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What do you call a middle aged woman in Nando's?

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Crabapplepiechart · 30/12/2025 11:40

Peri peri menopausal.

AIBU to think this is a great joke? My partner came up with it this morning and isn't as proud of it as I think he should be.

YANBU - it's hilarious
YABU - it's only worthy of a cheap Christmas cracker

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Dontlletmedownbruce · 30/12/2025 16:45

For those who are claiming sexisim and misogyny, bear in mind this type of joke is usually referred to as a 'dad joke' which is both sexist and ageist yet men seem to cope with this.

AhBiscuits · 30/12/2025 16:39

Everyone was constantly telling me that I should give up my hobby of pretending to be a flamingo. I had to put my foot down.

catpigeon · 30/12/2025 16:38

I posted that it was ageist crap. I don't know why that's been deleted.

travailtotravel · 30/12/2025 16:29

Haha ...

FastFood · 30/12/2025 16:28

I like it. I struggle to see what's misogynistic here.

StickyProblem · 30/12/2025 16:25

ChocolateLemons · 30/12/2025 11:47

What do you call a middle aged white man in Nandos?

CEO

Now THAT is funny!

Bebetterbetty · 30/12/2025 15:42

BatchCookBabe · 30/12/2025 14:24

Good for you for being so 'impressed.' Other posters are allowed to find it unfunny and nonsensical. Nothing to do with saving face. The 'joke' was shite.

'Is peri menopause called that because it's made of pears?'

As I said, it's something a 4 year old would ask.

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How many four years know what Perry is? I’m not sure what sort of four years you know, but I’ve known a lot and none of them have ever made a pun based on lesser known alcoholic drinks.

Your comment that it’s makes no sense as the menopause is not made of pears shows it’s you who does not understand how jokes work. If the menopause was made of pears, then there would be no joke.

Face it, you just haven’t understood the joke.

Hellohelga · 30/12/2025 15:39

It’s cute he tells you jokes. My DH does too. It’s a ok joke, but the quality of the joke matters less than the fact he tries to make you laugh.

Beezz · 30/12/2025 15:25

I knew this would become MN bun fight

LoudSnoringDog · 30/12/2025 15:24

I found that funny

TrumpDerangementSyndrome · 30/12/2025 15:24

I am not remotely 'offended' by this ...errrr.. 'joke'.

I am offended at the crimes against humour. Not just the OP but the one about the perry/peri/pears. That's so bad it would even get rejected for a Christmas cracker and that's being kind to it.
Making insanely bad jokes at the expense of a condition that affects every single woman sooner or later is just fucking stupid and shows a paucity of intelligence that should embarrass the authors.

Notmyreality · 30/12/2025 15:24

BadgernTheGarden · 30/12/2025 14:35

Does it have to be said in a particular way to make it funny?

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No, you just need a modicum of intelligence to understand it.

KrystalStubbs · 30/12/2025 15:20

Bebetterbetty · 30/12/2025 14:02

I absolutely love Christmas cracker jokes.

But this didn’t make me laugh. I’m not sure where the joke is. It’s not a play on words. Sorry, just didn’t make me laugh.

It is a play on words. Peri (menopause) and peri peri (Nando's sauce/seasoning)

DeftGoldHedgehog · 30/12/2025 15:15

Very good. Better than most cracker jokes, certainly.

FunMustard · 30/12/2025 14:57

Definitely a cracker joke, but just so you know, I love cracker jokes Grin

Deadringer · 30/12/2025 14:54

Not funny at all. Humour is subjective but even as a play on words it doesn't really work.

Outside9 · 30/12/2025 14:53

I actually think that's pretty good and I consider myself very critical

Pistolpunk · 30/12/2025 14:50

I'm in the peri menopause and found it funny as I joke about it even though it's an absolute bastard to deal with.

chaptersandchatter · 30/12/2025 14:49

I think it’s funny! And I’m perimenopausal. Some people on here have no sense of humour at all. The joke isn’t at the expense of women. It’s a play on words.

CasperGutman · 30/12/2025 14:49

Dgll · 30/12/2025 14:48

I was just pointing out why people could find it a bit misogynistic. I was thinking more about men telling jokes in general rather than professional comedians.

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Oh, right. Fair enough then!

Dgll · 30/12/2025 14:48

CasperGutman · 30/12/2025 14:28

I've seen plenty of comedians, both male and female, joking about the symptoms of aging in men.

I haven't seen any jokes about Nando's in particular, but topics that spring to mind include expanding waistlines, balding, sprouting nose and ear hair, impotence, prostate issues. All much more potentially offensive than the joke in the OP, which merely relies on the existence of peri-menopause and the fact that those affected tend to be female and middle aged.

It's a bit of a crappy joke, more liable to induce groaning than laughter. Definitely of the Christmas cracker level, but not truly offensive to my mind.

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I was just pointing out why people could find it a bit misogynistic. I was thinking more about men telling jokes in general rather than professional comedians.

MamainWonderland · 30/12/2025 14:46

ChocolateLemons · 30/12/2025 11:47

What do you call a middle aged white man in Nandos?

CEO

HAH!

Poodlelove · 30/12/2025 14:45

That's me and I love it , cheered me up , thank you.

BringBackCatsEyes · 30/12/2025 14:44

BadgernTheGarden · 30/12/2025 14:35

Does it have to be said in a particular way to make it funny?

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I think that would help.

e.g. son goes to get the Peri peri sauce while we're waiting to be served and say the pun as he places the sauce on the table. It would be pretty funny if we'd maybe been talking about perimenopause earlier.
Out of the blue it would get a groan and a smile.

Presented as a stand-alone joke while going about our day....maybe it would get a sarcastic 'Ha ha'.

MsGinaLinetti · 30/12/2025 14:43

Menopausal woman here who found it funny- not hilarious- but I'm a
tough crowd.

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