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[Dead Man]

Why not start wearing panties and leggings, too? What good topic starters they'll be.

Wait. You don't already wear them? I... I don't either...

 

[yogloo]

I was going to say, the prototypical briefcase you see in movies is way out of style. Every professional I see carries a messenger bag.

They are not really usable. That's why we barely see them. They need to get it out of the beta asap before the mass market will accept them.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Why not start wearing panties and leggings, too? What good topic starters they'll be.

No no no no









Wear Louboutin heels dummy!

 

[dragonlife]

I have this Muzetto (in a different color) and I couldn't be happier, my Vaio Z fits just fine, like a glove...

I love this one. Wow. That green totally sells it for me.

 

[Seanspeed]

Wait. You don't already wear them? I... I don't either...

As a professional pick-up artist, of course I do.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

As a professional pick-up artist, of course I do.

I'm just wondering if you're a businessman and you wear suits and stuff do you think a backpack would look right for carrying stuff?

 

[Oveja Negra]

I want a smaller one for my Nexus 7 and a notebook. Most of these are too big.

Check the link that I provided in my previous post. I think you'll find something for your needs.

 

[Seanspeed]

I'm just wondering if you're a businessman and you wear suits and stuff do you think a backpack would look right for carrying stuff?

Went over this already, man.

 

[SnakeswithLasers]

This is what I use. Saddleback large satchel. Just received two compliments on it today.

That's my bag. I also receive a ton of compliments.

 

[freenudemacusers]

I'm just wondering if you're a businessman and you wear suits and stuff do you think a backpack would look right for carrying stuff?

Why not

 

[IceCold]

I feel like some of these bags would be terrible in rainy weather or in winter.

 

[freenudemacusers]

I feel like some of these bags would be terrible in rainy weather or in winter.

Rain?

That's why I have my handy umbuster

 

[bangai-o]

i ride a bike. so regular back pack is best.

 

[Auron_Kale]

i ride a bike. so regular back pack is best.

I prefer my Chrome Citizen for riding my bike - more ventilation for my back. Has yet to fall off my shoulders while I ride.

But I use a backpack now and then when I ride.

 

[NomarTyme]

Maxpedition Fatboy.

 

[Dead Man]

As a professional pick-up artist, of course I do.

Oh, good then.

 

[Cookie18]

The messenger bag is the new briefcase/backpack. They can be formal enough to use for work, informal enough to replace a backpack or the best of both.

I love my Calvin Klein one that is perfect for both. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0089JOHW6/

 

[ameratsu]

i ride a bike. so regular back pack is best.

huh? I stopped using backpacks as a cyclist because my back would get sweaty wherever the backpack sat. Using a messenger bag eliminated this issue for me.

 

[genjiZERO]

Not at all. In fact, the American(?) cultural bias against hand bags for men is really a shame - they look like they'd be really efficient for carrying just a few things when a backpack is too much or inappropriate.

 

[Chinner]

heh heh men who use THIS bag by my standards is MORE FEMININE which means he is not a MAN and that means i am BETTER than him

*posts on neogaf*

 

[metareferential]

I rock one of these:

Every single one is unique.

 

[Kwixotik]

I wear this:

"That messenger bag on your floor makes me want to have sex with you." Sex ensued.
http://www.danier.com/ProductF12.aspx?ProductId=3773&lang=en&colour=201|6b5233&mc=yes

 

[Paddington Bear]

No way, messenger bags are boss

 

[Carl]

It's a bag, how could it be a purse?

E: Oh i see, Americans call bags purses... ok. Still no.

 

[Aegus]

I rock one of these:

Every single one is unique.

High five.

 

[Phoenix]

I own a messenger bag myself:

Like those shoes. Oh lord, this IS starting to sound like a women's conversation.

But I DO like those shoes. What are they?

 

[pants]

I dont care if it's a purse, a man bag or whatever. It suits me and it's comfortable

 

[Horseticuffs]

I'm in Florida and, as I'm sure you might imagine, it's hot as hell sometimes. I walk to and from work, 4.3 miles each way.

It's great exercise, but I sweat like a pig sometimes so I pack a fresh set of clothes for work in my backpack. Other than that I carry my nexus 7, charger, deodorant, and a few other odds and ends.

I feel like an asshole using a backpack, and this thread has really gotten me thinking about a messenger. If I could find a larger one that might accommodate my needs and was still masculine and understated, I'd be terribly interested.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

n...no

 

[entremet]

My bags:

Daily Messenger

Duffel for gym, weekend trips.

Looking to get this bad boy for camping/rucking

I also need a nice brief. Probably go for a leather Coach one. I really like what they've done with their men's collection.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Thinking about this....

 

[Mitsuho]

heh heh men who use THIS bag by my standards is MORE FEMININE which means he is not a MAN and that means i am BETTER than him

*posts on neogaf*

Mayhaps you are projecting? Purse commonly encodes a feminine connotation, but, while your interpretation is becoming popular in discussions recently, could this more just be a 'my bag is better than yours' competitiveness and not a judgement on a bag wearer's presentation?

 

[Jburton]

Thinking about this....

Is that not a woman's handbag / purse?

 

[freenudemacusers]

Mayhaps

Couldn't read further

 

[metareferential]

High five.

A bit expensive but well worth it.

And it's virtually indestructible.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[EVOL 100%]

Re: the question in the title

Is this an American thing?

 

[metareferential]

Oh come on xD

 

[MThanded]

I use the XL version of this bag on a day to day. Do people carry purses on their backs?

 

[Mitsuho]

Couldn't read further

Perchance you have little experience with archaic Portmanteaus?

 

[vidcons]

Yes. Pockets are for your phone, wallet, keys, smokes etc.

Anything bigger, get a backpack.

A guy at work gets a lot of shit for rocking one of those messenger murse bags, more so by the girls at work.

that's called flirting and everyone wants to bang his stylish cock

 

[freenudemacusers]

Perchance you have little experience with archaic Portmanteaus?

Mayhaps

 

[nimbus]

Here's the one I've lugging around for three or so years.

Used to carry a 15" laptop in it and it was a shoulder buster. Now I put a Macbook Air in it and it's much more comfortable. The strap does make my man-breasts more pronounced. I've transported so much shit in this bag. Both my rabbit and my ex-gf has somehow peed on it, and I've spilled so many sauces in it, but the thing still holds up. Retails for $195, but I paid $75, so good bag in my view.

 

[Phonomezer]

Rain?

That's why I have my handy umbuster

Hah, that's great.

 

[soundtrack]

I use the XL version of this bag on a day to day. Do people carry purses on their backs?

These things are the best. Way more useful than any other backpack I've used.

 

[Nevasleep]

Why not

Wait, it that to go with a gimp suit?

 

[pants]

Disagree. I wear mine both ways depending on the distance I'm walking

 

[Horseticuffs]

I use the XL version of this bag on a day to day. Do people carry purses on their backs?

Damn, that's huge! Mayhaps you might provide a link I could peruse at my leisure, my good man?

 

[v0yce]

I carry one of these everyday to work.

 

[Aguirre]

what about recycling?