Okay, DEP and DemureArt inspired me to start this up. My sister Plimates...what is in your purse? Is it time to clean it out? Fellow Plimates, do you carry a briefcase or "man bag"? what is in it?

My purse carries: my phone, my wallet, my checkbook, pens, blistex, lotion, pad of paper, a couple of toys, tissue, a truck load of o receipts, my sunglasses, my keys, and gum. I bet there is more. I really do need to clean it!

Edit: Migraine meds. I can not be with out those..I can however do without the migraines!

I wondered why your pockets were empty in the other thread, DUH! *slaps forehead*

I don't have a man bag but if I did it'd have the same items as the pockets thread plus a utility knife, some tasty ass gum, business cards, spare contacts, spare glasses, and, just for those who would make fun of my man bag, a handgun (and so that my man bag could be as manly as possible).

Oh golly...

Checkbook, credit cards, all those silly 'store' discount cards, IDs, cell phone, mp3 player, digital camera, money, dramamine, migraine meds, pens, pencils, lip goo x 2, lighter, purell, dental floss, emergency feminine hygiene item, riccola x 2, raffle tickets, a couple of reciepts, contact case and solution, some cash, some change, and the claim ticket for my bike that I picked up from the shop over the weekend. Oh, and 2 small knives. And a small piece of driftwood.

Edit to add: 2 packets of True lime. And gum.

My purse:

Cell phone, car keys, pocketbook, sunglasses, pictures of the kiddos, gum, lip gloss, eyeliner, foundation, chapstick, lotion, anti-bacterial hand wash, Afrin, tissues, hair brush, about 50 hair ties, bobby pins, mini-first aid kit, sunscreen, a bottle of water, a matchbox car with two wheels, a clip-on plastic earring, my digital camera, my iPod shuffle, emergency credit card sewn into the lining, nail file, nail clippers, three crayons, a pad of Post-It notes, a half used packet of birth control pills, my passport, an Epi-pen, a contact lens case, and about a half dozen smashed Goldfish crackers.

I didn't realize how much crap I've accumulated.

This is gon take me a while. Time is now 1:26PM.

Here is my list:

-3 empty packs of smokes (2 newports 1 marlboro)
-10 lighters
-27 receipts(denny's, atm, waffle house, gas stations)
-extra set of keys that has 13 keychains on it
-2 random keys that i have no idea where they go
-extra cellphone in case one breaks or goes missing
-4 business cards(Lebanon Station, Moonshine, Uncle Bob's Storage, OfficeTeam)
-6 fine tip pens
-7 charcol pencils
-2 markers
-3 highlighters
-1 rubber eraser
-a leftover cookie
-make-up
-credit cards
-emergency sewing kit

Time is now 1:36PM.

Normally I don't carry one. When the occasion calls for it (like when I have to wear a dress), it pretty much holds my wallet, my keys, a hair elastic, and touch up makeup. Because chances are if the occasion calls for a purse, it also calls for makeup.

However, it's pretty hard to dress me up. My "purse" is actually an old military bag from WWII. Even has the soldier's name and # still showing a little on the flap:

1676813 MARSLAND, A.

It would seem that women would survive longer on a deserted island based solely on the contents of their purse.

What the hell are you doing in this thread?

Errr, wait, what am I doing in this thread.

*Runs back out* I'm not a girl, I'm not!!

yes, which is why women outlive men :-D

Why do men die before their wives?

Because the f**king want to.

/threadjack

not our fault you "men" can tough it out. what happened to being the strongest of the species?

A little parable for you:

Look at the stone in the bottom of the creekbed. It is worn, and smooth and rounded from years of

..INCESSANT f**kING NAGGING BY THE WATER!

"Why don't you stick out of the water like the other rocks?"
"Do you HAVE to catch EVERY piece of driftwood that bumps into you?"
"It's time for my spring flood, you know. Every year, you just sit there while I freeze over, full of fish and algae, and when I fill up, you just sit there. Like.. Like.. A big, stoopid ROCK! *sob*

When I was about 12 years old, I was a guest on the "Wonderama Show" on TV. Boy, have I just dated myself.

I carried my Beatles leather clutch bag to the show and stuffed it with all kinds of crazy things, since he liked to ask that same question, what's in your purse. He never asked me that, but I did win a primitive marble-powered computer in a "Stump Sonny" segment.

Boy, I wish I still had that bag, it would be worth $thousands now.

/end nostaglia

Current purse carries everything and is way overdue to be cleaned out. I just emptied about $30 worth of change from the bottom.

I have phone hanging outside of purse. In purse:
wallet, credit card wallet with my "get out of jail" NYPD Sargent Benevolent Association card in front of my drivers license.

Comb, compact w/ mirror, mints, breath mint strips, matches, lighters, cigarettes, 2 day supply of prescription meds and emergency klonipins. Lots of ponytail holders. Melted together Halls cough drops. Receipts for everything I've purchased in the last 2 months. Cosmetic bag with plastic toothpicks, dental floss, eyeliner, more hair clips and pony tail holders, pocket flashlight, chapstick, nail clipper, concealer.

Blue tooth and wired cellphone earpieces. My ID badge to get in the office. Business card case with business cards. 2nd business card case with commuter rail and ferry tickets and subway swipe card. ID holder for going through aiport security checks (last flight was in March).

Coupons for Anne Taylor and Lord & Taylor. Small notepad. Pens and highlighters. iPod earphones - no iPod in purse. Zicam cough spray. Zicam Cold Remedy nose spray. Charmin toilet seat covers and wet wipes. Tissues. CD renewal letter from bank. Past due medical bill notice that was paid by insurance last year.

Printouts of co-op apartment listings for sale. Quick start guide for Plantronics C50 wireless office headset system (this belongs in the office-I wondered where it was). Memorial card from a recent wake I attended. Insurance association meeting notice (meeting was 2 weeks ago)

Train schedules all out of date. Ferry schedule.
Hand sanitizer spray. Zovirax cream. Empty Dexalone foils. Candy and cough drop wrappers. Unused ID badge holder.

Revo sunglasses and case. Eyeglass cleaner. Nail files. Loose wrapped and unwrapped candy. Keys.

Think that's it. For today, anyway.

I'd rather not carry a purse, but do.

Wallet
Checkbook
Car Fob
Lighter
Cellphone when I don't leave it in the car
Excedrin Migraine
Travel nail clippers
Dog hair (it travels where ever I go)

house/car keys
wallet
cell phone
2 pens
pencil
3 tampons
an ounce of blow
"emergency" foundation/mascara
pepper spray
various recipts/coupons
chicken soup for the soul
hairbrush

I'm learning so much about the female Plimates today. :)

This has got to be one of the most revealing threads ever.

Explain.

Dear Lord, here we go:

Keys
Gum
Ibuprofen
cigarettes
iPhone
two checkbooks
$18 in cash
untold amounts of coins
two paychecks from the bar
lipstick
lip gloss
Blistex
some lip glitter stuff (I hate it so I need to throw it away)
iPod
toothpicks
toothbrush
matches
Bluetooth earpiece
receipt for gas
Zantac
Sudafed
Moist towelettes
receipt from Target
wadded up gum wrapper

Hmm, that wasn't that bad.

He said "man bag"... THRICE!

I forgot the Mace, pocket knife and corkscrew.