Mouse matresses
Manhole cover
The cardboard cannon
12-guage shells
The wings of destiny
Clitty litter (used)
Deer lures (used)
Blud Clot’ (Jamaican slang for a used one, also an insult to a man)
Doin’ the No Baby dance
Stripping the wallpaper (shedding the uterine lining)
The Red Badge Of Courage
Not a day to wear white
Remember, the adhesive side goes out.
Curses! Foiled again!
Well, put the cradle back in the attic!
The Hell’s Angels have a Red Wings patch to show that the wearer has given head to a menstruating woman.
When Lil’ Marli gets to growling, remind her that raggin’ has 2 Gs, not 1.
And, when it’s time to talk about Jilling off, tell her that orgasm is one of the best ways to cramp relief.
It isn’t exactly a nick, but in Spain it’s called “la regla,” “the rule.” Cos it’s a rule of life that if you’re female you’re going to get it and cuss it…
I don’t know if it qualifes as a euphemism, but in our younger days Razorette simply referred to it as, “Sorry, you’re SOL.” I loved how she made it all about me.
I swear to God, on the night before I was married, one of my uncles – having imbibed one or two Jack Daniels too many – actually told me, “Never, never criticize your wife…” I thought this was a noble, gallant thing to say, until he added, “…‘cuz you ain’t ever gonna’ win a fight with somebody who bleeds for five days and survves.”