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I'm a big fan of the manpurse. I think I've bought a hand painted one at every convention I go to, as well as several more common ones at stores, plus the GW Fantasy 7th Ed Special Edition one that came with both books and the other extras.

In other news, I'm a consumer whore...

For some of us, it's the acquisition of armies that drive
this hobby, not the playing or painting of them.

That's so cute Krazy. And yeah, I was but a twinkle then. Still, I don't think manpurse is the same thing as a messenger bag or a laptop bag. I've used the latter two and my bro has an actual man purse.

For all the comments about manpurses, I can only agree with the Seinfeld episode on the matter.

stonefox wrote:That's so cute Krazy. And yeah, I was but a twinkle then. Still, I don't think manpurse is the same thing as a messenger bag or a laptop bag. I've used the latter two and my bro has an actual man purse.

For all the comments about manpurses, I can only agree with the Seinfeld episode on the matter.

You'll have to enlighten us "heathens"(me and probably only me) who aren't Seinfeld fans as to what you refer.

stonefox wrote:That's so cute Krazy. And yeah, I was but a twinkle then. Still, I don't think manpurse is the same thing as a messenger bag or a laptop bag. I've used the latter two and my bro has an actual man purse.

For all the comments about manpurses, I can only agree with the Seinfeld episode on the matter.

The true manpurse (or manbag as we Brits call it) is about the same size and purpose as a woman's handbag (or purse, as you Yanks call it.) Good quality leather jobs are quite popular with Italians and Japanese. Make of that what you will...

In the good old days when men wore suits and all they needed to carry was a wallet, a cigarette case and a lighter, there was no need for manbags. These days I routinely carry two big sets of keys, a phone, a digital camera, two RFID cards, a wallet, a diary, a penknife, a biro and a hankerchief -- these strain the seams on my vinyl jeans so I need something bigger to put it all in. Add a newspaper, a book or two, some office work, a business card case, a folding umbrella and a bunch of crappy bills I have to write cheques for, and I need a messenger bag at minimum.

Hence the Crumpler. According to my wife I am treading a fine line between "0yaji" and a sad oldster trying too hard to look young.