I tried to read the Cantonese characters. It wasn't easy.

本帖于 2023-05-19 21:07:57 时间, 由普通用户 shuier 编辑
回答: 【童趣】老香港:1967年的土制菠萝renqiulan2023-05-19 19:50:50

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I bet you know what "locally produced pineapples" were. -renqiulan- 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/19/2023 postreply 20:48:47

I do. But why did they have such a nickname? -shuier- 给 shuier 发送悄悄话 shuier 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/19/2023 postreply 20:50:32

The nickname originated from Chicago. -renqiulan- 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/19/2023 postreply 20:53:35

Let me guess. It had sth to do with Al Capone. -shuier- 给 shuier 发送悄悄话 shuier 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/19/2023 postreply 20:54:53

That's right. "Pineapples" were gangland products. -renqiulan- 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/19/2023 postreply 20:56:25

Thanks. Goodnight! -shuier- 给 shuier 发送悄悄话 shuier 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/19/2023 postreply 20:57:56

Goodnight! -renqiulan- 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/19/2023 postreply 20:58:29

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