to hate the term 'on the blob'?

[Champersonice]

After reading about jam sponges on the mooncup thread, I googled and took a look. Under FAQs, they have used the term 'blob'. Yuk! I just hate that expression. Who agrees and what other terms do you dislike?? First one to say, 'got the painters in' gets a jam sponge

GregoryPeck - I love pop week!

MsScarlettInTheLibrary Is your name a euphamism too??

Can we not just say menstruating?

Really???

I say I've got my period. Don't see anything wrong with that.

I am a bit confused about how to use twatsplat - would you say my twat is splattng, or I've got twatsplat, or just say twatsplat in a morose fashion if someone asks you what is wrong?

My mum was told she was a dirty scrub by her mum when she started her period. And, rather embarrassingly for me, I called my mum when I started and she exclaimed in a very proud voice "OH you big girl!". Gaaah. I still get embarrassed thinking about it.

Oh and I use fanny pads.

I say that i've got my period too. My mum still calls them monthlies which makes me cringe!

But here in Singapore when you go to the Dr's they ask you about your 'menses' which makes me cringe even more!!

For some reason, my mum always called it 'tiddly' as in I've got tiddly, tiddly pains and tiddly pads (sanitary towels). We also used to refer to pads as 'nappies'. Now I just say I'm on my period. I quite liked 'tiddly' though- I might revert!

MrsBumble, just keep digging that hole. You obviously don't have a clue as to what it means even when it is written in b/w.

this thread is so funny it's not helping me revise for my exam next week though.
i am clearly not feeling squeamish or easily embarrassed today, as i also find it depends on my mood as to how i refer to the whole subject.

Am confused now. How is 'on the blob' ironic?

In fact - what does 'on the blob' actually mean???

DH refers to it as "mow the lawns week"

Oh and the funny thing is, we only have paving, no grass!

wombat, I don't get it ...

Wombat, now that could be a whole new euphemism

Exit, it really isn't ironic but interestingly, if you don't know what the term means, how can you question it being ironic??

Champers - I thought I knew what it meant, at least, I know what it brings to mind for me, but now I am beginning to wonder

Exit, you are probably right, it is the other poster that doesn't know the meaning, ironically

How can being 'on the blob' be ironic??? How daft

Phew - that's OK then.

LOL at "Off Games"!

If you had read the link i posted previously (in a fit of pique that you are being so rude and suggesting i dont understand what irony means), you'd understand that it is ironic in the sense that it is an unexpected use of language. So I say on the blob because people would expect me to say something more like on my period- which is perhaps more conventional and less graphic.

It's really not such a hard concept to grasp

MrsBumble, are you American by any chance?

The definition of irony is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.

On your blob (literally blobs of blood - to be ultra graphic) does sum it up really. Even though I do not like the term.

Obviously it is a hard concept for you to grasp.

VajazzHands - is yours?

None of your business and thank god I don't know you in RL

For the last time

It's ironic use of language

Am I the only person who understands? Is the OP winding me up being obtuse, not to mention unkind?