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.

Don't let him find out about TimTams

I live in Australia and I’d love a penguin bar 😂

My parents always used to buy them when I was a kid, and they still buy them now as my dad likes them.

But no one in my house likes them enough to want to buy any. If we’re getting that sort of biscuit in it’ll either be kitkats or clubs. Preferably the mint clubs. PILs are team kitkat too.

Penguins are a staple in my household.

They were my least favourite. Give me a club, trio, gold bar or viscount any day.

Penguins, wagon wheels and blue riband can do one.

We don’t have Penguins. I never liked them

Dd insisted on trying one when she was about 7 years old

She came out in a rash just after eating

She insisted it wasn’t the Penguin biscuit so tried one again a few weeks later.

She came out in a rash again so never bought them after that

My dad has them in the fridge most of the time. I haven't had one in years.

It seems like a harmless eccentricity to me OP.

Maybe it is a traditional thing but nowadays any kind of biscuit like that is massive UPF shit pile and probably would give you cancer if you eat it every day. Soz.

I think it's fab. He loves Penguins. Not like it's cocaine, booze, scratch cards or porn.

It's his little eccentricity. Let the man live. 😂

They are infinitely better when you bite the corners off and use them as a straw with a hot cup of tea!

We always had them in the house when I was a kid. Less so now, but I do love a penguin sometimes so will buy them if on offer.

YABU for worrying about tackiness at a kids party 🙄

Personally I think you need to embrace the penguin obsession and just go with the floe.

The 14 packs are in Aldi for £1.49 at the moment

p.p.p.pick them up

They'll be my mid morning snack for a fortnight

No penguins here . . . it's a strictly Kitkat household

Although DB loves Gold Bars & Viscount mint biscuits so I get those when he's visiting . . . .

All this angst over a biscuit! 😂😂😂😂😂

I’m crying laughing at this 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Get them occasionally for the kids but other than the mint ones they taste like shit IMO. Cheap and nasty biscuits.

Aw usually first post nails it! I think this is cute as hell!

It’s cute!!
No we don’t have any on the cupboard

We always had penguins or club as a child and I buy them when they are on special offer so have a packet in at the moment ...DD loves the dad jokes on them!

Bring back raisin Clubs!

Is your husband 70 plus or under 10?

I'm sorry but this is hilarious.
Because it’s mumsnet I think I’m meant to tell you LTB but this seems quite extreme.

at least birthdays are easy now- a packet of penguins with a bow.

No don’t have them either. Basic bitch biscuits

🐧 I am so sorry op I've ordered some earlier on today.... because we'd run out. 😬

I used to love them as did my daughter but then I became gluten intolerant and we didn't have them as often but they were a staple at family homes growing up even at the farm and I dont think they had children (just animals) so it must have been for the adults

I enjoyed that episode... especially when he said [something along the lines of] "I can't believe everyone was listening, but nobody corrected me"
🤣🤣🤣