I have a bandana and an emergency blanket. They are actually kept in a bag that I originally kept in my daypack along with my mp3 player, a pen and notebook, a little cash and (when I hike) my ID. The bag was transferred to my purse without being sorted and it’s just kind of stayed there.
You never know when you might get caught outside bleeding profusely in lower temps. I figure they may actually come in handy if I ever come across a really bad traffic accident or something. I do hope I never have to use them for that, though.
Me too… as much of a clutter-monkey as I am, the only non-practical things I tend to have are leftover playbills, receipts etc. that I haven’t gotten around to clearing out - and even they rarely last long.
There was the time I had a bag of marbles in there, but that was a one-time thing so doesn’t qualify. Dweezil got them at Cub Scouts and I put 'em in my purse to take them home, and then forgot them.
I noticed them when I was at work a day or so later. I grabbed the bag, started walking around until I found a co-worker at his desk, plunked the bag on his desk and said, loudly “Its not true - I know EXACTLY where they are!”.
You never know when you might need some potassium.
I know! I’ve wanted one for the longest time. Good suggestion!
I forgot the weirdest thing of all: a huge safety pin. It’s actually an old style laundry pin: we lived next to a laundry service, and they gave my grandfather the laundry pin the day I was born. He kept it for me and gave it to me on my 21st birthday. It’s now the main part of my keychain. I have to really empty my purse before I go into a building that has metal detectors!
I keep this. It is an amusing way to pass the time in stalled traffic and it drives my dog crazy since the voice is so different from mine and I never say those phrases.:dubious: NSFW DEMO
The only mysterious object was an acorn and I assumed it fell in when I was walking under a tree.
I’ve seen hard plastic banana containers, I suppose so that people CAN carry a banana in their purses or briefcases. I just eat bananas at home, so I don’t need one of those cases.
I need one for my son. He takes a banana for snack quite often. I’m waiting for the smashed banana inside the backpack. It hasn’t happened yet, but it’s just a matter of time.
One time I opened my briefcase in a meeting, and I had two diapers and a pack of baby wipes in there. Thankfully, the diapers were not used.
I carry different purses, depending on what I’m wearing and it seems that each purse has it’s own set of unique/stupid things that always stay with that particular purse.
The one I’m carrying today has a thank you note from a guy I worked for a few years ago. He gave it to me on secretaries’ day and it’s the kindest gift I’ve ever received from a boss. In part, it reads, “You make working here very enjoyable and you do a fantastic job.” Who doesn’t want to hear that every now and then?
The strangest thing I’ve ever found in my purse was an onion ring. No idea where it came from or how long it had been there.
I usually have my wonder twin super power ring in my purse (of course, i don’t have it today).
I used to have a small plastic kangaroo (my RL nickname is joey, and joey is a baby kangaroo . . . i won it at an arcade).
And right now the strangest thing is a scrap of purple fabric for a skirt that i made for a costume (to help me match). The costume was made months ago, but when i first got my iPhone, I used it to protect it while I was shopping for a protective case. Now it’s just in there. I suppose I could use it for a bandana for a small dog . . .
Oh, and I also have little papers explaining what celiac’s disease is and what foods i can and cannot have - I use them at restaurants when it’s not clear if something is prepared with wheat or wheat flour products.
I don’t think it’s stupid, but I carry this thing.
I also carry a retractable tape measure. (When I was single, I used to say “I always carry condoms, a flashlight and a tape measure. Make up your own joke.”)
The stupidest things in my purse are pens and pencils.
Not because they aren’t useful, but because I can’t remember the last time I actually remembered I had them in there when I needed one.
