Posted on 03/07/2005 7:42:01 AM PST by MisterRepublican
Are you a man who has been shamed into urinating while sitting down? Well, the the Chicago Tribune has found the perfect product to take with you to and from the toilet! That's right, it's the "murse!"
"Guys are grasping the benefits of carrying, go ahead and say it, a purse
It takes a big man to carry a lady-like bag.
Wallets, cell phones, keys, PDAs, laptop computers - even the deepest of pockets can't hold everything the average guy is hauling around these days. While no-frills nylon gym totes or ho-hum pleather business cases would suffice, men are increasingly open to carrying a bag with a bit of style ... something more refined.
Enter the murse - a masculine version of the purse."
A "masculine version of the purse?" Please! That's like the "masculine version" of mascara or high heel shoes -- there ain't no such animal. Oh, but don't worry, guys; the folks at the Chicago Tribune found the biggest manly man on the planet to assure you that you don't have to be taking estrogen shots to carry a murse around. So who did they get? An NFL offensive lineman? The winner of an ultimate fighting championship? Perhaps former general Tommy Franks? No, even better...
"It's not like you're carrying a teacup poodle," says "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" fashion guru Carson Kressley. "Get over it."
...Though Kressley will break out a Louis Vuitton clutch or short-handled satchel when traveling or running from show to show during Fashion Week, his daily murse is often a simple suede messenger bag.
"You don't have to spend a lot of money to get a great one," Kressley says.
Bold designer handbags and smaller purse-like totes are great accessories for fashion-forward men, but Kressley and Pask acknowledge the average Joe needs a healthy dose of self-confidence to carry them.
"They can look a little too girly for most guys," Kressley says. "That's a look reserved for the true meterosexual."
Wait a second -- the "true metrosexual?" I know someone who said that he was a "metrosexual:" Howard Dean! Sure, Howard changed his mind later, but a murse would work so well for Howard. Not only would it be great for offsetting his "angry man" image, but it would go so well with the emasculated, wimpy style of foreign policy that he and his backers on the left espouse. Just think about it, Howard! If I'm a conservative Republican who's telling you to wear it because I think it'll look silly, then it must be good idea!
Hat tip to Ravenwood's Universe for the story.
Ping... ;0)
Guys like that, why don't they just keep their stuff in their vaginas?
Owl_Eagle"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in. I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"
Great.
Just when I thought it couldn't get worse,
they go ahead and invent the Murse.
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaahahahaahahaha
man-sack
Just say "Hell No"
So9
I sometimes hand my purse to my hubby for him to watch while I am in restaurants or stores...I tell him if anyone laughs at him, to hit them with his purse : )
A purse for guys?
I thought a "murse" was a male nurse.
Hmmph.
Live and learn.
I think a murse is a great idea, especially during the summer. It is very hard to conceal my full size double stack .45 and two extra magazines in a pair of shorts. You just never know when you might need 43 rounds of .45. A small leather murse would be great for concealed carry. Otherwise, I end up with a five shot .357 and no extra ammo. Everyone knows you are packing when you wear a fanny pack. Their mistake would be thinking you are gay instead of packing.
I aint buying into this crap.
No thanks!
My missus has been whining about how insensitive I am.
Perhaps I should buy one of these, fill it with cosmetics till it riovals a brick in weight and somehow stuff hosiery in the space leftover, and 'leave' it somewhere for her to find.
When she screams, ask her "I thought you wanted a 'sensitive' man?"
But even I have limits on what I'll do as a prank.
Ping.
Reminded me of you singing when I was growing up.
Thanks mom.
(Mentally scarred for life!)
Really? Wait till bedtime. My voice CAN carry through the door. I LOVE "gotchas".
If you buy a murse, do you get a free bro?
Oh no.. no thankyee.
Probably not.
You've done it now, Buddy! Too late!
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