# When did fanny packs become considered so godawful lame?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 18, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-fanny-packs-become-considered-so-godawful-lame/348856 "2006-03-18T01:42:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-fanny-packs-become-considered-so-godawful-lame/348856/61 "2014-08-01T18:41:50Z")

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Since they aren’t usually worn on/around the fanny, shouldn’t they be called penis pouches or vagina valises or something?

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-fanny-packs-become-considered-so-godawful-lame/348856/62 "2014-08-01T20:04:25Z")

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> [@Grey\_area](#):
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> I’ve always lamented the fact that fanny packs are universally considered really really tacky. I tend to carry a bunch of crap in my pockets and having a fanny pack would be super useful. I’ve considered getting a man purse, but that’s weird too apparently.
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> Damn you fashion, why can’t anything useful be trendy?

I think this every time I sit and cross my legs…and all the change falls out of the pockets of my slacks.

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