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Is it ok to use "reusable" grocery bags?

SAC69

SAC69

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Last week, I came home from the grocery story carrying a 6-pack and other manly essentials (Frosted Flakes) in a canvas bag that I received free some time ago that has a Barnes & Noble logo on the side. The bag is dark green. SWMBO and a daughter both burst out laughting, questioning my masculinity (I believe "gay" was thrown my way).

I am not an "environmental wacko," to quote Rush Limbaugh, but I don't see the point in getting a plastic bag I'll just toss out when I get home or hold onto the paper bags for a few months until they accumulate and then are tossed into the recycler. However, I don't want any MILF's, Cougars, or the hottie checkers (like I have a chance anyway) to think I'm a dork. I am insecure enough to care what others (women) think of me.

So, leave the bag at home?

Thanks.
 
Don't mean to cut in here, but I think the answer is going to vary depending where in the US the answer is coming from.

I always enjoy reading Dave's replies, and I usually agree with him on most things or can see his point of view. I would like to share that living here in the playground of the Gods, (California), especially here in the Bay Area, the ladies totally dig the enviornmentally concious Cat. A great example would be when shopping at Whole Foods, Lunardis, or Trader Joes, personally, few things come close to a inteligent health concious gal with a few well placed tattoos and librarian glasses. I say re-use brother.
 
how about covering up the barnes & noble logo with a sign that says " if you think i have a nice bag, you should ask to see my weenie whistle!"

i'll leave the rest for dave to sort out....
 
So, leave the bag at home?
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Um, no. Leaving the bag at home resolves nothing. It's the equivalant of "Is it okay if I wear crotchless panties to work.... or should I just leave them at home?" Buddy, you should have no ties of ownership, period. I'm with your wife/daughter on this one.

I'm not a big TV watcher, but last year I watched a couple of episodes of the "24" series. The show seemed interesting, but I had a difficult time following the storyline as I hadn't seen any of the previous shows/seasons. I decided to head down to my local video store and rent ALL of the previous seasons. If you've never seen the show, understand that Jack Bauer is one tough SOB, but even he looks gay when he's carrying his leather "satchel" around. He can pull grenades and other high-tech goodies out of it all day long, but he still looks gay walking down the street with it.

Taking the whole "re-useable shopping bag" thing one step further.... WTF were doing in a grocery store in the first place? That's what women are for.

I'm going to derail my own response to discuss the subject of men shopping. There's a guy here at the office that I associate with throughout the workday. I'm surrounded by women here, so there's not a lot of men to buddy up with, but he seems like a decent enough guy. I continually invite him to our house on saturday nights to BBQ, drink beer, play cards, shoot pool, play darts, watch the girls get drunk and dance on the stripper pole, typical men stuff, etc., etc. He's never shown up and at this point I'm not sure if I want him to. His excuse, which I've verified to be true... is that he's "out shopping with his wife". Are you freaking kidding me? He spends each and every weekend chauffering his wife around the east coast on "shopping trips". I've asked him when he thinks he'll have a free weekend and his response is that he'll have to check with his wife to see what her plans are as she has numerous trips planned out. ???? Who the @*$# cares what her @(*$ing plans are? Grow a set and man up the #*($ up! After consultation with other men at the bar last weekend, it's been decided that this so called "cool guy from the office" isn't really worth the effort and he's officially been axed. Any guy that would continually forego partying with the guys in favor of every weekend shopping trips isn't someone that us real men want around us.
 
+1 for the accuracy of said wife and daughter. What needs to happen is the same thing that should occur with most fat people. Next time you're out, have someone take a picture of you carrying said bag. Look at the picture and ask yourself, "How does THAT GUY look?"
 
OK, thanks for the input guys. The bag is now with the other items going to Goodwill.
 
I've been known to carry one of these... but never in a store.

Mostly through the muck, rain, and snow that accompanies swap meets up here... :lol
 
"daveSanborn" said:
I continually invite him to our house on saturday nights to BBQ, drink beer, play cards, shoot pool, play darts, watch the girls get drunk and dance on the stripper pole, typical men stuff, etc., etc. He's never shown up and at this point I'm not sure if I want him to. His excuse, which I've verified to be true... is that he's "out shopping with his wife". Are you freaking kidding me? He spends each and every weekend chauffering his wife around the east coast on "shopping trips". I've asked him when he thinks he'll have a free weekend and his response is that he'll have to check with his wife to see what her plans are as she has numerous trips planned out. ???? Who the @*$# cares what her @(*$ing plans are? Grow a set and man up the #*($ up!
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Geez, that's bad. Feel free to put him out of his (& our misery). Most would say he's pwhipped, but I'd bet he doesn't see it often enough to qualify. :lol

Only time I go shopping with the wife is when it takes the truck to bring it home. Last one was the boat she found online. :coo
 
"apollard" said:
Geez, that's bad. Feel free to put him out of his (& our misery). Most would say he's pwhipped, but I'd bet he doesn't see it often enough to qualify. :lol

Only time I go shopping with the wife is when it takes the truck to bring it home. Last one was the boat she found online. :coo
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The only thing that remotely could be called "shopping with the wife" is when I sit in the truck and drink beer and watch the women walk by while she runs in the grocery store to get whatever it was she forgot while she was out shopping earlier.
 
"70 StangMan" said:
The only thing that remotely could be called "shopping with the wife" is when I sit in the truck and drink beer and watch the women walk by while she runs in the grocery store to get whatever it was she forgot while she was out shopping earlier.
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I'm right there with you. Gabby'll say "Why don't you come in?" and I'll say "No thank you".
 
"daveSanborn" said:
I'm right there with you. Gabby'll say "Why don't you come in?" and I'll say "No thank you".
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I must refrain from answering, as this is a family-oriented forum...
 
I'm with Mid on this one, that comment by Dave could be taken quite....badly.
 
"jpyoung" said:
Dave, Dave? The ball is in your court. We are awaiting your Zumanity!
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Mid's quote was obviously taken out of context. However, being married to a nymphomanic there have been several times when I've had to say no. I could further explain, but you all wouldn't believe me anyway.
 
Get yourself one of these and you will have to fight the ladies off with a Monte Carlo bar.

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"abrahamfh" said:
Get yourself one of these and you will have to fight the ladies off with a Monte Carlo bar.

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Abe, that is very cool. However, I wonder if girls with poor eyesite will just see "RAT" and assume the bag is defining the owner.
 
"daveSanborn" said:
There's a guy here at the office that I associate with throughout the workday. I'm surrounded by women here, so there's not a lot of men to buddy up with, but he seems like a decent enough guy. I continually invite him to our house on saturday nights to BBQ, drink beer, play cards, shoot pool, play darts, watch the girls get drunk and dance on the stripper pole, typical men stuff, etc., etc. He's never shown up and at this point I'm not sure if I want him to. His excuse, which I've verified to be true... is that he's "out shopping with his wife". Are you freaking kidding me? He spends each and every weekend chauffering his wife around the east coast on "shopping trips". I've asked him when he thinks he'll have a free weekend and his response is that he'll have to check with his wife to see what her plans are as she has numerous trips planned out. ????
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Dave, hard as it may seem, it's possible he simply does not care for your manly company and is hiding behind the lady's skirt instead of telling you straight-out and incurring a justified beating.
 
"SAC69" said:
Abe, that is very cool. However, I wonder if girls with poor eyesite will just see "RAT" and assume the bag is defining the owner.
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I had to give it a go, I think I was the only one that voted in favor for it. LoL
 
"abrahamfh" said:
Get yourself one of these and you will have to fight the ladies off with a Monte Carlo bar.

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No offense to anyone who carries one of those bags around, but down here it just ain't going to fly, even if it had skull and cross bones, guns and beer on it. You would be fighting something off, but it wouldn't be ladies by any stretch of the imagination.
 
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