DH’s penguin obsession

[BettyWhittaker]

DH is obsessed with penguins (the biscuits, not the birds) and always has been. He says every British household has a packet of penguins in - just as his grandparents did 30 years ago.
He’s particularly excited at the minute as they’re on offer in Asda for £1 a pack. He came in the other day with 3 packets, all different players - acting like he’d just closed in on the deal of the century.

Anyway, I know it sounds petty but it’s winding me up. Every evening around 8pm he stands up and says “penguin?” No I don’t want a fucking penguin, I never do and I’ve told him to stop asking me. Yes it sounds like a small thing but this is years of frustration. This morning his mother came around whilst he was out and once I made a coffee she said “no penguins in?” Ffs and they act like I’m the weird one!!!

Anyway next week we’re having a little party for DGD and DH wants a plate of penguins all arranged on a plate for the buffet. I think this is tacky as hell. He thinks I’m being a snob.

AIBU???

Bonus points for anyone who can tell me if every British household does indeed have at least one packet of penguins in.

Sorry OP but that’s hilarious

I happen to have a packet of penguins at the moment. Coincidentally it’s probably the first in 5 years… 🤷‍♀️

Team DH. We always have penguins, clubs or kitkats in.

I did buy a pack when I saw they where £1 at asda actually 😅

I don't believe every household has a packet of penguins in.

Have you ever tried biting both the ends off and drinking a hot drink through it. Could that open your mind to enjoying an 8pm penguin once in a while?

Sounds more like he's nostalgic for them and likes eating them...you seem like the one going a little crazy, and I think he knows it.

Haven't had a penguin in decades.

I think it's hilarious and you're the penguin 🐧 party pooper

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What does this mean 'all different players'

I have to admit I often p.p.p.pick up a penguin!

I mean we never have real penguins that would be really posh.We have Arctic bars a la Aldi.
The 8pm stand up and Penguin? Would drive me insane though so yanbu about that!

I haven’t seen penguins in anyone’s home since the 90s probably. I had forgot they were even a thing!

Bit weird for his whole family to be obsessed with them, but it’s pretty harmless so 🤷‍♀️

I don’t think every household has Penguins but this has reminded me that I do really like them so much get some with my next shop.

I hope your DGD enjoys her birthday. If I was a guest, I’d eat a Penguin.

I'm guessing "flavours"

I think it sounds quite sweet and endearing ...a harmless quirk so leave him and his penguins alone!

Is your surname Popper?

There’s not been a packet on penguins in this house for about 5 years.
He's wrong. lol.
It does appear that he’s inherited his weird obsession.

I'd rather have a breakaway or a kit kat. My mum thought Penguins were common (the biscuits not the birds) so we weren't allowed them.

No penguins here and British through and through.

I’d have to take the piss one birthday though and have a giant penguin cake made and all of his presents would just be different sized boxes wrapped up filled with varying numbers of penguin biscuits.

Oh god don’t, I hear this everytime he goes out to shop

I’m quite partial to a Penguin, but I’d be sick of them if I ate them on a daily basis. We definitely don’t have a permanent supply of them!

Hahah I found this hilarious but equally I can see how annoying it could get. While we are all allowed to have our quirks this is a bit much :

Anyway, I know it sounds petty but it’s winding me up. Every evening around 8pm he stands up and says “penguin?” No I don’t want a fucking penguin, I never do and I’ve told him to stop asking me. Yes it sounds like a small thing but this is years of frustration

Assuming Op has seriously communicated she doesn’t find this amusing and doesn’t want to be offered one, he needs to stop doing it.

YABU. We bite off opposite corners, put one corner in your tea and suck the tea through them. It was a revelation when I learned this from a flatmate at Uni many years ago 🤣

I don’t think I’ve had a Penguin since I was about 8! I’ve just asked my kids (aged between 7 and 13) and they’ve never heard of them!

Have you bought him a packet of TimTams yet? Same idea as penguins just taste better 🤣