What in the love of christ do you carry in that thing?!?!?!

The BBQ Pit
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I haven’t read all the replies, so forgive me if this has been said.

Being a woman sucks for many reasons, but I’ll list just two. Number one, we have a monthly pain in the ass (okay, not quite the ass, but you know what I mean) that we must deal with by having female implements on hand at all times. And number two, about half the clothes we wear DO NOT HAVE POCKETS, Mr. I’m-Omniscient-So-I-Have-The-Right-To-Give-You-Shit!!!!

I hate purses, but I do carry a nice big bicycle messenger-type bag that has the following items inside:

  • Current book I’m reading (Right now it’s Wicked** by Gregory Maguire)
  • Resume
  • Electronic organzier
  • Wallet
  • Notebook
  • Pens
  • Small Bible
  • Small pouch with female implements
  • Key ring with five keys (Office, home, car, bike lock, mailbox)

I admit I do not carry this monstrosity around all the time. Only to and from work. On the weekends, the most I’ll carry is a wallet - in my hand or coat pocket. The least I’ll carry is my cash, ID and credit card - in my back pocket.

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Spiney!! On-on!

–The Wife of the Elder Son of Fucking Incorrigable of Coeur d’Alene HHH, and Eugene but yet to participate.

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I was surprised at the level of Omnicient’s, uh, intensity here, too. When women act like that we get accused of having PMS. But, of course, Omni wouldn’t be able to do anything about his, because he doesn’t carry a calendar or Midol with him.

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Oh yeah, all this talk of keeping things in their desks at work. Well, I for one, do not HAVE a desk! Running back and forth to the parking lot to dig things out of my car is not very efficient. Also, given that my car has been broken into 4 times and stolen once, I don’t feel safe leaving things like my phone in my car. So in my purse my things will stay.

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I was thinking about this last night, and got a little more confused. It was the tampon/maxi pad thing, what Omni said about keeping them in the glove box. Here’s my hypothetical scenario:

I am on the pill, so I at least know roughly what day it’s coming. I keep pads in my glove box. It starts. I must now go to my car, get a pad, carry it back in to work because my clothes have very small/no pockets, then go to the bathroom and put it on.

Somehow, just picking up my purse and going to the bathroom seems a bit easier. I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me. :wink:

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Briefcase/satchel thing, here. Sure, I’m a housewife, but I have to run all the errands and I always have to take the boy with me.

I have to fit my planner/ address book/ credit card holder/ receipt receptacle, cell phone, wallet, books, notebook, varied pens, smokes, keys, comb, and occasionally, makeup bag into it…along with a few toys, a snack of some sort, a few diapers and a little travel case of wipies. I’m not big on getting a sack for every little thing I buy from every single shop, as I’m really trying to help save the environment in any way I can, so having the satchel is good for holding all the little things I pick up while I’m out.

I never carry anything when I go “out” though. I’ll wear a coat if it’s cold enough to do so, but all I ever take along with me when I’m out is a driver’s license, a credit card and my car keys. I don’t want anything to get in the way of me leaving my table to hit the dance floor. I figure if a girl feels like going to the bathroom to redo her makeup in the middle of the evening, she must not be having much fun. I’d much rather put it on once and measure the “fun-factor” of the evening by how much of it has worn off by the time I get home.

“Wednesday the 15th - Chris made one of her rare good points today.”
Guanolad

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I don’t much like purses myself, but I do carry a fairly small pocket backpack. At least, it’s small enough that I can walk around in the glassware sections of stores and not knock anything over.

Personal stuff: wallet, house key, watch, at least one library book (or however many need to be returned at the time), small bottle of lotion, chapstick, Advil, hair elastic, pen, pencil, small pocket knife, small scissors, nail file, bandaids, and some of those individually wrapped wet-naps (I’m sorry, there isn’t always a sink around).

Work stuff (we sometimes have to go on very short notice, so it has to be ready to grab and go): shirt, gloves, hood, paperwork, notebook, scripts, camera, comb (for after we take the hoods off), safety pins, pamphlets…um…i think that’s all. And I absolutely cannot do without any of that.

And for candy, some of us are diabetic, you know, and need to carry something with sugar in it.

And yes, I use all of that stuff regularly.

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Omni, I think the point is, you may not feel that we need to carry so much stuff around, but every woman here feels that she needs the things that she carries. And most of us have noted that people around us appreciate being able to borrow something or have us stuff something into our purse.
So what exactly is your problem?

Cessandra

It’s frightening how many crazies think that world is going to end in a few days. All of us smart people know that it’s not ending until next year.

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I carry the hearts of those who have wronged me. They are all in little plastic bags… neatly labeled…

Actually, I don’t carry a purse. They are a major pain in the ass. I carry my wallet and my checkbook and that’s about it. But I always have chapstick in my pocket and a song on my lips!

And I think his problem is that he WANTS to carry a purse but doesn’t want to be labeled as Tinky-Winky was… religious zealots can be SO cruel!

Best!
Byz

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Good grief, Omni, what fell out of a purse and crawled up your butt? These posts do not resemble the Omni I’ve respected on other threads. Women carry purses, get over it. (Damn, someone got to the Tinky-Winky reference before I did!)

And just for fun, I’ll share my purse contents. I have one of those minibackpacks, one that’s also wallet-style. (For those who aren’t familiar with them, basically it means the purse is organized like a large wallet–slots for cards, cash, etc.) I hate large bags with no pockets, etc. in them because I tended to carry too much crap, and then never could find them.

So, in my minipurse:
Front Pocket
Lipstick
mini pressed powder
chapstick

Middle Snapping Section
Ibuprofen (for unpredictable, intense sinus headaches)
Allergy meds (stupid unpredictable sinuses)
Keys (apartment, gate, mail, car, club, storage unit, parents’ house)
Mint Gum and/or Tic Tacs
Sharpie permanent marker
Cell Phone (barely fits)
Right now–also an undeveloped roll of film

Back Pocket
Hair pick
Band-aides (stupid paper cuts)

Zip Wallet Side #1
Cash
calculator
Dial Antibacterial gel

Zip Wallet Side #2
Checkbook (with stamps inside)
one pencil
one pen
all credit cards/ATM card/membership card/AAA card/etc. cards, one pantiliner

“…and a partridge in a pear tree…”

I used to think the world was against me. Now I know better. Some of the smaller countries are neutral.

Laura’s Stuff and Things

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Laura… you’ve got a redundant item in your purse! You list both “lipstick” and “Sharpie”…

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::shrug::

Amazing, the things people get upset about. Never thought I’d echo the Brit palace thing about “what does the Queen carry in that handbag anyway?” (answer paraphrased: none of your damned business)

I carry a tidy, compact purse. In it:
Main compartment

  • wallet/credit cards
  • check book
  • small date minder/address book
  • change purse
  • Swiss Army knife
    ** back comparment**
  • 2 large keyrings
    • 8 keys(required) for work
    • 4 keys (required) for home
    • 2 utility black ink pens (disposable)
      small zipper bag contining:
    • tiny sewing kit
    • tiny metal tin of safety pins
    • 8 tablet aspirin tin
    • small folder of stain remover pads
    • spare keys
    • fabric hair scrunchy for windy days
    • tiny bottle of hand sanitizer
    • small comb
    • compact w/ mirror and face powder
    • nail clipper and emery board
    • emergency feminine supplies
      teentsy front compartment
    • metal “tape” measure
    • spare book of matches
    • stiff plastic windshield scaper
    • flat packet of bandaids

It is all in a compact, easily carried bundle over my shoulder (or cross-shoulder, if needs me) and is carried without effor or worry. I can’t tell the times someone (erp! often male) someone has needed a knife, or asprin, a bandaid or spot remover and I’ve had it. Most males of my acquintance tend to hand me cameras, stuff and blithely accept that the means of locomation is there.

It’s a question of organization. I have the same basic configuration built into my camping/hiking backpack. G’head. Mock. Then whine when you want “civilized basics”, maggot.

Veb

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Sheeeeeeiiit, who pissed in Omni’s Cherrios?

My favorite part of high school and coolege was that I got to lug a backpack around everywhere with all my stuff in it.

I could do that now, I suppose, but i look nerdy enough as it is. (whine, whine, sob, sob.)

Yes, the above post is tongue-in-cheek.

You say “cheesy” like that’s a BAD thing.

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“Coolege?” “COOLEGE?”

Ummm…wouldja believe I went to refrigerator repair school?

No?

Well…wouldja believe I’m a really big fan of Calvin Coolege?

Oh well. That’s what I get for trying to get cute in the Pit.

You say “cheesy” like that’s a BAD thing.

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Gee, and I thought you were trying to shake the nerd image and be “cool”! :wink:

Best!
Byz

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This is not a thread hi-jack, just an aside.

I went golfing once with my husband and two other male friends. They mocked me relentlessly for having the following in my golf bag:
a cooler sleeve of beer and soda
bug spray
bug towelettes
wet wipes
a couple of granola bars
a bottle of ice (that began melting as we golfed)

Soooooo…who do you think was laughing on the 11th hole? Lets just say it was horribly buggy out, about 100 degrees, everyone (but me) was starving, and that ice cold water sure felt good on my neck.

Needless to say, they didn’t mock next time :wink:

Zette
PS-re the OP- as long as you aren’t carrying it, don’t worry about what people have in thier purses. Life it too short!

Love is like popsicles…you get too much you get too high.

Not enough and you’re gonna die…
Click here for some GOOD news for a change Zettecity

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Hey, Zette, wanna go golfing with me?

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Oh, one more thing, Omni. Damn you for not phrasing the topic differently. Now SDMB chicks are chewing up bandwith by posting a massive inventory of their purses.

Gee, chapstick and two band-aids? Ain’t that a corker.

Either rip Omni a new one, or start a “Whatcha got in your purse?” thread in MPSIMS. Some of you wing-nuts must be mundane every second of your lives.

If I wanted smoke blown up my ass, I’d be at home with a pack of cigarettes and a short length of hose.

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Welcome back Omni…handing over my purse to ya for inspection :wink:

We are, each of us angels with only one wing,and we can only fly by embracing one another

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Maybe we should start a new thead: “The many ways we mundane SDMD Chicks can skin Alphagene…using just the stuff we have in our purses.” :slight_smile: