Round where I grew up, we just “got my mate.” There was some debate about whether plungers or surfboards were the better way to deal with them.
One of my friends was hugely embarrassed when her father unpacked the shopping and asked her how long she’d needed the pussy pillows.
There’s a Museum of Menstruation!?!
This is going on my list, right next to the Roto-rooter Museum.
Back in the innocent 1950’s, when they were around 12 & 10, David & Stephen King (yes, THE Stephen King) started a newspaper they called “The Rag.” It let to a lot of jokes they didn’t get until they were much older (Is The Rag going to be late this month? Is Stephen working on the Rag?).
I can’t come out tonight darling, I’ve got the painters in.
Not a funny one, but I’m rather partial to the poetic: “moontime”.
I’ll just go hug a tree now.
Yup. I’ve been wanting to go for ages.
The MUM site is fascinating, but parts are rather horrifying. Such as the Lysol ads. (!!!)
Oh, I like that. We could combine it with one of the most interesting euphimisms I’ve seen here for female gentialia and tell people “Area 51 has fallen to the Communists.” Then, you know, they’ll leave us the hell alone for a few days because people tend to suppose the insane are dangerous 
Funny you should say that, in Dominican slang it would be “having the moon”.
Hmmm… I must admit I like this!
This may be TMI, but I wear ‘Moon Pads’ which are cotton, washable pads that simply snap into place at the crotch of my panties. Very comfy, not sweaty or smelly, and are easy to care for. But, as I noted, that may be TMI, but I believe you Dopers are a pretty stolid bunch!
When in high school we simply noted to each other that “George was here”. It really didn’t have a meaning other than “it’s that time of the month”.
One year in college I shared a dorm room with three other gals and our term was “gushin’.” One of my roomies wrote GUSHIN’ in huge, red letters on our mirror one time (it was funny when we were 18/19). Every female visitor we had got it immediately.
I always mention Aunt Flo, or else say “paying the monthly bill.”
Heehee. “It’s shark week!” and “I’m at the end of my sentence” are great.
Much like my fellow hippie chick WhyNot, though, if I have to mention it I usually just say, “New moon this week.”
From the onion article, this has long been my favorite euphemism ever:
It’s ‘‘that time of the month’’ where I’m ‘‘not at my best’’ because ‘‘my vagina is bleeding.’’
I sometimes ask my friend if she’s on her moon. She hates that phrase.
Time for crime scene sex…
I hate you as well.
Just to clarify, I’m the friend mentioned in Bambi’s post. Just in case anyone thought I was insulting him or something.
If I’m commiserating to my friends, I will often state that “the moon hates me”.
However, I picked up the phrasing “broken”, and several of my female friends have since picked it up.
As in “Well, I’m finally broken.” “Sorry sweetie, but I’m broken.”
My wife realized a while ago that super-feminists would probably find that incredibly offensive, but she didn’t give a crap. Love my woman!
I like to say that I’m doing my monthly no-baby check. It keeps the bf from getting too ooged out and actually sounds positive to him. No babies! Yay! Then he remembers the other side-effects.