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

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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

I don't get the joke, anyone care to explain?

Did you not get it? Perry (which sounds like peri) is cider made with pears, not apples.
Does that help?

That actually does help. I was not the poster who made the snotty comment but I admit I did not get the joke. I see why you laughed now. It’s clever!

No.

Nando’s do a thing called peri peri chicken. It’s a really popular option on the menu, and you can buy the sauce to cook it at home.

It is a little bit... As a pp said, no-one ever makes 'jokes' about men getting middle aged spread, having no (or little) sex drive, and having mood swings....etc...

It's largely women who are the butt of this type of 'joke. As I said, I'm not offended or bothered by it, but I think others have a right to be, without being told to 'get a grip.'

So it's about a menopausal chicken?

Something to do with calling women birds?

Ha’. That doubling down is just face saving.

It was clever spur of the moment pun. I’m impressed. .

Peri menopause is the somewhat hot o ally chaotic time in the lead up to menopause. Hit flushes, mood swings etc.

Peri peri is the spice used to season the chicken at Nando’s.

I don’t actually think posters are half as outraged as they’re making out 😆

There are plenty of cultural references poking fun at middle aged men.

It still makes little sense. Why would the menopause be made of pears?

Nonsensical and unfunny.

You found it hilarious though, so that's all that matters. I'm sure your DH was chuffed to ribbons that you laughed at his lame and unfunny 'joke.'

Waaaaaaay more aimed at women.

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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Spot on. This was 2024 winner. They scrapped the award for this year. Cant think why.

I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship, but I bottled it. - Mark Simmons

I mean I would say “happy!” but that’s not really a joke

Just totally puzzled, peri peri is implying hot flushes, and the menopausal is to explain that hot flushes affect middle aged women sometimes. I suspect it doesn't improve by being explained

Does that mean premenopausal women are garlic and herb?

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.

No, it's just a pun - a play on words. Peri is a sauce and is also something women go through. That's all.

Must be my peri perimenopausal hormones preventing me from laughing.
If I wasn't feeling all these crazy symptoms I probably would find it funny.
It's like constant PMS.
I'm definitely not the person I used to be.
I feel completely lost. 😥

The word menopause isn’t chicken related or a play on chicken at all - unless he is saying my vag or uterus is comparable to a chicken?

Now we're getting somewhere...

You are overthinking. It's just the words.

Well as a middle aged woman, who is well on the other side of menopause, I thought it was funny 😆

What do you call a middle-aged man making jokes about middle-aged women?

A twat.