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why are messenger bags considered gay?

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IndyColtsFan said:
Earlier this year, my company gave all of us employees leather messenger bags. Mine is thrown in the back of my car, buried under books, my umbrella, etc. I have no need for it and wouldn't be caught dead using it. I can't find anyone to take it off my hands either. The company logo is on the front or I'd eBay it.
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What's the logo...me want
 
Those Saddleback bags look okay but the handles are overdone. They should just leave the handle off all the small bags. Plus, I hate hate hate metal-on-metal contact on shoulder straps. Bags should be quiet. Only the Saddleback pouch/purse looks fine as-is.

One of the great classic purses. Note the strap and its attachment method. That's the right way to do it. I'm not a huge fan of the bag itself though - with any other kind of clothes, I think the bag would start to look bad.
 
davmat787 said:
Lemme guess, the Seinfeld episode featuring the "It's not a purse, it's a European man bag"?

*click link*

Yep. 😎

Practically every thread or situation can relate to a Seinfeld episode in some manner, why it is the best sit com of all time.

Good work Zin.
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I love that episode. I did not remember that it also had Kramer's reverse peephole AND George's gigantic wallet. How amazing that those seminal events are all in the same episode as the european carry all.
 
loki8481 said:
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That doesn't even look like a messenger bag. It looks like he just has a big package.
 
irishScott said:
The best everyday bag known to man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM7ISRn7TBs
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Looks cool but I'm doubtful of it 'wearing' like a back pack...I have a jack spade bag that has served me well for 6yrs and is still going strong. But when I do put heavier stuff in it, it does wear on me. It's the length of time holding a few kg's of stuff. Messenger bags aren't meant to hold anything remotely heavy at all. Or not even heavy stuff. If it weighs a few kg's with stuff in it for a few minutes it's fine. But you don't want to walk about for a few hrs with it. It just gets really annoying.

I just bought a bag with big straps with good padding. This bag will be a billion times more comfortable to carry stuff to work in!

Koing
 
I've got a Timbuktu messenger bag from a conference I helped organize. It's an awesome quality bag with all the necessary pockets inside, and I use it pretty much everywhere - when I bike around, when I tote around with my two kids, and carry all the kids' necessities. It has an extra belt to keep the bag in place when you are biking, and it looks stylish in dark blue and black.

I only wish it had a dedicated compartment for a laptop, that's all.
 
Leros said:
How do you walk with a messenger back without it bouncing off of you in a very awkward way?
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I think you are onto something.

It's not the bag itself that makes you gay, its the way you have to walk with one that makes you look gay? :hmm:
 
Leros said:
How do you walk with a messenger back without it bouncing off of you in a very awkward way?
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You know, the belt is one-click adjustable (on good bags). When you are on a bike, you adjust it lower, when your back arches. When you walk, you cut it higher, so it doesn't bounce of your ass.

What's the problem?
 
paulney said:
You know, the belt is one-click adjustable (on good bags). When you are on a bike, you adjust it lower, when your back arches. When you walk, you cut it higher, so it doesn't bounce of your ass.

What's the problem?
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I look retarded with my messenger bag if its high. It looks like a purse.

It looks ok if its low, but if I start walking it bounces around and I look retarded.
 
tokie said:
Uh, since when is a messenger bag considered gay? Maybe if the strap is like 12" long and it becomes a glorified purse.

I actually laugh in my head when I see suits with backpacks. Looks totally unprofessional. That is the place for messenger bags (I use one myself).
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Backpacks destroy messenger bags in every situation. More comfortable, can carry more such as change of clothes/shower sht/laptop/guns.

If all you're going to carry are papers, then get a briefcase.

Messenger bags are like the iPad, they fill a niche for trendy metro's. They are larger fanny packs for men. If they were actually the most efficient at carrying sht, then they'd be used in hiking/camping. They aren't.
 
SP33Demon said:
Backpacks destroy messenger bags in every situation. More comfortable, can carry more such as change of clothes/shower sht/laptop/guns.

If all you're going to carry are papers, then get a briefcase.

Messenger bags are like the iPad, they fill a niche for trendy metro's. They are larger fanny packs for men. If they were actually the most efficient at carrying sht, then they'd be used in hiking/camping. They aren't.
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Apart from if you have a proper job and have to dress smartly.

You can get away with your hello kitty backpack when you're at collage, they dont go so well with a suit and tie. 😛
 
WelshBloke said:
Apart from if you have a proper job and have to dress smartly.

You can get away with your hello kitty backpack when you're at collage, they dont go so well with a suit and tie. 😛
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The commute to work, it's fine to wear a backpack regardless of what you're wearing. Who cares? Only the same metro's who care about fashion.

A simple Jansport or North Face will do. Once in the office, obviously you're not going to be carrying that around (briefcase if you really need to carry a lot to the meeting). It's the same thing with people in suits wearing casual wear (sneakers) on the subway. Function > Form (more comfortable and cuts down wear on their expensive shoes). Obviously they're not wearing sneaks to their meetings.
 
SP33Demon said:
Backpacks destroy messenger bags in every situation. More comfortable, can carry more such as change of clothes/shower sht/laptop/guns.

If all you're going to carry are papers, then get a briefcase.

Messenger bags are like the iPad, they fill a niche for trendy metro's. They are larger fanny packs for men. If they were actually the most efficient at carrying sht, then they'd be used in hiking/camping. They aren't.
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Sure, there are a lot of guys in suits or smart casuals carrying backpacks. And they all look totally out of place.

Briefcase? Who does that these days? And even then, the shoulder-strapped ones tend to get bulky and heavy.

There are less-gay options. I have a Glaser Day Bag for example (which I admittedly don't use much) which is kind of a half-briefcase, half-messenger.
 
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