tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post2809858490598908145..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: The Black Cherry Conundrum 2Bryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-68732208310617952702007-04-18T18:05:00.000+00:002007-04-18T18:05:00.000+00:00hold up! it's not the gender that's in question. t...hold up! it's not the gender that's in question. that matter is clear from the ''man'' part of the word. rather it's what sort of man would carry a manbag.<BR/><BR/>I think it is connected with the term ''metrosexual'', but I've never quite understood what it means.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-39659944335607717892007-04-18T16:00:00.000+00:002007-04-18T16:00:00.000+00:00Sorry about the above response; there's no excuse ...Sorry about the above response; there's no excuse for coarseness. However, when I saw manbag mentioned, I nearly shat myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-55588254094837160692007-04-18T14:51:00.000+00:002007-04-18T14:51:00.000+00:00A manbag? Unfuckingreal.A manbag? Unfuckingreal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-49141055141644562502007-04-18T12:25:00.000+00:002007-04-18T12:25:00.000+00:00Of course I'm delighted to have had my "limited ed...Of course I'm delighted to have had my "limited editions" included in this ground breaking list, but what's with this worrying use of the word "manbag"? What's wrong with that good old fashioned word "scrotum"? To be honest, though, I don't want to know if you've got straps attached to yours. Have you people no dignity? <BR/><BR/>I'm reassured, though Bryan, that you've got one but did you reallyBig Chip Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585365213244296058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36408097677098737942007-04-18T12:10:00.000+00:002007-04-18T12:10:00.000+00:00Does it look like this?"Heyyyy! How YOU doing?"Does it look like <A HREF="http://i.tbs.com/v5cache/TBS/Images/Dynamic/i23/friends_episode110_337x233_032020061510.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</A>?<BR/><BR/>"Heyyyy! How YOU doing?"Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-27760344678568284512007-04-18T11:55:00.000+00:002007-04-18T11:55:00.000+00:00Oh well, dear mum, so it is. I am confident enough...Oh well, dear mum, so it is. I am confident enough in my gender location to carry it off.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-73526612102551203142007-04-18T11:32:00.000+00:002007-04-18T11:32:00.000+00:00That sounds like a man bag all right, although I t...That sounds like a man bag all right, although I thought that they had wrist straps, not shoulder straps? You know dear heart I think you may just be carrying a hand bag afterall!dulwichmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106294077068237863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-63343149623879929092007-04-18T09:19:00.000+00:002007-04-18T09:19:00.000+00:00Hang on - it's obvious isn't it? It's for the squi...Hang on - it's obvious isn't it? It's for the squirrels. Bastards.<BR/>NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-41986601448523555962007-04-18T09:18:00.000+00:002007-04-18T09:18:00.000+00:00Coming late to this - but the king of incomprehens...Coming late to this - but the king of incomprehensible yoghurts is surely hazelnut - how could that ever have made sense to anyone who didn't have prodigious quantities of both yoghurt and hazelnuts to shift? <BR/>NigeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-74647722193231459612007-04-18T09:15:00.000+00:002007-04-18T09:15:00.000+00:00Inflatable hammer, but not inflatable nails? Absur...Inflatable hammer, but not inflatable nails? Absurd!Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-18495425487464941382007-04-18T09:13:00.000+00:002007-04-18T09:13:00.000+00:00Sorry, Neil. And, Ian, I am not now entirely convi...Sorry, Neil. And, Ian, I am not now entirely convinced it's a manbag. It's really a soft brief case with a shoulder strap. Though I confess its resemblance to a brief case is a little remote. I don't use it for regular essentials. They do, indeed, go in pockets.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-75316306645917612612007-04-18T08:58:00.000+00:002007-04-18T08:58:00.000+00:00you are still guilty of using only the right-sided...you are still guilty of using only the right-sided bracket in lists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-23867225466488363632007-04-18T08:54:00.000+00:002007-04-18T08:54:00.000+00:00I like your list, Bryan. The inclusions of sudoku ...I like your list, Bryan. The inclusions of sudoku (or however you spell the damned word)and farmers' markets were masterly, if I may say so. Also I, too, am fond of celery with cheese. But your omission of 1915, I have to admit, came as something of a blow. I may need to move to Spa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-66993283249699421602007-04-18T08:34:00.000+00:002007-04-18T08:34:00.000+00:00manbag! ha ha - so what's in your manbag? (in the ...manbag! ha ha - so what's in your manbag? (in the style of heat magazine meme. Is it too late to suggest memes?)<BR/><BR/>it's the thin edge of the wedge, you know that? one day you'll find yourself down the boozer trying to pay for your round, frantically emptying the contents of a patent leather manbag onto the bar, apologizing to the big bloke behind and assuring the barman you're certain you Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.com