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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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Mochudubh · 30/12/2025 12:50

Notmyreality · 30/12/2025 11:56

Yep. Sorry OP but you DH didn’t come up with it. There’s several variations on this. Gary Delaneys versions is:

What do you call the area in a Nando’s between the front and back door?

The Peri-peri-neum!

Now that’s clever.

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But not as clever as Pea and Ham soup oot o' a chicken.

Itsmetheflamingo · 30/12/2025 12:47

I love you Op. not even for the joke but the fact you made it up told it and still have a strong glee at how hilarious you are. Massive fist bump as I am also the funniest person I have never met.

other people just don’t get us. Have your flowers 💐💐💐💐

Isometimeswonder · 30/12/2025 12:46

ArseSkinForAFriend · 30/12/2025 11:48

According to Google is a joke by British comedian Gary Delaney.

Yes, I came here to say this.
Sorry @Crabapplepiechart your partner stole this joke!

DappledThings · 30/12/2025 12:45

Splendidlydidy · 30/12/2025 12:41

Yeah let’s all applaud a man making fun of a woman.

I thought we’d moved on from that sort of ‘joke’.

The worst crime though, is it’s not remotely funny.

How is it making fun of anyone? It's just a mildly amusing play on the word peri and the peri peri spice. It's completely innocuous. It's mildly funny, not hilarious but not even vaguely offensive.

youalright · 30/12/2025 12:44

Not offensive but not particularly funny its just your average cracker level joke

JamieCannister · 30/12/2025 12:43

Splendidlydidy · 30/12/2025 12:41

Yeah let’s all applaud a man making fun of a woman.

I thought we’d moved on from that sort of ‘joke’.

The worst crime though, is it’s not remotely funny.

I don't believe the joke was made by a man who was making fun of women, I think it was made by a man who came up with a silly little pun, that is mildly amusing at best (ie at the same level as my jokes).

Your sentence 3 is bang on.

SharpBrickMaker · 30/12/2025 12:43

Was told this joke over Xmas.
Santa came in and said to you and your two sisters.
Ho Ho Ho
Yeah I laughed but I'm a cool girl after all 🤣

Green2013 · 30/12/2025 12:42

God, some of you are grumpy. It’s a play on words! Lighten up a bit! Life is more fun when you can laugh at yourself

JamieCannister · 30/12/2025 12:41

Screamingabdabz · 30/12/2025 11:44

LTB.

To be fair, that was a lot funnier that OP's husband's joke

Splendidlydidy · 30/12/2025 12:41

Yeah let’s all applaud a man making fun of a woman.

I thought we’d moved on from that sort of ‘joke’.

The worst crime though, is it’s not remotely funny.

stitchy · 30/12/2025 12:40

It's lame and obvious.
So much so that we've done the same joke in our family before now. Not offensive though, just a bit shit.

Elsvieta · 30/12/2025 12:38

Plenty good enough for a cracker. If someone started a brand of crackers that ONLY have menopause jokes, I'd buy.

Indianajet · 30/12/2025 12:38

Just a rubbish joke.

madeoftickytacky · 30/12/2025 12:38

Splendidlydidy · 30/12/2025 12:36

It’s not funny at all and quite disgusting.

Ahh seriously cop yourself on.

pambeesleyhalpert · 30/12/2025 12:37

Splendidlydidy · 30/12/2025 12:36

It’s not funny at all and quite disgusting.

Oh give over 😂😂

pambeesleyhalpert · 30/12/2025 12:37

gah I voted the wrong way!! It’s brilliant OP!

Splendidlydidy · 30/12/2025 12:36

It’s not funny at all and quite disgusting.

LeftieRightsHoarder · 30/12/2025 12:35

Oh dear. If this mildly humorous joke causes so much outrage, I dread to think of the waves of rage that must have crashed over PPs’ dinner tables when the Christmas cracker jokes were read out!

HumbleStumble · 30/12/2025 12:34

StonwEd · 30/12/2025 11:42

You should send it in to the adam buxton podcast

Yes.

SatsumaDog · 30/12/2025 12:28

Not offensive, just a shit joke.

TeenLifeMum · 30/12/2025 12:27

We had this in a cracker over Christmas

KimberleyClark · 30/12/2025 12:26

ArseSkinForAFriend · 30/12/2025 11:48

According to Google is a joke by British comedian Gary Delaney.

Does that mean the OP is Sarah Millican?

Eyeshadow · 30/12/2025 12:25

I don’t think it’s offensive - I can’t see it being misogynistic or ageist.

But it’s just a bit of a shit joke.

I definitely don’t find it funny 1 bit but I am assuming you and your DH have similar sense of humours if you both find it hilarious.

I don’t think it’s funny enough to be in a cracker, sorry.

StephensLass1977 · 30/12/2025 12:24

I'm peri and I don't really find it funny but only in that there's no twist or double meaning. I don't get offended at peri jokes. They keep me sane! Not so much when men tell them but I still don't take offence.

WhodunitAgatha · 30/12/2025 12:15

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