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Bored of my backpack, I bought a Timbuk2 messenger bag a couple weeks ago. I do know that these are about a thousand years out of style by now, so my question for the ILE trendsetters is: should I be ashamed to wear it and continue with the ratty old backpack or should I just wear the damned messenger bag and ignore the nasty smirks I imagine directed my way in the halls?
Oh, and better yet, if I were, theoretically, wanting to try to keep up with the rest of the world, what bag would I be getting right about now?

― Dan I., Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

wear the messenger bag and put un-emolike shit all over it to prove you are hardcore and then mail me your old ratty backpack please.

― ethan, Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Actually, you should cover the messenger bag with Lego porn.

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Or radiohead cripple-porn if I could find any.

― Dan I., Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If you wear a messenger bag over one shoulder every day, you will end up crippled. But at least you won't be Radiohead ahh hahaha hahaha

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

***should I be ashamed to wear it and continue with the ratty old backpack or should I just wear the damned messenger bag and ignore the nasty smirks I imagine directed my way in the halls?***

Keep the ratty backpack, dude. They last longer than the trendy ones....plus retro IS the fashionistas' mode of choice this year...

― Nichole Graham, Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

fer the ultimate in comfort and style, get a metre of cheapo fugly drill cotton and nylon strappy stuff from yr local cutprice fabric emporium and sew yrself a natty rekkid bag like i did. impress your friends! astound your enemies! sew your middle fingers together!

― petra jane, Tuesday, 26 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

three years pass...

I'm taking over this thread.

So I need a camera bag to hold a small digicam, ~6 AA batteries, a usb mini cable and a tiny battery charger. I'd like something that is heavily padded and doesn't look like a camera bag. I want to be able to toss this bag in my messanger bag and not worry about my camera getting banged up on the subway. Funky pattern/fabric would be cool. I like the little padded bag I carry my weed-pipe in...

Any thoughts on places in NYC to look for something like this?

― Jdubz (ex machina), Monday, 7 November 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

answer

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 7 November 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

supplemented by media wallet?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 7 November 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

Just bought my wife this one:

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-48655173025862_1970_3231849

Bunch of other great ones here.

― libcrypt, Friday, 5 October 2007 17:21 (eighteen years ago)

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