# is it true about pineapples? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 3, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793 "2003-05-03T03:53:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![caramelcutie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@caramelcutie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caramelcutie)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/1 "2003-05-03T03:53:54Z")
a little while back a friend of mine told me that eating pineapples makes your vaginal fluids taste good, i was wondering if there is any truth to this statement or is it just an old wives tale ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/2 "2003-05-03T04:10:52Z")
Not sure about a womans secretions…but food can influence the taste of semen. ---
**Author:** ![phraser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e4f/32.png) [@phraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phraser)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/3 "2003-05-03T05:28:41Z")
The only substance I ever found that changed the flavour of vaginal fluids was garlic. ---
**Author:** ![teleute12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@teleute12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teleute12)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/4 "2003-05-03T10:43:11Z")
A friend of mine (and her boyfriend) swear it’s true, for women, anyways. It’s kind of hard to challenge that kind of statement. Myself, I’ve noticed the garlic thing, but I don’t eat enough pineapple to know about them. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/5 "2003-05-03T12:51:24Z")
I can’t find a link to it, but I remember Dr. Drew stating on Love Line that consuming certain food or drinks would not change the taste of bodily fluids, unless done in huge amounts. I can’t really find anything reliable online, but I always thought Drew gave solid medical answers. Sounds like flavored lube is the way to go. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/6 "2003-05-03T13:39:54Z")
I’d always heard, pineapple and citrus = good, asparagus = bad. Haj ---
**Author:** ![cdhostage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@cdhostage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdhostage)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/7 "2003-05-03T13:43:37Z")
Please do not relieve yourself in the hatstand during the asparagus season. -an actual sign in some theatres in the latter half of the 19th century. Why would you piss in the hatstand instead of, say, the bathroom? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/8 "2003-05-03T15:08:37Z")
It seems like an easy enough hypothesis to test on your own (well, perhaps you’ll require an assistant researcher for samplling purposes). ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/9 "2003-05-03T15:15:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cdhostage \* > \*\*Please do not relieve yourself in the hatstand during the asparagus season. > > -an actual sign in some theatres in the latter half of the 19th century. > > Why would you piss in the hatstand instead of, say, the bathroom? \*\* Too fricking funny, particularly the idea that they were sort of sanctioning the use of the hatstand off season by implication. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/10 "2003-05-03T16:00:13Z")
Perhaps “hatstand” was a euphenism for “the room with toilet” like we use “restroom.” Haj ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/11 "2003-05-03T17:08:48Z")
People whizzing in hatstands? Could this be the long-lost secret, arcane origin of “@sshat?” What I _can_ tell you about pineapples is that when one was first brought forth in the French royal court King Louis took it in hand and proceeded to (at least try and) take a bite out of it. Since it was unpeeled at the time, I’m confident his screams could be heard all the way back in the tropics where the offending fruit came from. ---
**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-about-pineapples/172793/12 "2003-05-03T20:39:58Z")
SauerKraut affects the taste of vagina. That’s all I have to report.