Reply to: What is it with men who wear Ralph Lauren shirts??

[Troll]

Did the posts get re-instated?

[Old Greg]

Well, yes and no. I too have some gay friends. But when I’m encouraged by my female friends to wear a satchel and I say ‘not for me’ I expect that to be the end of the matter. But nooo I get pushed on the subject (presumably they see me as their metrosexual project), and the only way I can shut the subject up is to say “no, manbags are not for me, they’re too gay”. Then I get castigated for slurring gayness. And then I reply that I have every right to speak like that. Just like everyone on this board calls ATW a merchant banker (oops, no offence ATW).

Do you see how careful you have to be with language these days, mind your Ps & Qs. Sheesh. CUK is my last refuge, where I can speak my mind. So please be gentle with me when I speak like this (oops, did I sound too gay there?).

Why don't you say, 'no, manbags re not for me, they're too feminine'. Problem solved.

[Swamp Thing]

A man bag is an A5 sized bag with a wrist strap.

There is nothing wrong with being gay.

Well, yes and no. I too have some gay friends. But when I’m encouraged by my female friends to wear a satchel and I say ‘not for me’ I expect that to be the end of the matter. But nooo I get pushed on the subject (presumably they see me as their metrosexual project), and the only way I can shut the subject up is to say “no, manbags are not for me, they’re too gay”. Then I get castigated for slurring gayness. And then I reply that I have every right to speak like that. Just like everyone on this board calls ATW a merchant banker (oops, no offence ATW).

Do you see how careful you have to be with language these days, mind your Ps & Qs. Sheesh. CUK is my last refuge, where I can speak my mind. So please be gentle with me when I speak like this (oops, did I sound too gay there?).

[Churchill]

Not according to the fashion police I have met. It is any bag that fulfils the male equivelant of a womans handbag and can be any size just like hers.

I know that. Some of my closest friends are gay.

How nice.

[The Lone Gunman]

A man bag is an A5 sized bag with a wrist strap.

Not according to the fashion police I have met. It is any bag that fulfils the male equivelant of a womans handbag and can be any size just like hers.

There is nothing wrong with being gay.

I know that. Some of my closest friends are gay.

[Lucy]

Satchel sized shoulder bag. Fits waterproof, extending brolly, notebooks, mp3 player, pens, business cards, passport etc.

Others: Just waht is wrong with being gay anyway?

A man bag is an A5 sized bag with a wrist strap.

There is nothing wrong with being gay.

[Burdock]

Others: Just waht is wrong with being gay anyway?

[Old Greg]

Others: Just waht is wrong with being gay anyway?

LG - homophobia is mostly about insecurity, as I expect you probably know.

[The Lone Gunman]

Are we talking satchel-sized? Or some Ted Baker thing you tuck under your arm? If the latter, you are gay.

Satchel sized shoulder bag. Fits waterproof, extending brolly, notebooks, mp3 player, pens, business cards, passport etc.

Others: Just waht is wrong with being gay anyway?

[Let-Me-In]

I carry a man bag. Have doen for a number of years. What is the issue?

Po*f...

[Charles Foster Kane]

IMHO, the humble rucksack is the most ergonomic carry-all around. Good weight distribution and frees up your arms, for, er, fighting pirates on the way to work and what not.

[Chugnut]

I carry a man bag. Have doen for a number of years. What is the issue?

For your ammunition I assume?

Have you not considered a bandolier? I hear they're very popular with the Wookies this season.

[Swamp Thing]

I carry a man bag. Have doen for a number of years. What is the issue?

Are we talking satchel-sized? Or some Ted Baker thing you tuck under your arm? If the latter, you are gay.

[The Lone Gunman]

I carry a man bag. Have doen for a number of years. What is the issue?

[Charles Foster Kane]

Well, the man I work with who wears RL doesn't have a manbag, but he does have a moustache, circa Freddy Mercury 1985.

My friend's RL wearer, as I mentioned, has a wheely laptop bag, surely this is only a step away from a manbag.



SP sorry to read you are not having a good day.

I've actually met a fair few people who insist on having a laptop bag with wheels and a telescopic handle, never quite understood it myself, surely carrying a laptop bag isn't that grueling?