preferred terms for menstruation

[RyGuy]

i think manstruation is actually the funniest thing ive ever heard in my life

[Radar]

I've always liked the Red Tide or Crimson Tide (which can have a sports connection and is deadly). My father and I refer to tampons as plugs. I don't know what you could call pads though.

[Mr.Rainey]

Tampons are nerf gun ammo.

[Wolf]

The Communists are Invading / Decorators are in/ Aunt Irma / 'I'm on' is the normal one but I'm English and we're weird.

I live just with my mum and I don't feel like I have to hide anything around her, and she's pretty vulgar, so we just call them the ugliest things we can.

I visited Poland about a year and a half ago and there was a sign in English on the door of the toilet; 'please dispose of mouses and jam rags in the bin'

I ->-bleeped-<- myself laughing. So now I say 'I'm jammin', tampons are mouses and pads are jam rags.

[El Capitan]

The Communists are Invading / Decorators are in/ Aunt Irma / 'I'm on' is the normal one but I'm English and we're weird.

I live just with my mum and I don't feel like I have to hide anything around her, and she's pretty vulgar, so we just call them the ugliest things we can.

I visited Poland about a year and a half ago and there was a sign in English on the door of the toilet; 'please dispose of mouses and jam rags in the bin'

I ->-bleeped-<- myself laughing. So now I say 'I'm jammin', tampons are mouses and pads are jam rags.

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

I'm going to adopt that now 

Also, you're English? awesome, I'm a fellow Brit

[Xren]

@DevinJW "The communists are invading" LOL!

The Bleeds/biohazard week/The Bloody Baron is lurking again?

Some types of Tampax have less obnoxious packaging, the el cheapo kind with the cardboard applicator look medical/clinical, just a blue box with a color-coded detail for size.  Kind of ouch to apply sometimes compared with the plastic applicator, but definitely more budget-friendly and no butterflies on the wrapper.  :barf:

[Yakshini]

MANstruation, On The Rag, ->-bleeped-<- Week (because nothing beyond that will ever happen during that time).

[Frank]

"I'm unclean." And those things used to mop it up are, "thingies" which I never use anyway. I just wear that underwear until its done. Disgusting? Yeah but I'd rather be disgusting than deal with those thingies.

[Mika]

"I'm unclean." And those things used to mop it up are, "thingies" which I never use anyway. I just wear that underwear until its done. Disgusting? Yeah but I'd rather be disgusting than deal with those thingies.

Eh, I've been there. Not the cleanliest habit in the world, but it's saved me a week of depression a few times.

These are all really great suggestions, guys  My SO did a product design, and incorporated "man supplies" and "shark week." I think she's planning on doing more as a project, to include non-binary identities and other body types as well. I plan on posting the first design when she gives me the okay, if anyone would be interested. I think it's pretty cool  I plan on just taping it on my box, for a bit of a boost for an otherwise miserable week, and you all are welcome to copy and print etc.

[Mika]

She's just making the artwork. But that's not a bad idea. I've been interested in reusable products, because it is a lot less wasteful.