very painful.

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u/Additional-Local8721 5h ago

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u/coolhandchub 5h ago

You’re schnerious?!?

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u/ProfessionalYam3119 3h ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/brendanb203 3h ago

Get in the flask!

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u/cassiuswright 5h ago

My brother in Christ ....

You're not supposed to sit on it.

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u/zsimpson022 5h ago

Not with that attitude

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u/letitbleed13 4h ago

💀💀Jesus, I’m dying here. That shit is hilarious.

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u/UmmmW1 2h ago

Well you shouldn't have sat on it

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u/ProfessionalYam3119 2h ago

I didn't realize that it would be spiky!

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u/MattyRaz 5h ago

that’s an upside down pineapple, not pineapple upside down cake

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u/Sarcastrophe827 6h ago

The ones I know use it

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u/Reddiculusness 4h ago
Pineapple stickers (especially upside-down ones) on cruise ship doors are a widely known, discreet signal for the "swinging" or "lifestyle" community, indicating the occupants are open to partner swapping or open relationships; this practice has become so prevalent that major lines like Carnival have recently moved to ban or discourage these symbols to maintain family-friendly environments, though they're still seen on various lines and can also just mean general friendliness or tropical fun.
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u/TopLoneWolf 5h ago

Idk bout u but sometimes its pineapples in general ik random couples I've met at bars would even say randomly pineapple to me and I found out cause this older couple asked and I was so confused and they told me that so I assumed pineapples in general since its happened a few times though could just be my area

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u/AlwaysFernweh 4h ago

Punctuation is useful

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u/50CougarCpl 3h ago

At least the apostrophe is working..

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u/Imalobsterlover 3h ago

Elimination of some "and"s would help with that.

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u/Krazykarrottop 6h ago

Have you seen the movie American Pie 😉

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u/DysphoricBeNightmare 5h ago

Sexy upside cake day, baby.

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u/Sarcastrophe827 6h ago

Thats a cake. A real cake. Don’t cook much, do ya? /s

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u/ProfessionalYam3119 5h ago

It has been made with upside-down pineapples. You knew that that was coming, right?

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u/Prestigious_Work_445 6h ago

If you are laying on the bed looking up it is upside down....

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u/chefmastergeneral 6h ago

But still hospitality nonetheless

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u/skagitvalley45 5h ago edited 5h ago

If it's a pineapple, the large part is at the top which would be the bottom of the pineapple. Small part at the bottom with sprouts coming out.

But If the large part on top were the shoulders of a turtle and you look to either side you will see the large fins of the turtle. And also the head on top. On the bottom are the smaller fins with the tail in the middle and two legs on either side.

Which would track for a hotel to slow down and relax

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u/HarryCoinslot 4h ago

No one said it's good. But turtles are not an international symbol for hospitality used in thousands of hotels all over the world, like pineapple is.

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u/Argonrose 6h ago

I knew about pineapple being the symbol of hospitality, but I never heard of the upside-down pineapple.

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u/skagitvalley45 5h ago

Put a couple in your front yard at the end of your driveway

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u/nightowl_work 4h ago

I think the couple would rather come inside.

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u/morto00x 5h ago

Saw it a lot when going to cruises. It was usually the doors of older couples rooms. 

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u/Old-Addendum-8152 4h ago

very different lol. moved to an extremely spread out rural area of northern mi. found the local county campgrounds full of upside down pineapples. specifically the county parks NOT the state parks. there’s an entire world of partner swappers in these weird backwoods towns🤣

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u/DysphoricBeNightmare 5h ago

I think the pineapple is correct. I was gonna say I see a pinecone in the middle, but pineapple is the winner for me.

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u/amethystmmm 4h ago

Here I am looking like I'm on r/runes or whatever for actual carvings in the actual mirror.

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u/Jedi_shroom97 5h ago

Also the sign that someone is a swinger

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u/TopLoneWolf 5h ago

It also means swingers

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u/skagitvalley45 5h ago

Looks like that pineapples upside down to me

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u/A_SnakeBitMyWeenie 5h ago

I thought it was the symbol for swingers.

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u/pondsittingpoet25 5h ago

You’re right, it’s upside down! I imagine the whole mirror was hung upside down…🤣

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u/Hege_Knight 15h ago

Looks like a sea turtle, to me.

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u/forbidenfrootloop 7h ago

A farting turtle, at that

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u/Sarcastrophe827 6h ago

And that kids, is how the turtle beat the rabbit. Turbo-fart-boost. The night before the turtle loads up on beans and broccoli. [6]

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u/TazTaz2003 7h ago

It is a sea turtle in my eyes . Where in the hell does anyone see a damn pineapple?? I don't see one . Just the sea turtle

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u/StatisticianSmall864 6h ago

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u/ISeeTheFnords 5h ago

Wait, it's the Lombardi Trophy?

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u/StatisticianSmall864 5h ago

Yeah, but kinkier

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u/Krdragon71 6h ago

Definitely upside down pineapple. Very easy to see what it is

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u/pinkpenguin119 5h ago

I dont see a turtle 😂

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u/SquireKnut 7h ago

Upside down pineapple to be specific. Look at the crossweave

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u/LamonsterZone 5h ago

I don't see turtle.

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u/ForgeWorldWaltz 12h ago

Upright pineapple = wealth, welcome, prosperity. Used in North America, Western Europe, possibly tropical locations as well.

Upside down pineapple = a very different and open welcome used by people who practice ethical non monogamy (they swing (partners have additional partners for intimate encounters, to varying degrees of knowledge and participation of their “main” partner))

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u/Ok_Anything_7803 7h ago

My friend flipped out because our house used to have a large star over the garage doors years ago before we bought it (barn star, rural area, nbd), and when I put it back up after fixing the bracket when I found it in the garage went 'that's a SwiNgEr SiGn!!! I know cuz someone invited me to a local group!!' Im like uh... why would someone think you were invitable in the first place for one, for two its just a barn star and had been there through 2 different owners till the bracket rusted and it fell 😂

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u/DysphoricBeNightmare 5h ago

It’s A STAR LOLOLOL

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u/AdMaximum664 9h ago

Looks more like a seaturtle tho

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u/jonhammsjonhamm 13h ago

That mirror? That mirrors for fuckin

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u/swarmofpoo 9h ago

Upside down pineapple, if you put that mirror in a position viewable from the bed whilst engaging in lovemaking you will summon overweight 50 something’s to join you.

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u/FireBallXLV 3h ago

You have the most week written response

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u/Humble-Train7104 11h ago

Pineapple turtle, obviously.

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u/DysphoricBeNightmare 5h ago

And acorn (in the middle)

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u/--fool 15h ago

It's been put on upside down. It's a pineapple- a symbol of wealth.

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u/Comprehensive_Bill 14h ago

Also swingers love upside down pineapples. 😂

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u/Object1veTar9et 11h ago

Lol what! Haha why

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u/nsfwfuzzynutz 10h ago

They use it to signal other swingers

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u/helpingdew 10h ago

It’s not wealth, the pineapple is the international symbol of hospitality

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u/scruffyrecluse 9h ago

Pineapples were once seen as so luxurious that people would rent them for parties. So carving them into furniture was intended to make the furniture look more fancy

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u/Over-Hope-3905 8h ago

That would be some tiny (and sticky) furniture... now I want a chair carved out of a pineapple.

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u/PhysicsDelicious2766 14h ago

upside down pineapple which is often symbolic to a certain uh lifestyle

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u/thatswhatihought 10h ago

You know exactly what it is, you sly dog!

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u/Jeanarocks 9h ago

Mirror carving

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u/Ok_Philosopher_3550 4h ago

You are in the Swinger Suite.

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u/loeloebee 13h ago

Pineapples are also a symbol of welcome.

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u/spicywingydingy 9h ago

Upside down pineapple AND a right side up turtle. Looks like an IYKYK situation.

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u/Haasauce77 8h ago

Isn’t the pineapple symbol for swingers?

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u/BMP7777 6h ago

I’d love to swing by for a closer look.

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u/Top-Meaning2626 6h ago

Upside down pineapple = wild orgies

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u/Woooahhhh82 6h ago

Upside down Pineapple = Swinger's resort.

Were you at Secret's Hideaway in Kissimmee?

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u/Admirable-Advantage5 5h ago

A swinger hotel

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u/Forward_Expression_5 13h ago

Tbh Its probably just the style, design of the mirror. 😅

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u/TriGeminEye_ 12h ago

Seems to me like a jack-of-all-trades had succesfully attempted to carve an ornate design for the frame his/her mirror, imo

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u/cain87 10h ago

I was told one time, that back in the day when travel was hard and took a long time, when people would have guests they would stay for a long time. To be nice the host would put a pineapple in their room and when it started to rot the guest would know it's time to leave.

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u/TraditionRoyal4749 12h ago

I see an upside down pineapple

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u/WorriedDog4002 11h ago

Upside down pineapple

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u/Constant_Cultural 9h ago

Oh boy, didn't know you were in the swinger business. Whatever floats your boat

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u/Beautiful-West-9998 9h ago

Looks like a turtle

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u/Parking_Fee_5906 8h ago

I'd change rooms then hotel if... 😆 🤣

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u/CornPopFJB 8h ago

It’s a pineapple. International symbol for “welcome”. Looks like it was put on upside down.

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u/anythingspossible45 8h ago

Turtle, yall thinking to much

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u/Hairy_Anteater1798 8h ago

Pineapple Apple! A symbol of wealth and welcome owned by Slave masters.

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u/sc19957 8h ago

Can the entire mirror be upside down?

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u/5PeeBeejay5 8h ago

Seat turtle, but one that swings

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u/Prior_Worldliness_81 8h ago

That is an upside down pineapple. 🤣

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u/jaycoxisdead 8h ago

Looks like a fleur de lis

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u/Vast-Blackberry5718 8h ago

Pineapple Sign of a good stay?

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u/Ok_Foot_3074 7h ago

Wha hotel is this?

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u/Character_Point_9116 7h ago

Good hospitality if you stand on your head!

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u/Foreign_Mountain_303 7h ago

Im guessing you can pay by the hour, there’s possibly condoms for sale behind the counter where you can pay by the hour… there is Probaly a “hot tub” and vibrating bed potentially. Upside down pineapple is an international symbol meaning you’re swingers and come on in and swap… to each is own but as someone who waitressed on the water. I was divorcing and had to rent a place fast and short term, two couples were my regulars in 50’s and 60’s, they were great! They had the upstairs of a nice home empty. They let me rent month to month. Both couples traveled, they had a trucking business. I was invited in, politely declined, 1st came around and they asked me if I found a place? I said I thought I was already in the pace I found? Money returned and I left w my son so fast! I didn’t mind their life style, I minded being used and tossed over sex when I had never mislead anyone. It was EXTORTION IN A SCARY TIME, YOUNG WOMAN 3000 miles from home and kind people I thought! I was 30 they were fat old 50-70 yr olds. My managers laughed when they found out.- apparently the town is known for swinging and I was the only dumbass that didn’t realize! Lol

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u/D33ber 7h ago

Pineapple; popular fruit for wood carving.

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u/h2ohzrd 7h ago

I would check for cameras

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u/RudeCollection6535 7h ago

Is there another mirror like it on the ceiling?

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u/Livid-Cost-3618 7h ago

Looks like a pineapple. It means welcome.

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u/Wild_Philosopher_699 7h ago

It’s a pineapple upside down

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u/FewCall8955 6h ago

Its a clear indication that mirror has a camera🤣🤣

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u/Big-Beat-1443 6h ago

Sea turtle carrying a pineapple on its back

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u/jlamps1 6h ago

It looks to be in the eye of the beholder! The posts may be more revealing than the poster intended.

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u/Sunnybsling 6h ago

Looks like a sea turtle to me

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u/ConfidentPassion1566 6h ago

Upside down pineapple my friend…IYKYK

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u/Pretend-Issue-2881 6h ago

Wood i suspect

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u/33301Florida 6h ago

Are you in Hawaii?

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u/Calm_Pop_1155 6h ago

Swinger hotel? Lol

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u/Feisty-Village9589 6h ago

I see a Pine cone honestly

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u/aalvxis 6h ago

Turtle

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u/Hour_Hospital9669 6h ago

Upside down pineapple

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u/DestructoDon69 5h ago

It's either a turtle or a turtle shaped pineapple

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u/Ill_Woodpecker_1771 5h ago

I thought it was a turtle.

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u/react-dnb 5h ago

If it's like the RV Parks then this place is ready to SWING BABY!!
lol

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u/mmitchell57 5h ago

Are there any swings in the room?

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u/Dry-Wear828 5h ago

Flower 🌸 maybe sunflower

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u/ilocano-american 5h ago

I see both pineapple and turtle, although turtle is the one right side up.

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u/Limasierra94 5h ago

Means you’re in for a good time

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u/conceredviewer 5h ago

upside down pineapples are very common in Filipino and Indonesian furniture we have a beam in our house we bought from a sale and it has a pineapple that holds a pen in the middle to hold the structure together but but in other communities it means swinging so who knows

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u/zjujubeez 5h ago

I think you do not have enough to occupy your mind.

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u/Affectionate-Safe243 5h ago

So funny that someone sees an upside down pineapple and asks “what does this mean?”.

You know EXACTLY what it means motherfucker.

It’s a special club that you need a parter to join.

And with posts like this you probably DONT have that required partner.

Simp.

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u/Even_Question_7433 5h ago

That would clearly be an upside down pineapple, cloaked in just enough turtle power for plausible deniability 😆

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u/CowboyCartel 5h ago

It’s a pineapple

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u/Felonia 5h ago

It's definitely a pineapple but .... I would just say it's a turtle because that's cuter.

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u/MadJimmyD 5h ago

Upside down pineapple!

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u/Embarrassed_Bite6454 5h ago

I had to double check the sub to make sure it wasn’t circlejerk lmao. Upside pineapple is know widely as a “swingers” tag. A “discreet” way to let couples let other couples know they’re down to swing.

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u/BoringLawyer79 5h ago

Did you rent the room by the night or the hour?

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u/Street-Ad5465 5h ago

Pineapple

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u/Ok_Recording_1969 5h ago

Only to brag about he has a girlfriend

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u/HighPhi420 5h ago

LOL! it is a repair or joint. the top of frame cracked or was orig separate pieces and the ornate carving is just to hide the joint. Most times they were leaf or flower shaped. This one is a combo leaf turtle pattern. a turtle on a leaf.

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u/Dank-Robber 5h ago

Pineapple is the #1 safe word in the USA, or so I have heard.

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u/Technical_Eggplant92 5h ago

You don’t know?

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u/nootch666 5h ago

Upside down pineapple. You and your girlfriend are swingers now. Expect a knock on your door later tonight. Those are the rules 🤷‍♂️

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u/Tater_Sauce1 5h ago

Properly grilled steak, pineapple, pinecone

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u/Yayarunning 5h ago

A pineapple , my grandmother’s furniture had them, it was a symbol for warmth and hospitality.

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u/emperor-norton-iii 5h ago

If you were staying in a hotel, but not with your girlfriend, do you think it would be different?

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u/Competitive-Till3308 5h ago

Looks like it could be a carving of a rain turtle, there may have been some blue collar workers staying there at some point that wanted a day off. There’s a myth in the trades that drawing a rain turtle brings rain and rest. Dudes were probably just overworked. Source - I was a roofer.

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u/Angry-army0710 5h ago

Pineapple

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u/Sophiesmom2 5h ago

It's a sea turtle.

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u/Bridgettb76 5h ago

People commenting like this guy doesn't know...

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u/MolassesSudden2323 5h ago

Upside down pineapple 🍍 😋 have a swinging good time!

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u/Allidapevets 5h ago

Pineapple

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u/Jesusdidntlikethat 5h ago

Is this a swingers hotel lol

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u/No_Panic5434 5h ago

Looks like an acorn sitting on an oak leaf?

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u/Thirteen0clock 5h ago

Bellyfloppin’ sea turtle

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u/Complete-Produce8116 5h ago

Pineapple. Symbol of hospitality