# the lighter side of menstruation **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246 "2012-10-19T17:02:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246/1 "2012-10-19T17:02:59Z")
[Article here](http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2012/10/19/14557333-theres-only-one-reason-for-a-happy-period-richard?lite# __utma=14933801.53075190.1344350706.1350657336.1350664310.120&__ utmb=14933801.2.10.1350664310& __utmc=14933801&__ utmx=-&__utmz=14933801.1347368752.53.3.utmcsr=nbcnews.com%7Cutmccn=(referral)%7Cutmcmd=referral%7Cutmcct=/&__utmv=14933801.%7C8=Earned%20By=msnbc%7Ccover=1%5E12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1%5E13=Landing%20Hostname=www.nbcnews.com=1%5E30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Earned%20to%20Mixed=1& __utmk=188455848&__ utma=14933801.53075190.1344350706.1350657336.1350664310.120& __utmb=14933801.2.10.1350664310&__ utmc=14933801& __utmx=-&__ utmz=14933801.1347368752.53.3.utmcsr=nbcnews.com%7Cutmccn=(referral)%7Cutmcmd=referral%7Cutmcct=/& __utmv=14933801.%7C8=Earned%20By=msnbc%7Ccover=1%5E12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1%5E13=Landing%20Hostname=www.nbcnews.com=1%5E30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Earned%20to%20Mixed=1&__ utmk=188455848) about a man who posted a complaint on Facebook, claiming that all of those feminine hygene ads he had been seeing for years had deceived him into thinking that periods were fun - until he got a girlfriend and discovered the truth. The company at which his comedic rant was directed chose to respond in kind. [Here is Richard Neill’s initial complaint.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GRi59CfJqI) And [here is Bodyform’s response.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpy75q2DDow)😃 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246/2 "2012-10-19T18:13:19Z")
If you want delightful blue fluids spilling over wings data a Na’vi or a Smurf. ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246/3 "2012-10-19T18:18:51Z")
Oh how I long for those halcyon days when my wife got her period. If you think Aunt Flo and PMS are bad, wait until your life partner hits menopause. My wife of over 20 years has become a raving bipolar lunatic. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246/4 "2012-10-19T18:56:34Z")
> [@OtisCampbellWasRight](#): > > Oh how I long for those halcyon days when my wife got her period. If you think Aunt Flo and PMS are bad, wait until your life partner hits menopause. > > My wife of over 20 years has become a raving bipolar lunatic. LOL! The sad part is I used to be upset I was acting that way, now I enjoy it! Not really, the irrational makes my head hurt and my poor SO, well he has a lot of patience. His new mantra is, “I’ll talk to you later when you don’t want to fight.” ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246/5 "2012-10-19T19:24:58Z")
Hilarious! And now I want to support Bodyform. Do thay make products for men? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246/6 "2012-10-19T20:08:33Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > And [here is Bodyform’s response.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpy75q2DDow)😃 I’ve been using one brand of feminine products since I was a teenager, but I just might try Bodyform because damn, that was _good_. People like Richard are living proof why everyone should have an opposite sex sibling. (Yes, I know it’s not possible, but it helps.) ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246/7 "2012-10-20T03:24:35Z")
That last part, where she passes gas? Utter fiction. Women do not pass gas. I mean, please. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246/8 "2012-10-20T04:12:37Z")
My favorite is the semi-colon, but the period is fun too. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lighter-side-of-menstruation/638246/9 "2012-10-20T11:35:05Z")
The cynic in me suspects a clever viral marketing campaign. Still really funny, though…