# I'm PMSing... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 1999, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589 "1999-10-19T15:45:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/1 "1999-10-19T15:45:00Z")
It’s a week before “my aunt visits” and I’m PMSing. I know this because I just went through a thirty-minute internal debate about whether to post a topic called “Why am I Invisible?” I hate to be such a stereotypical woman, but irrationality pretty much rules me at this time of the month. * * * Most common question I ask: “What?” Most common question I get: “Are you really hearing impaired?” ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/2 "1999-10-19T15:52:00Z")
It’s a hormone thang, you can’t help it. I wish you a short and smooth PMS. How’s **that** for a Hallmark card that **should** exist? * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/3 "1999-10-19T15:52:00Z")
OK now. Hand me that china plate, nice and easy… ## _backs out slowly_ Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![beefymeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@beefymeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beefymeg)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/4 "1999-10-19T15:58:00Z")
So… why ARE you invisible? * * * Sucks to your assmar. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/5 "1999-10-19T15:59:00Z")
copious amounts of chocolate always helps me… ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/6 "1999-10-19T16:04:00Z")
Hmmm… You’re invisible and apparently I’m inaudible. Maybe we could be a new SuperHero team. * * * “The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.” - _Humphrey Bogart_ ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/7 "1999-10-19T16:05:00Z")
Funny you should say that, Sue. Moments after starting this topic I resurrected Yankee Blue’s “Candy Bar Cravings” topic. * * * Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, dogs are from Pluto. - Anonymous ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/8 "1999-10-19T16:14:00Z")
Canthearya- Yeah, I know what you mean. Go read some of my recent posts, and guess what time of the month it is for me. * * * Modest? You bet I’m modest! I am the queen of modesty! ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/9 "1999-10-19T16:23:00Z")
Ever hear of Callebot chocolate canthearya? it does a great job of knocking auntie right off her feet. I get to witness 122 cases of pms every glorious month in the school i work at… ummm 123 including mine… I really think that we could be a bunch of rich women if we came up with our own brand of pms-away chocolate * * * We are, each of us angels with only one wing; and we can only fly by embracing one another ---
**Author:** ![MountainBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@MountainBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MountainBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 1999, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/10 "1999-10-20T05:26:00Z")
Last week I felt terrible…in fact I have to admit that I was rather BITCHY! My poor man was confused all week, couldn’t talk to me at all because if he did I got mad. Everything he did or said upset me. The thing I hate the most about PMSing is that I don’t even realize I’m being bitchy until a few days later when my mind clears. Then I have to apoligize for all of the nasty things I said or did. ## I never used to get this way, I think that I’m getting old. Bummer… They’re not Hot Flashes, They’re Power Surges! ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 1999, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/11 "1999-10-20T05:33:00Z")
\*Canthearya: It’s a week before “my aunt visits” and I’m PMSing. \* I’m sure you’ll be better before she arrives. If not, explain it to her. I’m sure she’ll understand, being a woman too. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 1999, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/12 "1999-10-20T05:38:00Z")
Please tell me you’re joking, AWB. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 1999, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/13 "1999-10-20T05:52:00Z")
You gals want me to handle this? Maybe I can take the lad aside and explain a couple things to him. Or do you think AWB is joking? * * * “The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.” - _Humphrey Bogart_ ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/14 "1999-10-19T18:12:00Z")
Gosh Unca, maybe you should speak with him. We women use a lot of diffrent phrases to speak of this subject. My friend is visiting Saddleblanket or cork( depending on personal preference) time The ever popular " The Curse" And so on. * * * Ayesha - Lioness * * * I’m out of my mind, but, feel free to leave a message ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/15 "1999-10-19T18:37:00Z")
## I think AWB is yanking your chains…(pst! AWB- If you weren’t, say you were!!) I’m sure he knows that your “aunt” visiting refers to your “Aunt Flo”…as in “menstrual flow”… (hopefully my subtle hint worked) Anyway, I get really nasty around that time and end up apologizing numerous times…now we just stay away from each other for a few days 🙂 Some mornings it just doesn’t seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps. [Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/16 "1999-10-19T20:46:00Z")
I know exactly how you feel, Canthearya, I’ve got one more day to go and I’m miserable! Am I the only one who totally loses all brain power while pmsing? I can’t think straight, can’t remember anything and to top it off I get clumsy as hell. This morning I dropped an entire mug of coffee, knocked over my son, and somehow tripped up the stairs. Is there any chance that this is covered by the Americans with Disabilties Act? I think for the safety of myself and those around me, I should be entitled to spend three days out of every month in bed waited on hand and foot 😉 * * * “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” Albert Einstein ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/17 "1999-10-19T21:05:00Z")
At least you’re in Heidelberg, tatertot. [whine]_Yoooooou_ can go downtowon and have a decent beeeer! _Yooooooooou_ can go to the SchnellImbiss and have a wonderful bratwurst! _Yoooooooooooou_ can go down to the Hauptstrasse and have the best gyros I’ve ever had in my entire life! Nooooo faaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr!!![/whine] ::sniff:: ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/18 "1999-10-19T21:20:00Z")
Yep, and I live right across the street from the best gyros stand in all of Heidelberg. 🙂 Sorry, I get really mean when I pms. Hey, you’re always welcome to come visit, let’s just choose a week when we are both our wonderful, normal selves. BTW, did you go to Heidelberg High, cause when I went to fabulous Frankfurt High we always thought the folks at H.H. were rather snobby & full of themselves. ## Sorry…the Bitch is back 😉 “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” Albert Einstein ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/19 "1999-10-19T23:45:00Z")
I wish there was some clear way to tell when the PMSer is in town. I had a hysterectomy a year or so back, and was pleased that they left my ovaries - since that meant I wouldn’t have to go through menopause just yet. I failed to take into consideration that I now have no _marker_ to tell me when my cycles are going on. I often find myself wondering if a recent spate of behavior was hormonally driven - but my cycle was never regular, so there’s no way to count. I just have to wait out the clumsy phase and count the bruises… * * * The reason gentlemen prefer blondes is that there are not enough redheads to go around. ---
**Author:** ![Imthecowgodmoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Imthecowgodmoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imthecowgodmoo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 1999, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589/20 "1999-10-20T01:03:00Z")
wooooooah, **TMI** * * * “I’m not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.”-- Calvin and Hobbes (\_\_) `\/-------\ `| |-----| | …c.c…c.c… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pmsing/9589.md?page=2)