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If it's somebody I'm not comfortable discussing body things with but do want to talk to, I'll use a polite euphemism, such as that my least favorite aunt is visiting. I also use this euphemism when nothing else seems to fit right.

If it's somebody I'm OK with discussing things with, and I'm in a mood when I'm OK discussing it, I say I'm on my period.

If it's somebody I don't want to be talking to about anything I'll say something like "I'm on the rag", "I'm riding the cotton pony" or "My vagina is bleeding" in hopes that they'll go away.

Technically, it's not your vagina that's bleeding.

I prefer "bleeding like a stuck pig."

I say this one often! :-)

"GET AWAY!!!!" *sssnnnnaaarrrllll* *ggggrrrrroooowwwllll* "Can you not see that I'm dangerous? Then you deserve what's coming to you!" *snap* *snarl* *nip* *BITE*

Why wasn't that an option, by the way?

Because I'm not a werewolf? Ahem, sorry, a wifwolf.

Me mum and I refer to the thing itself as "the curse," so when I'm menstruating I often refer to it as "cursing." It's often appropriate in more ways than one. "MOTHERFUCKER OW! OW OW OW! BITCH!"

Oh, and tampons/pads/etc are either "curse equipment" or "cursables." No, I don't know why. My mother's argot would give most linguist-types an orgasm. :)

For years, it was always "you-knows" to me.

First a beautiful phoenix avatar, now a SinFest av? Oh, you're so on my friends list. ;)

Menstruation sucks, but it usually beats the alternative. :)

Being a little kid again?

*adds you back*

Wow. Every time I see this icon, I'm going to startle. It's like a mirror effect!

I prefer saying that I have that happy greating from my uterus.

Don't know where this came from but my husband and I say that I 'fell of my bike'. If I'm talking to my mum, or another woman, I say 'time of the month'.

Some people say "fell off the roof", which is funny because in my family "on the roof" is a bit of a jokesy euphemism for "dead". Short story.

Do you people never say that "the painters are in"? Or use the rather degrading terminology of "on the rag"?

Oh, and "I've got my period" is so lazy .english it's not funny. It's my proposal that we remove the word "got" from the English language entirely and make people think about grammar for one, and just how they "get" stuff [ie, recieve, catch, fall into, etc, etc].

=)

Desiring most people to "think" about anything at all when it comes to English is probably way too much to ask.

My year 8 English teacher thought it was worth a try. And thus, fifteen years on or something ridiculous, I still continue to do my best. ;)

Yes, the fact that AOL says, "You've got mail" has always grated on my nerves.

Oh, and then there's the ever popular, "Aunt Flo is here." Heh.

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It's been so long since I've had to deal with girls and their ... "problems" ... that I've forgotten half of the truly amusing names.

I'll have to agree with "bleeding like a stuck pig."

As far as the alternative...it depends on WHICH alternative you mean. ;)

I used to go to work and tell my closest female coworkers that I was "bleeding to death." Little did I know how right I was, as I had to force myself to eat every hour, or I'd get dizzy and pass out. (Google "Adenomyosis" if you wish)

There is, ladies, a surgery to cure anemia. It's called HYSTERECTOMY. :p

*does the no-more-perids happy dance*

If I stopped menstruating (when, I should say), I'd have to donate blood. My family is much more prone to too much iron than too little.