Nineteen-year-old Alex Schwarz is a student at the University of Akron in Ohio studying Food and Environmental Nutrition.
Alex lives on campus, and he — along with everyone else in his dorm — was recently informed by his RA (a peer leader/dorm manager in the US) — that pumpkins were not going to be allowed in the building for Halloween this year. The decision came after a lot of people put Halloween pumpkins outside their rooms.
"Some higher-ups sent an email to all the RAs in my dorm and the one next to ours saying no pumpkins because they rot and might attract bugs and rats," Alex told BuzzFeed News.
Never one to let the cold, harsh grip of authority ruin his Halloween festivities, Alex thought of a solution: a Halloween pineapple.
Alex tweeted about the pineapple and people loved it. Over 2,000 have retweeted the picture and dozens are decrying his dorm's no pumpkin rule. I mean, the pineapple is pretty spooky.
So there’s a rule against pumpkins in my dorm but it doesn’t say anything about pineapples
@alexschwarz_1 What twisted souls instituted a “no pumpkins” rule?!
@alexschwarz_1 I think you just started something..#pineapplesareinmyhead
@alexschwarz_1 No rule against candles??
@alexschwarz_1 That looks...a lot more evil than a pumpkin.
@alexschwarz_1 @kalesalad This is honestly scarier than any pumpkin.
@alexschwarz_1 @strawbcrrymilkx