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Wednesday, August 18. 2010The B's Summertime Poll #3: What's in your pocketbook?
Only parts of the female body are more private to them than their bags and pocketbooks. What do you gals have in yours? Please tell us in the comments...and, if a handgun, make and model please. Trackbacks
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I once had a girlfriend very painfully snap her purse shut on my prying fingers when I was in high school.
Never came close to pawing through another. Attention All Male Teenagers: You've been warned. a letter I have to mail
2 gifts to drop off at a friend's party that I have to miss spare change driver's license and bank card 18 2x4 lined index cards and a pen--for notes or ideas pretty much the only reason I have a purse is so I don't have to carry a wallet for my driver's license and bank card in my pocket my purse is basically an envelope; it has a long strap so that I don't have to actually hold it, put it down or lose it. Buck knife my mother gave me. Wallet, tissues, tape measure, pen, cell phone
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cellphone checkbook (rarely used but that is where I keep it) tissues small tape measure receipts I badly need to take out gum pen don't usually carry my gun in my purse these days :)...my kids sneak in there to get gum Too much to list ... but basically my purse is my office and my bedside drawer.
I wonder what Dr. Bliss would have to say about Barrister's inquisitiveness about female personal possessions?
Hmmmm..... There are probably things in women's handbags that men are better off knowing nothing about. I don't carry a bag/purse. If it doesn't fit in my husbands pocket, I must not need it.
wallet with checkbook and cash
old receipts Polly Pocket dolls gum (will disappear in a day) calculator writing pad Portals of Prayer devotional old coupon holder with lots of expired coupons calendar (not updated) fingernail clippers old gift card w/ $3 on it photograph booklet kleenex my voter's reg card (since May) neat-o single soap sheets (2 yrs old, lost their nice smell) chapstick Luther's Small Catechism friend's business cards for his new biz TMI? While dating my hubby, I was always trying to see what he had in his wallet and he would never let me see. He always carried an extra hair tie for me in his wallet which got him lots of lifted eyebrows from ppl who saw it. ;) I carry a "handbag" (actually a Camelbak fanny pack slung over my shoulder or a Timbuk 2 messenger bag) that contains at least:
1 IBD and some spare gauze. Some kerlex Notebook, index cards, post-it notes Crayons Change of clothes for the recently potty trained brat. Mechanics gloves Spare pair of sun glasses travel pack of wet ones travel pack of wet wipes 2 AA batteries. Glock 26 and spare magazine. The cellphone is in a pocket velcroed to the strap. In the Timbuk2 I add a flashlight (inova), a Glock 19 and spare mags (I usually don't carry both guns, but sometimes) a trauma kit containing some a bunch of kerlix, a tourniquet, nasal airway &&etc. And a booboo kit. Some bungee cords, a multitool (I keep a swiss army knife in my pocket). I also keep my passport some more spare batteries and other random cr*p in there. Wallet that I've had for over 15 years. w/credit cards etc.
HP12c calculator business card case small flashlight folding knife tiny screwdriver fingernail clippers with file jewler's loupe tape measure driving glasses and glass cleaning stuff cell phone several sets of key chains with keys I have no idea what they are for pens and mechanical pencils post it notes eye drops dental floss gum lipstick/gloss hand sanitizer leather sap photos of some collectible jewelry that I want to find pieces to match lots of cruddy change in the bottom of the purse that falls out of my wallet and gets gummed up with fuzz and God knows what else that collects in the corners of the purse. I consider my car to be one giant purse. You don't want to know what is in there. Wallet
Cell phone I never use Pen A band-aid Reading glasses A little loose change 4 or 5 lipsticks drivers license
truck keys flash light lip gloss cash VA ID card two hair clips my late husband's dog tag a 357 mag loaded hollow-points Overstuffed wallet, cellphone/bluetooth, sunglasses/reading glasses double case, checkbook, occasional tobacco pouch w/pipe, occasional S&W 38 Police Special (2" barrel).
Must have shoulder straps, unless extremely rare formal evening wear. Should be big enough for can of soda & book. Interesting how many people carry gum. I recently read that gum sales are up up up in the recession.
I love gum, and would chew it all the time, except that society considers it low-class, so I have to sneak it when I'm alone. It relieves tension and helps me concentrate. It does make you look stupid, though. Interesting what other women carry around.
My list: cash credit card driver's license voter registration card library card credit card receipts ('til the bill comes) ATM receipts ('til the bank statement comes) checkbook Actually I carry a slightly oversized fancy wallet made to look like a purse. Dad's dog tag is on the key ring along with a cricket (one of those clicker things the paratroopers carried for D-Day landings, comes in handy for announcing my whereabouts when I've lost track of my shopping companion) and a very mini flashlight. Cell phone goes in a pocket. Years ago I carried one of those oversized sholder bags until I got tired of the extra weight hanging on my shoulder. I took a look one night at all the stuff that had collected in it that I didn't need from one week to the next and decided to go the minimalist route. That had the advantage of stopping the 'hey, honey, put this in your bag' added weight, too. |