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Bought my first "Man Bag" today.
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In the 80's, male group visits to the Men's Room meant one of two things...one of which was to powder one's nose.
In the 80's, male group visits to the Men's Room meant one of two things...one of which was to powder one's nose.
Since you're talking about the 80's, "powder one's nose" could mean one of two things. Both of them literal.
The other, of course, was to group poop.
OOF! SPORTS IS GOOD! Now hold my handbag while I get the seat sanitizer.
Excellent choice; I have not one, but two, the medium classic and the medium briefcase 'thin', both chestnut, and they are extremely sturdy, exceptionally well-made, and strangely elegant in appearance.
Hilarious thread, by the way. I must say I nearly howled (no lady like giggles) with laughter reading some of the posts. Seriously, guys, what planet do you think women inhabit? (I know, I know, many of you seem to think that we live on Venus........while Mars is home to some of you.....)
My briefcase carries the requirements of modern living: MBA (thank the gods I don't believe in that the 2013 model has such wonderful battery life - my 13" seems capable of twelve hours) without cords & adaptor as - mostly, I don't need them, unless I am away somewhere on a short trip of a few days; water bottles, fountain pen cartridges, notebooks for note-taking, business cards, actual books (things with pages and covers), sometimes, my fountain pen - other times, that is in the inside pocket of my jacket.
Other things to be found nestling in my briefcase include newspapers, (yes, I subscribe), occasionally some dark chocolate for when I have one of my countless double espressos, memos, my iPod, and its accompanying Bowers & Wilkins P5 headphones; sometimes, my iPad, as well. An indeterminate time frame which lies between occasionally and often, I put my keys in the briefcase, other times they are in my jacket pocket. On the other hand, my mobile phone is always in my briefcase; apart from anything else, I manage not to answer it quite a lot of the time, a muffled sound is a lot easier to blank out, especially if I am drinking coffee. A small torch is also in my briefcase, as is a Swiss Army knife, in its little leather sheath.
My pants pocket takes my wallet - invariably small, and made of a soft comfortable flexible leather, which carries cards, coins, and banknotes, and my jacket pocket keys to the office, lip gel, comb, etc.
What an Army Officer of a certain venerable vintage once referred to as 'Ladies' Necessities' while staring at me (I was the only female in the room) as he gave us a briefing (torn between excruciating embarrassment and duty, duty, I am pleased to report, won through) tend to be in my jacket pocket, but also, yes, sometimes reside in my briefcase.
While I am touched by the concern some guys seem to have with where purses go when they are not clutched in a hand, (is this another one of those trans-Atlantic terms which is understood differently both sides of the Pond?) - in my youth, many women carried some version of a bag, usually called a handbag, which in turn, contained a purse if their owner (female) is busy powdering her nose. Guys, let me tell you that I know not a single female who ever put a purse on the floor while answering nature's call. And these days, a purse, or wallet, is usually in a jeans or some other pocket, not the floor.
Now, a phone (company phone) given to me did indeed once fall into the deep black depths - one of those wonderful 'squat' numbers you find in central Asia - when communing thus with nature. The thing had been in my pocket and had fallen out, and down, and down, and down, to meet a sad and premature end.
Needless to say, I made no attempt to retrieve it, but my colourful curses and fluent oaths, rich, vulgar, biological and, as it happened, loud, gave rise to a delighted outburst of surprised laughter from outside the cubicle.
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Prescription sun glasses and regular glasses? I have transitions, but they don't really get as dark as I'd like them too or they don't have as much coverage as I'd like sun glasses to have. Aviator size lenses are good for sunglasses, but I don't want to walk around with those on my face throughout the day.
I have two pairs of glasses - both prescription spectacles; one is a pair of prescription sun-glasses, (they are very dark), while the other is a vary-focal - my normal day to day pair. When I'm working abroad, I carry both all of the time; one in either my briefcase or the breast pocket of my jacket, in a soft leather case, and the other, invariably, on my nose.
Was the inference really so hard to make? As others above, I carry regular glasses and prescription sun glasses.
This brings up a good point.
The glasses I have for "normal" wear are also transitions [darken when exposed to UV] while the "computer" glasses have no tinting at all. Since part of my job involves precise color adjustments, I could not have my glasses affect the color I see on the screen.
I only carry a tote like that when I'm bringing my iPad with me, out and about, but mine is smaller, more ipad sized. Another good excuse would be as a student, but then a backpack might be more appropriate. Otherwise, your just a girly-man, lol.
I use cargo pants because I have items to carry.
Phone, keys, backup, camera phone thing, chap stick, comb, wallet, eye drops, and I hate stuff in my back pockets.
Cargo pants tend to do the job.
You mean you have them to toss at the other guys after you win the fight without being hit......yep, that has to be it!
Nope! The Monthly Feats of Strength requires you to get punched in the face at least three times per bar fight. It helps build endurance and character.
The first rule of Monthly Feats of Strength is that you do _not_ talk about Monthly Feats of Strength ...
- DT, er, TD
Yeah, and the second rule of the Monthly Feats of Strength is that there are no rules. I always assumed that meant I could talk about it.
This may become trendy some day. There was a time when men wearing an earring was highly suspect.
I also predict a time when male cosmetics become mainstream. There is just too much money in it for marketers to ignore.
I also predict a time when male cosmetics become mainstream. There is just too much money in it for marketers to ignore.