09 Mar 2016, 10:09 pm
09 Mar 2016, 10:10 pm
Aunt Blabby knows about it too. A "murse" is a male purse. I think you should now call your knapsack a "murse". 
09 Mar 2016, 10:18 pm
It doesn't come out of my mouth easily (maybe because of a little dyspraxia?)
I'll stick to knapsack 
09 Mar 2016, 10:26 pm
09 Mar 2016, 10:31 pm
NewTime wrote:
nurseangela wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Yigeren wrote:
I think men should carry bags. ...
No one is going to make it mandatory for a man to carry a purse; especially as long as trousers have pockets and backpacks/rucksacks are still acceptable.A man needs only a wallet, a ring of keys, eyeglasses and maybe a comb and cell phone - pocket items.
Men do not need to carry those things normally found in a woman's purse, such as:
- checkbook
- spare reading glasses
- sunglasses
- candies
- deodorant
- hand lotion
- hand sanitizer
- handkerchief
- hairbrush
- hair clip
- scrunchies
- lip balm
- medicines
- sunscreen
- nail clipper
- face powder
- lipstick
- mascara
- tissues
- calendar / date book
- breath mints
- various items related to feminine hygiene
I always wondered about that - aren't there any single guys that have checkbooks?
I didn't know guys didn't have checkbooks. Wow. And guys don't ever carry medicine with them? No sunscreen? Isn't it important to protect the skin?
I don't carry sunscreen because it's usually night when I'm out (or early morning), but I sure do carry otc meds for headaches and such. I don't know how men survive.
09 Mar 2016, 10:34 pm
nurseangela wrote:
I always wondered about that - aren't there any single guys that have checkbooks?
I have a checkbook locked away somewhere. Maybe used it 5 times in my life. Fits easily in my pocket. Only things I ever carry around on a regular basis are:
-Keys
-Wallet
-Phone
and very rarely a comb.
When in school on the other hand, I'd carry around my shoulder strap computer bag a lot with or without my computer. It's like a very specialized evolved purse/satchel I guess. Like an Aye Ayes grub finger
09 Mar 2016, 10:37 pm
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09 Mar 2016, 10:58 pm
NewTime wrote:
Purses are a convenient way of carrying extra stuff. Why should men not be allowed to carry them? What's so wrong with a man carrying a bag?
I don't carry a purse, but I don't see why it can cause any problems if a man did carry one.
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09 Mar 2016, 11:04 pm
09 Mar 2016, 11:09 pm
Feyokien wrote:
That line of conversation is off topic though, not whether there is a necessity for men to carry purses/satchels/bags or whatever, but if it is acceptable.
Obvious answer: yes
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Obvious answer: yes
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Are you referring to my line of dialogue?
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09 Mar 2016, 11:17 pm
Feyokien wrote:
When in school on the other hand, I'd carry around my shoulder strap computer bag a lot with or without my computer.
Everywhere I've worked countless male techies somehow end up using their computer bags for just about everything someone would use a purse for. Carried them around with them everywhere, too. Often without a computer because, "all my stuff is in there".
Also, apart from the side of the aisle they are purchased from, there are a lot of "mens" computer bags, briefcases and the like that...well, they just don't look so different from a purse.
From http://www.ferragamo.com/shop/en/usa/me ... iefcases-1 :
($1,300 "mens" computer bag)
USD 1,200
"Tote with a top zip closure, interior zip pocket, key clip, leather wrapped handles and a reinforced base in printed calfskin."
And if you don't have a laptop computer or don't want to spend $1000 on a purse, well maybe a messenger bag is for you:
"Leather Messenger Bag for Men, Green Turquoise Leather - $69.00"
...my point is that whether or not it "should" be considered acceptable from any certain viewpoint for men to carry a purse - it already is.
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