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Posted by Bill Oddie (Member # 114) on :
 
This could easily be the dullest thread in the world and totally die on it's arse, but hey, at least I tried.

What's in your bag?

I want to know, and no lying.

Mine contains 4 packets of super noodles, a book about php, Bill Bryson for the train journey home (one of his books, not the actual man) 24 pence, 5 US cents, my ipod (now in it's bright green pod-sock - how gay is that?) and a year old melted twix that looks like some kind of dirty protest.
 
Posted by Octavia (Member # 398) on :
 
Oh God. I should make up something interesting rather than: gloves, Leatherman, Filofax, assorted vitamins, some makeup, notebook, files I need for tomorrow, tube of Palmers Cocoa Butter. Oh, and two tickets to the Ideal Home exhibition, which a friend blew me out for last week, and will probably blow me out for again in two weeks time on our rescheduled day. [Frown]
 
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
 

 
Posted by Gemini (Member # 428) on :
 


[ 14.03.2005, 12:33: Message edited by: Gemini ]
 
Posted by discodamage (Member # 66) on :
 
what is a leatherman? when i read this i think 'leatherdyke'. i need to look at the company i keep, obviously.

in my bag, currently:

`the madwomans underclothes' by germaine greer; a leaflet advertising colchester's medieval oyster fayre; a moleskine; a penalty fare notice from the dlr; a leaflet advertising gallimaufry jacobean and elizabethan musicians; three biros; kentwell 1569 costume notes; a mobile; house keys; a scrumbled up packet of amber leaf tobacco; some cashew nuts.

what can you tell from my handbag?
 
Posted by Bill Oddie (Member # 114) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Gemini:
breakfast pot
Would this be a pot that you keep your breakfast in, or some pot to smoke over breakfast?
 
Posted by scrawny (Member # 113) on :
 
Assorted CDs (work reels, Ani DiFranco, Rufus Wainwright), passport (why?), three mini tubs of aloe vera vaseline, a bit of a bracelet that broke, my diary, young person's railcard/oystercard, letter from the bank, printed out streetmap, extensive makeup selection, kirby grips, more kirby grips, iPod, chequebook, DAT tape, some left over codeine.
 
Posted by OJ (Member # 752) on :
 
Leatherman is a brand of handy tool, much like a Swiss Army Knife.

My bag....

*Wallet (bulging, must get around to latest expenses claim)

*Phone - Sony Ericsson

*Keys, huge bunch with a superlambbanana key ring and a bottle opener keyring

*Two pairs of glasses, one in a kitsch case

*A5 work diary (also contains assorted important bits of paper )

*A5 spiral bound notebook (also contains assorted important bits of paper )

* Moleskine address book

*Leather gloves

*Guide from Tina Barney: The Europeans at the Barbican + postcard from the same (narrowly avoid being described as bits of paper as they're technically on card).

* Assorted tampons

* Assorted bits of makeup (Carmex, lipglass)

* Assorted pens, including (woo!) a pink highlighter

* The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall

* Cheque book

* Handy packet of moist wipes (where the hell did that come from?)

* Assorted bits of crap I really should sort out. I now officially give up.
 
Posted by Mikie (Member # 783) on :
 
My rucksack/backpack/shoulder sports bag/ whatever they're called these days mostly contains your average boring stuff that are essential for lectures.

Pen, note pad, current work..... Several cans of red bull, Magazine for the boring parts of the lecture and pocket FM radio.

[ 14.03.2005, 12:59: Message edited by: Mikie ]
 
Posted by Waynster (Member # 56) on :
 
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A leatherman Wave - which I have - Fantastic piece of kit.

I do not carry a bag - I just stuff my pockets with stuff like:

Phones - mobile - 2 or 3 of, depending whether I am on call on not

Wallet

Passport (I have to carry mine by law)

Bank Access device for checking my online account.

Minidisc Player or DAB portable (Depending what I fancy listening to)

Keys with USB memory stick and Citrix access token for work attached.

Please note - I do not walk about with above listed Leatherman as I already have been arrested for carrying an offensive weapon here - once bitten, twice shy.

[ 14.03.2005, 13:35: Message edited by: Waynster ]
 
Posted by Darryn.R (Member # 1) on :
 
PDA Axim X5
Headphones
Wooly hat
Gas canister powered bike pump
Windows 98/2000 and XP installation discs
A card for a shop selling 70's retro clothes
Wallet
 
Posted by Sidney (Member # 399) on :
 
my bag containeth:
don't know what this says about me. apart from that i'm more twee than i ever imagined.
 
Posted by Keef (Member # 27) on :
 
I have a mini leatherman that lives in my pocket, my proper leatherman, very similar to the one Waynster pictured, lives in my car. They are very useful.

Anyway, in my bag I have...

Empty lunchbox (its after lunch, innit)
Jumper
Umbrella (A nice one from the 99p store)
Gloves
Hat
Bike pump (Although I haven't cycled to work yet this year)
Glasses
Work/Bike keys
Home/Car keys
USB memory key
Car stereo front bit
Lipsyl
Tobacco tin
Spare cigarette lighter
Car park ticket

So there you go. Make of that what you will, Bill
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
A couple of choice moments:

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Originally posted by OJ:
* Assorted tampons
What do you mean? Haven't you decided which one is best for you yet? Or do they come in different flavours?

quote:
* Handy packet of moist wipes
Were they dry wipes before they went in?

quote:
Originally posted by Waynster:
I already have been arrested for carrying an offensive weapon here - once bitten, twice shy.
Now in my mind, Waynster owns a swiss army knife with a pair of false teeth to fend off rozzers with.


As for me? No bag, all pockets baby! [Cool]

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Posted by London (Member # 29) on :
 
(ignoring all the obvious keys, purse, phone crap)



[ 14.03.2005, 15:31: Message edited by: London ]
 
Posted by ally (Member # 600) on :
 
Can we ask what's the most interesting thing you've ever had in your bag? I once carried £10,000 in cash, when I was a tour manager, which made me very nervous. Nowadays the contents of my bag are more in keeping with the minutiae of a mid-30s urban female who has yet to embrace the digital revolution. As the digital revolution and I have yet to be in the same room as eachother, it is safe to assume I won't be owning an ipod for quite some time. I usually carry my 13-year-old filofax, my glasses, broken biros, lipbalm and Sainsburys receipts. Why on earth people steal bags when they're usually full of this sort of shite is beyond me.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
You've never been a poor soul down on luck and lip balm.
 
Posted by Octavia (Member # 398) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by London:
[*]Printout of elector registrations form for my wife, who informed me yesterday that, at the age of 27 (nearly 28) she has never, ever voted
For anyone to whom it has only recently occurred that they've never seen a polling card in their lives and therefore have never voted, this is the site you need.
 
Posted by Thorn Davis (Member # 65) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by discodamage:
what is a leatherman?
Basically, it's a chiv for posh people. eg "The lady's Mercedes 4x4 was clearly parked on our private lane. She refused to move it; I stuck her with my Leatherman."

In my bag today are four cheese and tomato sandwiches, a minidisc player, a digital voice recorder, an invite to a press launch (last night, didn't go), an A to Z and a copy of Perdido Street Station. Exciting! No knives though. I rely on my girlfriend for that kind of protection.
 
Posted by Octavia (Member # 398) on :
 
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Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
 
When Octavia hits 3,000 posts, she should be rewarded with a Leatherman avatar. Perhaps with the motto "Weapon of choice" beneath.
 
Posted by Octavia (Member # 398) on :
 
[Smile]
 
Posted by OJ (Member # 752) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by New Way Of Decay:
A couple of choice moments:

quote:
Originally posted by OJ:
* Assorted tampons
What do you mean? Haven't you decided which one is best for you yet? Or do they come in different flavours?
Yep, strawberry, raspberry, fuck-off-I'm-menstrual-berry etc. Let me put this nicely. It's like precipitation. Sometimes it drizzles, sometimes it rains, sometimes it snows and sometimes it's a full on supervolcano raining hot ash situation. You wouldn't wear a pac-a-mac in a blizzard would you?

Also, it is a woman's duty to have a selection on offer for when a female friend, colleague or complete stranger sidles up and hisses "have you got a tampon?".

Some people are just as generous with their Lancome Juicy Tube selection, which are fruit flavoured.

quote:
Originally posted by Waynster:
I already have been arrested for carrying an offensive weapon here - once bitten, twice shy.
Okay Waynster, a few questions...

* Where do you live?
* What did you (not) do?
* Is the same thing likely to happen to my gf who's overly fond of her Swiss Army Knife and accidentally plays with it in public places?
* Do I need to tell her that the latter is not as good as a Leatherman?
 
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by OJ:
Also, it is a woman's duty to have a selection on offer for when a female friend, colleague or complete stranger sidles up and hisses "have you got a tampon?".
"I got... big ones, small ones, long ones, short ones, fat ones, thin ones, new ones, used ones! Take your pick honey, it's a lucky dip in here!"
 
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
 
In my bag...

2 Bic medium-point black biros
1 iPod mini
1 Half-full bottle of Encona
1 Child's glove
1 Set of lecture notes (Information Architecture)
1 Paperback copy of The Demon by Hubert Selby Jr
2 Beyblade weight-rings
2 School reports
 
Posted by Vogon Poetess (Member # 164) on :
 
Bag:

- The Mayor of Casterbridge
- notebook with astronaut on the front
- Channel 4 racing diary
- two work-stolen biros
- one "oh well done you've sprogged, because the world needs more screaming babies" card (yet to be posted)
- one letter to Scouse Goth mate (awaiting work-stolen envelope)
- small screwdriver
- small calculator (with instant Italian lire-Euro convert button)
- assorted girly things ie hairbrush, lip balm, tissues (in case of bog-roll-less cubicle emergency)
 
Posted by saltrock (Member # 622) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles:
That's the only Stephen King book I've ever managed to read all the way through. I liked it!

I have:
Ibuprofen
Cigarette Lighter
Cheque books
credit card/phone bills
a sheet of exercises for my shoulder that I should do at work
Carmex lipbalm [feels like someone's burning the dry skin off]
My hand-written, tried and tested recipe book
2 sachets of hot chocolate drink powder
tissues, old and new - gross
passcard for Club Vassaliki from last summer

You lot must carry fuck off great big bags.
 
Posted by Bandy (Member # 12) on :
 

 
Posted by Dr. Benway (Member # 20) on :
 
Distributed over 2 trouser pockets and 3 jacket pockets:

keys, knackered card holder (2x J.L. cards, 1 bank card, 1 travelcard), loose change, fags, lighter, phone.
 
Posted by omikin (Member # 37) on :
 
carried by me:
can't impress with coll paperbacks / ipods etc as my commute is in the car, so no reading available.
 
Posted by doc d (Member # 781) on :
 
a list:


in bag:
 theres bound to be a pen in there as well.
 
Posted by Uber Trick (Member # 456) on :
 
In my lovely bright pink soft as butter leather Frada bag are the following items:


* In an unfortunate bus related incident this lunchtime the headphone wire was ripped from its socket on my Zen. Although nothing appears to be broken after close examination I can't get any sound out of the headphones even though the player seems to be playing fine. I'm not at home to check if I can still get sound through my stereo from it to determine if this is a player or headphone problem. Either way I can't think about it too much as the thought that my beloved Zen may be broken is more distressing than I can bear. Feel free to post comforting things to me here. Thanks

[ 15.03.2005, 10:26: Message edited by: Uber Trick ]
 
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uber Trick:
* In an unfortunate bus related incident this lunchtime the headphone wire was ripped from its socket on my Zen. Although nothing appears to be broken after close examination I can't get any sound out of the headphones even though the player seems to be playing fine.
I had a similar problem with my MP3 Jukebox. It turns out that I'd damaged the headphone socket, but luckily it has a line-out socket which is pretty much the same, but without the annoying noise-limiter. Of course it could just be your headphones...
 
Posted by Uber Trick (Member # 456) on :
 
I'm hoping it's the headphones but I fear it's the socket. I don't have a line out on mine unfortunately, but as the player's new at least it will be covered by the warranty I guess? I hope. I'll have to dig it out tonight and check it out [Frown] This must be a common occurance though, right?
 
Posted by turbo (Member # 593) on :
 
My bag is a real treasure trove because it contains unbelievable amounts of crap which I periodically discover whilst having a bored rummage through it in the doctor's waiting room/train station/take-away pizza place. What I know it contains is:
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uber Trick:
but as the player's new at least it will be covered by the warranty I guess?
If there is no visible damage, go for the 'it simply stopped working this morning' technique. Try to get them to throw in a new laptop as well.
 
Posted by ben (Member # 13) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uber Trick:
In my lovely bright pink soft as butter leather Frada bag are the following items:
Bag? I don't have this much stuff in my house. [Frown]
 
Posted by Uber Trick (Member # 456) on :
 
Now you can understand why I managed to pull a shoulder muscle last week, huh?

quote:
Originally posted by New Way Of Decay:
If there is no visible damage, go for the 'it simply stopped working this morning' technique. Try to get them to throw in a new laptop as well.
and a free pair of comedy ears too.
 
Posted by OJ (Member # 752) on :
 
Congratulations to Uber Trick for the first use of the words "soft as butter" on this thread. You would have got top cliche points for buttersoft and maxed out if you'd said "mint green luella baby giselle" at any point.

Incidentally, for handbag content obsessives, Handbag had a thread on this recently, which did mention those words.

I can't draw much conclusion from it apart from:

a) They're much better groomed over there.

and

b) People have tampon holders you know. I haven't seen one of those since 1989.
 
Posted by Grianagh (Member # 583) on :
 
small camera bag packed and in closet:

daily carried small red alligator clutch containing:

car/house keys, sunglasses and cell phone are all carried in pockets.

edit: realized that compared to others, mine is actually quite light and minimal, will stop worrying....unless i should worry that i compared my bag to others

[ 15.03.2005, 17:34: Message edited by: Grianagh ]
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by OJ:
a) They're much better groomed over there.

and

b) People have tampon holders you know. I haven't seen one of those since 1989.
a.) I would say better groomed but not batter raised. Look at this choice moment:

quote:
Originally posted by shoejunkee:
Car Keys (for my brand new Mitsibushi Grandis, my baby!!!!)
daughter's school dinner money bill (that I must pay!)
She has a new car, but hasn't paid for her daughters dinner yet. No shit about the new baby. The old baby is going to have to eat a tax disc sandwiched between two Magic Trees.

and b.) Is that because in 1989 the EU standardised sizes and products can't cope with your exotic tampon selection?

[ 15.03.2005, 13:04: Message edited by: New Way Of Decay ]
 
Posted by OJ (Member # 752) on :
 
Priorities, priorities eh NWOD?

If you're going to be picky about it, I could point out that someone has "a small amount of something smokeable" in the bottom of their handbag.

Add that to the multiple bottles of mineral water, lashings of handcream and the scurrilous crap contained in the copy of Now which is in my handbag today and you've practically got a party.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
I like to party dude, but crack? Homey don't play that.
 
Posted by kovacs (Member # 28) on :
 
I've got some butter in my bag. It's really soft.

Also:


[ 15.03.2005, 14:10: Message edited by: kovacs ]
 
Posted by ExtensionsOff (Member # 16) on :
 
Canon G2 with associated cables, remote, spare CF card, card reader
Manuals and software CD for above
40Gb Firewire external HD
Print-out of the 166 addresses I've got to draw location maps for in the next 3 weeks
Booklet containing all the maps we drew 2 years ago
Early iMac mouse
Tape measure
Travel toothbrush
TCP
Paracetamol
Filofax, still with 2003 diary (I don't do organised)
2005 diary (virginal)
MP3 CD player
Wallet containing 11 CDs of MP3s
2 spare rechargeable AA batteries
Print-out of my Amazon wishlist
PayPal receipt for a USB/Firewire CDRW drive
Renewal form for insurance on daughter's Gibson SG and flute
Cheque book
Over a year's worth of payslips. credit card bills, tax letters, etc.
 
Posted by Astromariner (Member # 446) on :
 
I got:
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Astromariner:
I got:

I was waiting for Astrobag. It's like I imagine any scatty persons bag to be. Do you remember your 'russian bag' technique? i.e. pulling a smaller bag out of your handbag until eventually after 5 succesive smaller bags produced what could only be described a purse that would only succeed in warming a 50p piece?
 
Posted by Physic (Member # 195) on :
 
Hmm, my bag contained:


didn't make it to the gym though due to gym partner having to work late, tomorrow it is..
 
Posted by Mikie (Member # 783) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by saltrock:
quote:
Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles:
  • Insomnia by Stephen King (!)
That's the only Stephen King book I've ever managed to read all the way through. I liked it!
Somehow, and I have no idea how, I managed to get through both this and Stephan king's Desperation in a week while on a holiday in the sun. Even when most of my days were spent lounging by the pool, that’s an awful lot of reading for me to do in a week.
 
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Mikie:
quote:
Originally posted by saltrock:
quote:
Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles:
  • Insomnia by Stephen King (!)
That's the only Stephen King book I've ever managed to read all the way through. I liked it!
Somehow, and I have no idea how, I managed to get through both this and Stephan king's Desperation in a week while on a holiday in the sun.
It seems ok so far, once you get over King's style. I've only read one of his other books, which was a collection of short stories including one about a chap who builds some kind of trap in the road and buries someone alive in their car. I can't remember why, but I quite enjoyed that. Maybe it was because I was in Germany...

[Confused]
 
Posted by Thorn Davis (Member # 65) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles:
I've only read one of his other books, which was a collection of short stories including one about a chap who builds some kind of trap in the road and buries someone alive in their car. I can't remember why, but I quite enjoyed that. Maybe it was because I was in Germany...
Oh I read that. It's OK, I guess. Much better than his other collection 'Everything's Eventual', although that one does have a good bit about Steve getting hit by a truck. I also read his book 'On Writing', which my previous boss leant me in a kind but misguided attempt to help me write my own book. 'On Writing' is pretty rubbishy, and as advice ben's comment sums it up best: "probably does more harm than good".
 
Posted by dang65 (Member # 102) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by saltrock:
quote:
Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles:
  • Insomnia by Stephen King (!)
That's the only Stephen King book I've ever managed to read all the way through. I liked it!
*confused*

B-but, if you liked it why didn't you read it all the way through?

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Posted by Louche (Member # 450) on :
 
Dang: a new low
 
Posted by Louche (Member # 450) on :
 
Not that I've any right at all to make that call, given that my recent contributions have had all the meat and taste of a Maccy D's veggie burger.
 
Posted by dang65 (Member # 102) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Louche:
Dang: a new low
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Surprisingly, he hasn't written one called Where Did I Put My Axe? Yet.
 
Posted by Louche (Member # 450) on :
 
Louche's shaming confession of the day: I've read everything Stephen King has ever written. Not only that, someone shoplifted them all for me.
 
Posted by Louche (Member # 450) on :
 
Obviously, I later donated them all to a library to make up for this horrific moral lapse. I'm not all bad.
 
Posted by doc d (Member # 781) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by dang65:
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most fertile?
does that mean most full of shit?
 
Posted by dang65 (Member # 102) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by doc d:
most fertile?
does that mean most full of shit?
Subversive tag writer in action. Always good to see.

One that bugs me at the moment is 6Music's growly voiced, "6Music, closer to the music that matters." What's that supposed to mean? It's usually followed by me reaching for the off button and going in the other room to get a bit of "the music that definitely does matter" to put on the CD player.
 
Posted by Mikie (Member # 783) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles:
I've only read one of his other books, which was a collection of short stories including one about a chap who builds some kind of trap in the road and buries someone alive in their car.
Four past middnight?


quote:
Originally posted by dang65:
Surprisingly, he hasn't written one called Where Did I Put My Axe? Yet.
I hear he's aiming for the younger immature audiences these days so maybe Dude!, where’s my axe would be more appropriate.
 


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