The Man Bag

The Washington Times ^ | December 10, 2006 | Tom Purcell

[3AngelaD]

"...we're at war with tough-guy terrorists and our fellows are suffering injuries from their wallets."

[gidget7]

It is not "manly" to carry a man bag. yuck! A brief case if you have a reason to, but please men, if you have any male pride, don't carry a man bag.

[steveo]

"It's not a purse. It's European."

[ConservativeMind]

Uh, your "Man Bag" is being critiqued...

[CrawDaddyCA]

One word: GAY

[Steel Wolf]

It's designed to hold the modern man's wallet, keys, sunglasses, iPod, cell phone, body spray, hair goop, diary and whatever other junk he totes around these days.

If you can't fit your wallet, keyes, knife, and phone in your pants, you need bigger pants, not a purse.

If you're carring anything else, put it in your 3-day assault pack..

[skinkinthegrass]

*sigh*

...ever since "sensitive" men, were supposed to "explore their "f'weeling".....its' been goin' downhill ever since. :((

[The_Reader_David]

This is why men's sportcoats have lots of inside pockets. If someone has enough money to buy a 'man bag' he can get himself a nice sportcoat instead.

[3AngelaD]

I thought we all needed a laugh today. For the record, I am anti-manbag. There is something Seinfeldinan about this whole thing. I see Kramer (pre-nutjob Kramer) discussing this with George and George's father.

[bannie]

Men already have two. That should be all that they need.

(Please, Don't ever tell my mother that I just wrote that!!)

[cardinal4]

Those of us who descended directly from my Dad-myself, my brother and my sons, will never wear a manpurse. I have yet to attend a baby shower and I dont put anything in my hair except Head and Shoulders. And I dont go to a stylist-my wife does me and my boys with a number 1 hair clipper. When I travel, I carry what I need in my REI backpack. It holds two days worth of clothes, my laptop, and various toilet articles. If it doesnt fit, it doesnt go. My boys, brother and I will never be feminized, my wife wouldnt stand for it. And I would love to have a nice briefcase!

Matt Lauer wears a man purse..case closed.

[38special]

How about a backpack? Simple solution.

[loungitude]

Laura Ingraham calls this item a 'murse'. Me, I would not carry something like this unless it contained a large firearm.

[CottShop]

ah yes, the feminization of America- the sissification of society- We're almost htere folks- this crap is being foisted on our kids in schools too- I swear if anyone tried carrying one of htose around here they'd get the crap kicked out of them- kinda hard to be a logger & factory worker when you're burdened by a gay bag- ooops- excuse me- man bag. http://sacredscoop.com

[bannie]

I thought a "m'urse" was a male nurse. Oh, my...semantics are gonna' kill us.

[savedbygrace]

That's a backpack. Sheesh.

[Tahoe3002]

I sometimes carry a manbag with a checkbook, couple of credit cards and a Taurus PT145, .45 caliber semi-auto pistol. Ten shots, plus one in barrel and a spare magazine.

One just does not know when one will need a fire extinguisher or a .45!

[Shooter 2.5]

[Steel Wolf]

As a caveat, putting hair goop, body spray and a diary inside an assault pack may cause it to explode. Out of shame.

I've got a battered assault pack I picked up at the PX on Camp Victory, and it's great to leave in the car with a change of clothes, a shaving kit, and other essentials. Or to take hiking, to a concert or other outdoor event, if you're bringing a camera, GPS, some food and drinks, etc. Very handy, and no one's going to give you any man-purse looks about it.

[loungitude]

I thought a "m'urse" was a male nurse. Oh, my...semantics are gonna' kill us.
......................
Perhaps. I prefer female nurses. Ducking now.