SpondonBassed Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) [i]Glass Animals' drummer Joe Seaward said it would be a "challenge" to get in with pineapples.[/i] [i]"Anyone who wasn't bringing a pineapple definitely is now," he said.[/i] [i]"It's fruitist. Watermelons are fine, but not pineapples?"[/i] [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-40923473"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...kshire-40923473[/url] You can't make this stuff up. Priceless. Edited August 15, 2017 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Fair enough , loads of pinapples left rotting all over the site is no good for anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I was hit by a pineapple at the Reading festival 1983. Right in the face, during Big Country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='police squad' timestamp='1502780260' post='3353389'] I was hit by a pineapple at the Reading festival 1983. Right in the face, during Big Country [/quote] Possibly could have been worse.....i was there for those few years and remember vividly the bottles of "gentleman lemonade" flying around all over the place. I guess a pineapple is more painful though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'm a bit clueless about these things but why would anyone want to take a pineapple to a festival anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1502781145' post='3353396'] I'm a bit clueless about these things but why would anyone want to take a pineapple to a festival anyway [/quote] Very sorry. I should have included the link in the OP but here it is now; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-40923473 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1502781145' post='3353396'] I'm a bit clueless about these things but why would anyone want to take a pineapple to a festival anyway [/quote] Because of a line in a Glass animals song 'I have pineapples in my mind' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) Well I guess we're reduced to the bear necessities then. Fig.1 - The Paw Paw [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/2016_08_Flavor-Pawpaw_800x600_zpsacsslyyh.jpg.html"][/url] Fig.2 - The Prickly Pear [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/81kXG1b9WLL._SL1500__zpsivulyjzs.jpg.html"][/url] Edited August 15, 2017 by Happy Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1502781145' post='3353396'] I'm a bit clueless about these things but why would anyone want to take a pineapple to a festival anyway [/quote] To throw at police squad of course ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1502781145' post='3353396'] I'm a bit clueless about these things but why would anyone want to take a pineapple to a festival anyway [/quote] It gives them something to look forward to, it's a dull life being a pineapple. I think they deserve bit of excitement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 BBC at it's best... [quote][color=#404040][font=Helmet, Freesans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]Other items banned from the festivals include weapons, fireworks, drones and glass.[/quote][/size][/font][/color] No sh*t Sherlock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1502785689' post='3353446'] BBC at it's best... [/size][/font][/color] No sh*t Sherlock! [/quote] I'm outraged! Why have they not banned people from bringing in nuclear reactors, do they not realise how dangerous they can be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Maude' timestamp='1502785942' post='3353452'] I'm outraged! Why have they not banned people from bringing in nuclear reactors, do they not realise how dangerous they can be? [/quote] They can get into Glastonbury as long as they have a ticket, which as we all know are impossible to come by and it's therefore perfectly safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1502780951' post='3353393'] Possibly could have been worse.....i was there for those few years and remember vividly the bottles of "gentleman lemonade" flying around all over the place. I guess a pineapple is more painful though [/quote] I remember when the contents of the bottles changed to soil. Not fun at all. There's some proper nasty types around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 With your name, Mr. Apple, I suspect you may be next on the list ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1502780951' post='3353393'] Possibly could have been worse.....i was there for those few years and remember vividly the bottles of "gentleman lemonade" flying around all over the place. I guess a pineapple is more painful though [/quote] yes lots of bottles flying around. I remember Steel Pulse lasting about 30 seconds and getting bottle thrown at them and they wouldn't play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1502782503' post='3353412'] To throw at police squad of course ;-) [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1502782313' post='3353409'] Well I guess we're reduced to the bear necessities then. Fig.1 - The Paw Paw [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/2016_08_Flavor-Pawpaw_800x600_zpsacsslyyh.jpg.html"][/url] Fig.2 - The Prickly Pear [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/81kXG1b9WLL._SL1500__zpsivulyjzs.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Cheers Jack! That's got to be the most appetising post I have seen on here. Well fruity. [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1502782680' post='3353414'] It gives them something to look forward to, it's a dull life being a pineapple. I think they deserve bit of excitement. [/quote] I have tears in my eyes and I'm not crying. Good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1502787426' post='3353470'] With your name, Mr. Apple, I suspect you may be next on the list ... [/quote] Yes. I I don't like my full name to be widely known. William Machine-Gun Apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 So you'd be OK with a Durian then?I just had it in Thailand, delicious, but stinks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullfan Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) saw a singer who I think left his Adam's apple at home!😆 Edited August 15, 2017 by Tullfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 [quote name='police squad' timestamp='1502780260' post='3353389'] I was hit by a pineapple at the Reading festival 1983. Right in the face, during Big Country [/quote] That must have been a welcome distraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Sometimes I wonder why I've never been to a major festival, and then I see a thread like this and remember... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Something to do with 'Agadoo'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I assumed it was because kids were injecting vodka or acid into them to ingest at the festival. They're bringing them just for show? kids are so lame these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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