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.

I havent RTFT but I got DH one of these for Christmas for £3 - bargain!

We have no penguins (biscuits or birds). Can't remember the last time we did. I've always thought they were a bit shit. Our DC had them in their lunch boxes a few times (but preferred Rocky bars). As a kid I always preferred Taxi bars. Whatever happened to them?

You have every right to be annoyed as hell. If he's asking you every evening, that would get on my nerves too. But that is when the adult in you needs to step up and let the kid in him come out.

If your man is truly happy with his penguins, you need to stop getting upset. His penguin obsession is obviously linked to his childhood and family and it brings him joy. Don't sour that for him.

Ah, I long for 'problems' like this.

Today is actually Penguin Awareness Day.

I would not have a plate with penguins at the party BUT i would have a nice glass cookie jar with penguins :)

YANBU OP. Penguins are boring and your DH is boring to be obsessed with them. That would proper give me the ick.

His whole family sounds nuts 🤣

Never 😂

Im with you dont like penguin biscuits and the repeated comment every night would drive me nuts too. My exh used to stand at the door every night and say "bedtime"!!! After 30 years of it I just said "you dont need to announce when you are going and I dont need telling when to go"! He kept doing it as thought it was funny because he knew it was getting on my nerves. Just another of the 100s of reasons he became my ex 😉

I think if this is what winds you up you’ve got bigger problems. He sounds lovely by the way.

I can imagine its getting really annoying maybe you should find your own obsession like r whites lemonade or um bongo or better still club biscuits 🤣 get your own back and then he might realise how annoying he is.
I havent had a penguin in years kind of went off them so none in our house and dieting now anyway so choc biscuits are out.
I would at least let him have his plate of penguins for the party. Though annoying its still harmless compared to a lot of things a husband can be obsessed with.

I hope he tells you the joke on the wrapper every time

Does he read out the jokes? 🫣🤣

My Elderly Dad always has penguins in the fridge so when I go for a cuppa I have one. I don't think to buy them myself but enjoy one at his house.
Morrisons had the Penguin shaped biscuit tin on sale at the weekend. You could buy him one of those, fill it to the brim then he won't have to go shopping as often for his favourite treat.

@BettyWhittaker

British. We don’t have them regularly, and don’t for years at a time, but they occasionally make it in, then mum gets obsessed for a while, she goes through phases. They are defo something from my past though, and the quality has gone down too.

It’s annoying, sure, but harmless and potentially a bit sweet if you can lean in and see the funny side. The 8pm ritual is hilarious and he probably still asks you a bit tongue in cheek.

I’d absolutely mess with him though and get some fun I’m out of it where I could! Buy Tim Tams, buy him loads of them for a present disguised, etc.. some really good suggestions here! 😂 However, I’d be eating the better quality biscuits instead. Sounds like they safe from him! 😉

I love a real penguin and I'm also a fan of the dupes from Lidl & Aldi. 8pm is when we have our cuppa and a biscuit, although we're trying to stop this so having a lighter hot chocolate instead in the evenings

Biting at both ends? Is that a........oh my?! (Runs to Asda.....) thank you OP!!!!

I saw this and it put me in mind of your MIL (swap bread for penguins obv!)

I think I might be missing something but I think there is more to this than a packet of biscuits. To be honest your husband sounds like a great big yawn fest. As for having them out at a party. I would go the extra 9 yards packets of snowballs, jammy dodgers, custard creams snd Bournville arranged alternately. Some vesta chow mein and a frey bentos meat pie sened with smash mash & tinned carrots. Swiss roll and custard, pineapple and cheese on sticks real 70s vibe. God give you strength. If he was mine he would be under the patio.

Love this too. R whites, iam a secret lemonade drinker. Club biscuits maybe sing the club song st 8 while eating a club and insisting they are much nicer than penguins. Good family fun.

No penguins in our house and my mother never really bought them.

I love this post, there’s something comforting in learning that about the 8pm Penguin ritual, and the mill’s Penguin jibes, which are a great antidote to what’s going on in the world.

This came up in similar threads. Thought it would be about real penguins.🤣🤣🤣

To be outraged by this (Penguin atrocity) | Mumsnet share.google/aE2iQol1M8oetmfBx

He is BU. Penguins are the second most bland and unexciting wrapped biscuit there is (number 1 being a Blue Riband).